Mark visited Bewdley based Community Transport Helpline today to learn more of the important work done by this local charity, and met with Chief Officer Vince Taylor to see the offices, meet with volunteers and to hear more of their work.
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest's Conservative Parliamentary Candidate today expressed his concern at plans by Gordon Brown's Government to force all families across Wyre Forest to pay a compulsory levy to own a dog. This would apply to all dogs - including poodles and chihuahuas.
The Worcestershire branch of the Federation of Small Businesses held an election debate, questioning Worcestershire's Conservative hopefuls on their plans for the local community. Chaired by Worcestershire FSB Chairman Ken Wigfield, five Conservative prospective MPs were asked by a gathering of local businessmen and women about Conservative policy both nationally and locally.
Worcestershire's Conservative candidates have met county hospital chiefs to discuss plans to change the way in which community health services are delivered in the county. At the meeting held on Friday at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, managers explained why they felt the best interests of patients and staff would be served by merging the community hospitals and a range of other services into the Acute Hospital Trust.
Mark Garnier took Malcolm Harbour MEP to meet a number of Wyre Forest businesses, to see how they are coping with Gordon Brown's recession and to see if there was any way that the Conservative team can help.
Conservative Parliamentary Candidates from across Worcestershire have expressed their concern at reports that the Government could be planning to shelve an important review into fairer funding in order to win votes in Labour's heartlands.
George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, was invited to deliver this year's Mais lecture. In this video, recorded just before he delivered the lecture, he talks about the Conservative Party's plans to get the British economy back on its feet.
On Monday evening, Mark joined the Conservative Medical Society debate in London. Conservative have guaranteed to ring fence, in real terms, spending on the NHS should they form the next Government and this point was reinforced by Shadow Health Minister Mark Simmonds MP.
