Mark has sent out a third and final newsletter to those constituents who have been in touch about the District Council’s consultation on more gypsy and traveller sites. The council's consultation process closes to formal submissions on Friday 18th November.
This afternoon Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, spoke up for his constituents in a debate urging the Government to stabilise the cost of fuel. The debate on a motion, tabled by MP Robert Halfon, comes after 100,000 people signed an e-petition to have their voices heard.
The Government has launched a new national scheme that, for the first time, will allow social housing tenants wanting to swap their home to see every available property in the country.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has written to Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Exon Mobile (Esso) asking why their petrol prices are so high in Kidderminster compared to other local towns such as Wolverhampton.
Mark has sent out another newsletter to those constituents who have been in touch about the District Council’s consultation on more gypsy and traveller sites. It details what actions Mark has taken to ensure that the concerns of local residents are being heard.
Monday’s vote on an EU referendum has certainly caused a great deal of interest. The main question being asked is ‘can the public have a referendum on our membership of the EU: in or out, or renegotiate’.
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest’s MP, today organised a meeting between board members of the Worcestershire LEP, officers of Wyre Forest district council, and Local Government Secretary of State the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. The meeting was initiated by Mark after the bid for the Kidderminster Business Park failed to achieve Business Enterprise Zone status.
This week Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, joined a cross-party group of West Midlands MPs to meet with senior representatives from the new Local Economic Partnerships. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future for jobs, business and industry in the West Midlands.
Mark is "deeply concerned" that Wyre Forest communities could be faced with even more sites for gypsy and travellers despite already having, what he believes, is their fair share. His comments come as the District Council embarks on a consultation on potential sites for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.
