In Parliament we have recently voted on a series of major pieces of legislation that will have a significant impact upon the way in which we all live our lives. In line with my personal principles and the manifesto you re-elected me on as your Liberal Democrat MP last year, I have sought to protect the British people from harm while safeguarding our civil liberties.
New figures released today by the Liberal Democrats show massive discrepancies in transport investment per person between English local authorities. Twenty-one authorities have received less than £150 per resident to invest in transport improvements over the last eight years.
Paul Holmes today welcomed figures released this week by APACS, the UK payments association, showing that total card fraud losses in the East Midlands fell by 23% in 2005, down by £7.2m from 2004 (£23.5m in 2005 compared to £30.7m in 2004).
Speaking in today's House of Commons debate on NHS dentistry Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield, challenged Rosie Winterton, Minister of State for Health Services, over her speech which was:
To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day, today in Chesterfield's New Square, balloons were released in memory of all those who have been made ill by exposure to asbestos. Speaking at the event local MP Paul Holmes said:
New swimming facilities will be provided as part of Staveley's new leisure centre from the day it opens. The new 'healthy living leisure centre' at Barlow Road will replace the crumbling Middlecroft Leisure Centre, which is scheduled to close by the end of May, at the very latest, for health and safety reasons. The final go-ahead is expected to be given by the Council's Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday, March 7.
