National News - Rushcliffe Liberal Democrats

Parmjit Singh Gill MP and some students in his constituency

Parmjit holds tuition fee debate in Parliament

This week Parmjit Singh Gill MP, Member of Parliament for Leicester South, held an adjournment debate in the House of Commons on University Tuition and top-up fees. Responding for the Government was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Derek Twigg MP. Highlighted, were the growing concerns of students from both the University of Leicester and De Montfort about their increasing debt burden. Despite repeated proposals for the Minister to meet with a delegation of students from Leicester to hear their concerns directly, the Minister claimed the proposal was 'not viable'.

28 Jan 2005

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Anne Lee's Visit to Sir William Perkins School

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS QUIZZED ON WHAT THEY WANT FOR WOKING

"How will my life be different if I vote in a Liberal Democrat Government?", "What do you want for the armed forces?", "Where do you stand on the National Health Service?", "Should I vote for the person I like, or the policies they represent?" were just some of the many questions that were thrown at Dr Anne Lee, Woking's Parliamentary Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, when she spoke to 120 sixth formers at Sir William Perkins school in Chertsey.

28 Jan 2005

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Mike Treleaven calls on European Commissioner to end dolphin slaughter.

Prospective Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Totnes, Mike Treleaven took the opportunity during the visit of Joe Borg, European Fisheries Commissioners, to the constituency to call on the European Commission to institute a ban on pair trawling for bass, a fishing method commonly acknowledged to cause massive dolphin deaths.

28 Jan 2005

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Conservatives Reject More Efficient Use of Youth Service Buildings

At a recent County Council meeting, the Conservative majority on the County opposed the proposal by the Liberal Democrats that Surrey County Council youth centres should be more fully used to provide safe places for young people to meet.

27 Jan 2005

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Dear Editor,

The Dartmoor National Park Authority would do well to examine proposals by their colleagues in the Yorkshire Dales to restrict the sale of new and converted homes to locals.

27 Jan 2005

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Dear Editor,

John Prescott's proposals to ease the shortage of affordable housing will do little to help the people of South Devon. The few good ideas in his announcement will hardly scratch the surface of the problem.

27 Jan 2005

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Parmjit holds tuition fee debate in Parliament

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS QUIZZED ON WHAT THEY WANT FOR WOKING

Mike Treleaven calls on European Commissioner to end dolphin slaughter.

Conservatives Reject More Efficient Use of Youth Service Buildings

Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

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