Mark Garnier met with the Chief Execute, Simon Dunn and Director Bob Baker of Diamond Buses on Thursday, to discuss the services within Wyre Forest and in particular the No 2 and 2A which travels between Bewdley and Kidderminster.  Residents in Bewdley and on the Habberley Estate, where the servi

Few who have followed the case of 12 year old Billy Caldwell will not have felt angered by the action of Home Office officials, who confiscated his treatment for epilepsy when entering the country recently.

Mark Garnier MP spent time on Friday meeting with the new Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust chairman, Sir David Nicholson. Sir David was the former chief executive of the NHS and has been described as a controversial choice.

This week in Parliament is the lull before the storm. A few uncontroversial bills have got started – including one to protect elephants through tighter measures on the ivory trade. But the real attention is focusing on the debate next Tuesday.

One of my regular mailbag issues is that of the performance of local buses and, in particular, Diamond Bus.

Last weekend’s celebrations in Windsor provided a fabulous showcase for modern Britain. Long gone are the meringue style royal weddings of the 80s, to be replaced by a celebration of diversity and achievement of the 21st century.

Mark Garnier today announces the 8th Wyre Forest Jobs Fair.  The event will be held at Kidderminster Town hall on Thursday, 26th July.  Doors open to the public at 11am.  

Few, who follow closely the trials and tribulations of the NHS, will forget the scandal that surrounded the Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust in the dying days of the former Labour government.

Mark Garnier MP Takes Action For Future Improvements

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics show the rate of unemployed claimants in Wyre Forest continues to remain lower than the national and regional average.

People following these things closely will note that there is increasing tension within Parliament over the progress of Brexit. At the time of writing, the government has been defeated 14 times in the House of Lords over the EU Withdrawal Bill. It will get worse.