MP View: Time to have a sensible, thoughtful debate on NHS and pensions Monday, 8 April, 2024 This week is the first full week of the new tax year, bringing in a 2% cut in national insurance contributions for working aged people, whilst pensioners see an 8.5% increase, to £221.20 per week. But also, this week, Labour have started to talk about their plans for the NHS. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting is an individual I respect. He and I worked closely together on the Treasury Select... Local News
Scrap Metal Bill Succeeds in Commons 13th November 2012 The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill has passed through the House of Commons. Giving Councils the authority to license scrap metal dealers and the Police powers to shut... Westminster News
Mark Welcomes Chiltern Railway’s New Timetable 13th November 2012 Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has welcomed the news that Chiltern Railways is launching a brand new timetable - with direct trains to London arriving 40... Local News
Mark Garnier welcomes the Announcement from the Secretary of State for International Development 9th November 2012 The Secretary of State has today announced the cessation of further funding projects to India. Once existing projects scheduled to last until 2015 have been... Westminster News
Mark Garnier Pays Tribute to Murder Victims 7th November 2012 Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, paid tribute to Betty Yates and Reverend John Suddard in the House of Commons today. Westminster News
Mark Meets Scouts for Quiz in Parliament 6th November 2012 Scouts from Wyre Forest met with their MP Mark Garnier to take part in a quiz in Parliament. The event, which saw over thirty Scout groups from across the... Westminster News
Wyre Forest MP Appointed Chair of Heritage Railways APPG 6th November 2012 Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has been appointed chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Heritage Railways. Westminster News
Mark raises London Midland Railways poor performance in Parliament 1st November 2012 After being approached by constituents about the recent spate of cancellations by train operator London Midland, Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, raised the... Local News
Britain Exits Double-Dip Recession 26th October 2012 The Office for National Statistics has announced that Britain's Gross Domestic Product rose by 1 percent for the third quarter of 2012 - the strongest economic... Westminster News
Mark Garnier Speaks in Debate on School Funding 24th October 2012 Mark Garnier participated in a debate on Tuesday to raise Worcestershire MPs' concerns over school funding with the Minister of State for Schools, David Laws. Westminster News