Posts Tagged ‘Westminster Hall debate’

Knock-on effect benefitting Great Yarmouth

Defence spending helps local businesses

For people who are not political anoraks, debates in Westminster Hall may seem rather obscure or unnecessary. Yet, it gives Members of Parliament an opportunity to raise issues of particular importance to their constituency or other topics that wouldn’t normally be discussed in the main House of Commons. The debates are short and to the point, requiring a Government Minister to respond. Although a relatively new innovation, they are now a vital part of our

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Time to be clear about pension charges

This afternoon I will be leading a debate in Westminster Hall about how the Government and pensions industry needs to provide more transparent pension charge information, if we are to encourage a new generation to save for their retirement. I have set out the case for clearer and more understandable pension charges in an article for ePolitix this morning.

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Are the wheels coming off our bus service?

This is a copy of my article about rural bus funding wirtten for the ePolitix website and published ahead of my debate in the House of Commons today. The wheels on the bus will fall off over the next few years if the government fails to reform transport funding and the Concessionary Fares Scheme. If it does, it will be those in the shire-counties, particularly the rural areas, which will suffer the most. The bus

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Funding for rural bus services

I found out late last night that I have been called to lead a debate in the House of Commons about the future of rural bus services. This is great news, as I want to highlight the funding gap that shire-counties like Norfolk are faced with now. They have seen a 38% cut in funding for bus services but have to find extra to pay for the free travel pass for pensioners. If extra money

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Protecting our local bus services

Brandon calls for debate to discuss bus services

This week I have called for Parliament to debate the funding pressures on the bus network in rural counties. Many county councils are facing a combination of challenges that is putting a strain on bus services. This includes an increased demand for the concessionary fares scheme coupled with a reduction in available funding. Transport chiefs in Norfolk; face a funding shortfall of nearly £2.5 million that threatens the future of many subsidised routes across the

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