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Paul looks in on an Employability Skills class at the TBG learning centre

MP Sees Special Approach of Top Learning Centre

Paul Holmes MP, Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and a member of the Government's Education and Skills Select Committee, has praised the flexibility and positive attitudes of staff at TBG Learning in Chesterfield. This is TBG Learning's best performing Centre in Derbyshire for getting long term unemployed people into jobs. He made a visit last week (23 November) to see tutors in action and learn how the Centre works to help the long-term unemployed back into work.

26 Nov 2007
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LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT INCOMPETENCE SHOCKING

Paul Holmes MP for Chesterfield today criticised the government after two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing (25 million people). This could affect over 35,000 adults and children in Chesterfield alone.

20 Nov 2007
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View from the Commons -Is That It!

A few weeks ago, in the face of plummeting opinion polls, Gordon Brown bottled out of calling an election. He argued that he wanted time to show the country his vision as Prime Minister. Well now we have had his first Queen's Speech to start the new session of Parliament and what an anticlimax. In fact it was very similar to the last ten Queen's speeches from the Blair/Brown era.

18 Nov 2007
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Paul Holmes MP and your female local Councillors celebrate 100 years of women being elected

MP gives thumbs up for 100 years of women Councillors.

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the first women Councillors being elected in the country. Following the Qualification of Women Act, female candidates were allowed to stand in the elections of 1st November 1907 for the first time. Those elected began taking office at the first meetings of the new councils, 100 years ago this week. Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes joined local female Councillors to celebrate the anniversary.

12 Nov 2007
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