George supports Royal Colleges’ opposition to Health Bill

January 20, 2012

Following his question to the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat member of the Health Select Committee, welcomed the statement by the Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery, who moved to outright opposition of the Health and Social Care Bill. Mr George said, “Nurses and midwives are the largest of the professional [...]

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MPs urge Government to speed up action on South West Water bills

January 20, 2012

Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs have called on the Government to act quickly to ensure local water customers receive the much needed help with their water bills as soon as possible. The Water Bills Relief Fund, worth £35million annually, was announced by the Coalition Government in November and will provide a yearly rebate of £50 for [...]

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Lib Dems welcome Council backing for homes support scheme

January 20, 2012

Cllr Geoff Brown, Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing, was delighted that his motion to try and establish a low interest loan scheme aimed at assisting low income homeowners to tackle serious structural property repairs received huge cross party support when it was presented to Full Council this week. Commenting afterwards Cllr Brown said,” [...]

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Watson calls for EU to lead ‘coalition of the willing’ on climate

January 19, 2012

South West England and Gibraltar Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party Sir Graham Watson has, in a European Parliament debate on the Durban climate talks in Strasbourg, warned climate action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard that a halo is only ever 25cm away from being a noose. Graham, who was [...]

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Euro-MPs Urge for Fresh Ideas in Stale Management of Food Waste

January 19, 2012

The European Parliament will today push the European Commission to come forward with a coordinated EU strategy to halve food waste by 2025. MEPs in Strasbourg will vote on a report to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain from the production stage to storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption. It is estimated that [...]

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George calls on Prime Minister to shelve Health Bill

January 18, 2012

Andrew George MP – a Liberal Democrat member of the Health Select Committee – today called on the Prime Minister to shelve the Government’s controversial Health and Social Care Bill. During Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons Mr George called into question the Government’s claim that the Health Bill was necessary. Mr George said: “A [...]

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Welcome funding boost for energy saving project

January 18, 2012

Local MP, Andrew George, has welcomed the announcement that Transition Penwith will receive £35,700 from the Local Energy Assessment Fund. Transition Penwith is one of the first of around 80 local energy projects to win funding from the new £10m Local Energy Assessment Fund. Transition Penwith is an initiative which aims to engage all sectors [...]

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George calls for Health Bill to be scrapped

January 11, 2012

The MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Constituency of St Ives, Andrew George has called on the Government to scrap the controversial Health and Social Care Bill. During Health Questions in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon Mr George said: “When the Government introduced the Health and Social Care Bill a year [...]

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Watson and Clegg in Effort to re-engage Britain in Europe

January 9, 2012

Leading Government Ministers, Party Leaders and European Commissioners from Liberal Democratic parties across Europe are meeting in London today at the invitation of South West England and Gibraltar MEP Sir Graham Watson, in his role as president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR) together with UK Deputy Prime Minister and leader of [...]

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Nurses need help – not another eye catching initiative

January 6, 2012

A member of the Commons Health Select Committee, Liberal Democrat MP for the West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives, Andrew George, is urging the Prime Minister to listen to the nursing profession rather than just “those who pontificate about nursing” if he wishes to make any real impact to improve patient [...]

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