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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | yesterday
The government's climate change committee has called for at least an 80 per cent cut in the UK's carbon emissions by 2050, including those from aviation and shipping. Ministers are already committed to a 60 per cent cut by that date, but Gordon Brown had asked the committee to advise whether this needed to be increased in order to make a significant contribution to the fight against global warming....
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MPs Return to Westminster today. Business of the week can be found via the link above. Loughborough MP Andy Reed said:" We return in uncertain times. Obviously the wheels of government continue turning whilst the House is in recess and does my own workload - but being back at Westminster will allow us to ask the government what it id doing on a wide range of fronts - the financial crisis and energy...
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Andy Reed MP was present to welcome the Statement made by Chancellor Alistair Darling to the Commons today. Andy said "We are living in remarkable times at present with the global financial crisis creating havoc with economies all over the world. Its is important at these times of crisis to have stable hands on the tiller and Gordon and Alistair have shown great calm leadership during these times."...
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Loughborough MP Andy Reed told the Secretary of State for Sport that he must find the £100m for elite sport by December or face massive problems and uncertainty. The government gave UKSport an additional £300m in 2006 to fund our elite athletes and get us to 4th in the 2012 medal table. The massive success of UKSport and the NGBs in delivering that in Beijing shows the policy worked. However, £100m...
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
IN the House of Commons today Andy Reed called on the Olympic Minister to recognise the Special Olympics being held in the County next year. Questions were raised about access to the Paralympics for those with a learning disability. Loughboprough MP and Special Olympic 2009 Board member Andy Reed urged Tessa Jowell to not overlook the 2009 Leicester games and the contribution the Special Olympics...
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
MP Celebrates Boys Brigade 125th Anniversary
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Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Reed seeks Backing for Special Olympics 2009
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Suz Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Governors of the Camden & Islington Foundation trust only yesterday received the official notification that Professor David Taylor will not be re-applying for the post of Chairman, which will be advertised in early October. His term of office ends February 2009. Today's CNJ has come up with the front page headline - OUTBURST HEALTH BOSS: I QUIT Mental health chief admits losing temper at meeting. A...
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Politics for People (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Speaking at this week's Financial Inclusion Conference, Labour Co-operative Welsh Assembly Member Huw Lewis called for innovative thinking to plug the credit gap and solve family finance issues. He particularly called for credit unions to form part of the answer: The credit union network is still in its infancy in Wales, but the 34 branches up and running already provide a financial lifeline to people...
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Politics for People (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Consumer Focus came into being today through the merger of the National Consumer Council, energywatch and Postwatch. The new body aims to be a more powerful consumer champion, with much stronger powers than its predecessors - including the ability to demand information from companies. Co-operative Party chair, Gareth Thomas MP, has been the minister leading this process and made reference to it in...
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Politics for People (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
As part of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, all banks and building societies will be forced to pay the interest on the loan. The 59 building societies have to pay some 18% of the amount, around £81 million a year. The Building Societies Association is furious. BSA Director General Adrian Coles told the BBC he believes that is unfair: "It is galling that those institutions that behaved prudently...
