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9th October 2009

Mark Garnier pledges to do his bit for British Armed Forces

Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest’s Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, has pledged to “do his bit” for the British Armed Forces family. Mark met with representatives from The Royal British Legion at the recent Conservative party conference in Manchester where he was presented with a copy of the Legion’s manifesto for the next general election.

19th September 2009

Mark Garnier Visits Azerbaijan

Stourport based Carpets of Kidderminster recently won an order to supply Azerbaijan's Presidential Palace with thousands of square feet of carpet, so Mark Garnier leapt at the opportunity to find out more about the opportunity presented to the local firm.

19th September 2009

Mark Garnier Supports Local Independent Financial Advisors

The Stourport Workmens' Club recently hosted a meeting of local independent financial advisors (IFAs), whose livelihoods are threatened by proposed FSA measures. The meeting was called so that Mark Garnier and fellow Worcestershire based Conservative Parliamentary Candidates were given an opportunity to meet with, and listen to, the concerns of regional IFAs.

28th August 2009

Head and Neck Cancer Service Campaign Continues

The campaign to keep head and neck cancer operations in Worcestershire continued yesterday at a meeting in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at the Worcester Royal Hospital.

23rd August 2009

Government inspectors must “come clean” on snooping of family homes

Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest’s Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, has called for Government tax inspectors to come clean on their plans to increase taxes on family homes. New evidence has emerged of the Government preparing for a council tax revaluation across England, aimed at increasing tax bills in order to fill the black hole in Britain’s ruined public finances.

13th August 2009

Unemployment Figures worst since 1995

The Office for National Statistics yesterday announced that unemployment has continued to rise, taking the jobless figure to 2.4 million, a sharp rise of 220,000 in three months. This means that 7.8% of the workforce are now unemployed. Beneath the statistics lies a more depressing number. According to the BBC's calculations, the number of 16 to 24 year-olds unemployed now stands at 928,000 or 12.6%.

10th August 2009

Conservatives across Worcestershire Join Forces campaigning for local cancer care

Conservative MPs and candidates from across Worcestershire have joined forces to call for a proper consultation process on any the decision that could lead to Head and Neck cancer surgery being moved from the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

31st July 2009

Wyre Forest Conservatives Support Kemp Hospice

The Wyre Forest Conservative Association yesterday hosted a Kemp Hospice ‘Tea @ 3’ event to raise awareness of Kemp Hospice’s important local work. Kemp Hospice launched its ‘Tea @ 3’ promotion on the 1st June with an open afternoon at Kemp Hospice.

31st July 2009

Mark Garnier Backs Cancer Campaign

Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest's Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, yesterday backed the campaign to keep head and neck cancer operations at Worcester Royal Hospital. Mark met with campaigner Paul Crawford after the Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust board meeting at Kidderminster Hospital.

17th July 2009

New ‘Rain Tax’ May Hit Wyre Forest Voluntary Groups

Mark Garnier today joined Conservative calls for the Government to take immediate action to protect voluntary groups across Wyre Forest from soaring water charges. As a result of Government guidance, charges for surface water drainage are being introduced by some water companies, dubbed the 'rain tax'.

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