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On the side of the patient calling for more effective regulation of Doctors and better health outcomes. Click here to read more.
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Preventing avoidance to reduce tax for small businesses and ordinary families. Click here to read more.
Another day, another internal review for recently installed BBC Director General Tony Hall. This time round, it has emerged that £100m of licence fee payers’ money has been blown on the BBC’s ‘Digital Media Initiative’ since 2009 to deliver ‘little or no assets’, which in value for money terms equates to precisely nothing. After much …
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I am delighted to join the Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd in announcing a major funding package worth £345,162 to boost frontline welfare advice services for Fenland Residents. The additional fund for Rural Cams Citizens’ Advice Bureau is part of a £67mln joint initiative from the Government and the Big Lottery Fund to boost …
Read More →I had a really positive meeting with Housing Minister, Mark Prisk MP on how the problem of HMOs and exploitative landlords can be tackled in North East Cambridgeshire. The minister recognised the need for an urgent crackdown on illegal activity and agreed to work with me on an assessment of all available powers and whether …
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The news that David Nicholson is stepping down as Chief Executive of the NHS next November is welcome news but will come far too late for the families of people who died needlessly at Mid Staffs as a result of serious failings in management and clinical standards. Yesterday’s announcement does not change the fact that …
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Having received a wide range of representations on the Same Sex Marriage Bill, I want to set out my position. On the question of allowing same sex couples to marry, I wanted to ensure religious freedom would be safeguarded. I was particularly concerned that registrars would not be required to conduct same sex marriages where …
Read More →In town centres up and down the country, derelict and empty buildings are a blight on the local landscape and a drag on plans for regeneration. In Wisbech, abandoned houses and commercial properties can have a knock on effect local businesses and can also attract associated problems of anti-social behaviour and vandalism. Councils have powers …
Read More →Following a Public Accounts Committee hearing on 16/05/13 where I had an opportunity to question Matt Brittin, Google’s vice-president for northern and central Europe on tax avoidance, I was invited to discuss this on Jeff Randall Live on Sky.
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Last week I held very positive discussions with Housing Minister Mark Prisk to discuss how the Government can support the ongoing campaign for a clampdown on overcrowded housing and unscrupulous landlords in Fenland. Meeting with the Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, I made a formal request for targeted funding for a …
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Historic buildings and period architecture form the backbone of Britain’s thriving tourist industry. Quaint market towns and grand cityscapes have defined our built environment and shared national identity for centuries. Yet up and down the country, an estimated 730,000 homes and commercial buildings stand derelict and abandoned. Neglected and dilapidated buildings blight the overall impression …
Read More →This week I took part in the Queen’s Speech debate on Economic Growth. Speaking in parliament, I welcomed the Government’s record on investment in infrastructure projects. Construction and infrastructure projects are key to the Government’s plans for job creation and reboosting the economy, and I look forward making the case for improved funding the projects …
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