Paul Holmes MP is joining forces with top celebrities, including Fiona Phillips, Gloria Hunniford, Sally Lindsay (Shelley in Coronation Street), Lacey Turner (Stacey in Eastenders) and David Jason to lend his support to the 12th annual Carers Week (12-18 June).
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield has today called for a total overhaul of the way tax credits are awarded after new figures revealed that 3,900 families in Chesterfield are still being forced to pay back over £3.1 million worth of tax credits, due to overpayments made by HM Revenue and Customs.
On Friday 16th June Government Minister Rosie Winterton visited Chesterfield
Paul Holmes has today called for a total overhaul of the way tax credits are awarded after new figures revealed that 3,900 families in Chesterfield are still being forced to pay back over £3.1 million worth of tax credits, due to overpayments made by HM Revenue and Customs.
The Liberal Democrats have launched an on line petition as part of their campaign to tackle homophobic bullying in schools. Commenting, Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield and previously a local teacher for twenty years said:
"Should he stay or should he go" is the dominant topic of conversation recently. One recent opinion poll has revealed that Blair is now even less popular than Thatcher was just before her downfall - and incidentally that Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell is twice as popular as David Cameron.
