news bulletin from aidan burley mp #59
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7/29/2019 News Bulletin from Aidan Burley MP #59
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In this edition:
Aidan Burley MPs DiaryWebsite of the week:Enjoy StaffordshirePhoto news:Ask Aidan publicmeeting on future ofCannock HospitalAidan steps up efforts onChurchbridge JunctionimprovementsAidan in Parliament:Aidan questions HealthSecretary over Mid Staffs
foundation trust statusBudget fuel duty freeze willsave Cannock Chasefamilies 170 per yearRecruitment day for careprovider in MP Help ZoneGroundbreaking tax cut tosupportjobs and helpbusinesses in CannockChaseAidan in the papers:3m to be spend on school
sportsAidan in the papers:Funding is urged forupgrade of CannockjunctionHave your sayHow to contactAidan Burley MP
Issue 59 Thursday 28th March 2013
Since the last edition, Aidan has:
Hosted and chaired an Ask Aidan public meeting in
Cannock Wood Village Hall on the future of Cannock
Hospital.
Questioned the Secretary of State for Health over ensuring
no health trusts are ever forced to accept specific orgaisational
models in the future, following the disaster ofMid Staffs Trust
being forced to become a foundation trust in 2008.
Stepped up efforts in lobbying for improvements to
Churchbridge Junction in Cannock.
Been quoted in the Express & Star newspaper regarding a
3million boost to fund sport in schools.
Hosted a recruitment day at the MP Help Zone in Cannock for
Home Instead Senior Care.
Met with Andrew Cecil, Amazon's European head of publicpolicy to discuss the company's current activity and future
plans in Cannock Chase.
Website of the week:
www.enjoystaffordshire.comThis Easter, why not spend time exploring new areas andattractions right here in Staffordshire?
Photo news:
Ask Aidan public meeting on future ofCannock Hospital
Aidan speaking at his recent Ask Aidan public meeting atCannock Wood Village Hall, called to discuss the future of
Cannock Hospital.
Aidan steps up efforts on
Churchbridge Junction improvements
Aidan has stepped up his lobbying of Ministers at the Department forTransport as he continues to push the case for the Churchbridge
Junction to be upgraded as part of the Highways Agency Pinchpointfunding scheme.In last year's Autumn Statement, the Government committed anadditional 100m towards Pinchpoint schemes to tackle keybottlenecks on the highway network.His latest efforts follow on from a letter he sent to the TransportSecretary Patrick McLoughlin back in January setting out the case forthe upgrade and urging him to approve the application submitted byCannock Chase District Council, via the Greater Birmingham andSolihull LEP, as well as the Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire LEP.In a written response to Aidan in January, Transport Secretary, andformer Cannock Chase councillor, Patrick McLoughlin MP said hewas "well aware of this junction" and understood the need for"additional capacity for future development potential". He said that thenext round of successful schemes would be announced by the end ofMarch.The Churchbridge Interchange is a strategic junction involving notonly the A5 Trunk Road, but also the M6 Toll (Junction T7), the A460Cannock Eastern Bypass and the A34. The junction was last rebuilt in2004 for the opening of the M6 Toll, but this has resulted in longqueues along the A460 and A34.
Commenting Aidan said: "Local people who use the ChurchbridgeJunction will know only too well of the congestion problems
particularly at morning and evening peak and so I am determined todo what I can to persuade Ministers to give this scheme the go ahead."Improving the Churchbridge Junction to be more free flowing wouldnot only help resolve existing and future congestion but alsocontribute significantly to better air quality. It would also provide ahuge boost to my efforts to bring business to the area in order tosupport job creation and regeneration."
Aidan in Parliament:
Aidan questions Health Secretary over MidStaffs foundation trust status
Tuesday 26th March 2013
Click on the image above to watch Aidan Burley MPs question tothe Secretary of State for Health.
The full text of the exchange was as follows:Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con): Does the Secretary ofState agree that the decision to grant foundation trust status to MidStaffs in 2008 was catastrophic in terms of the trust taking its eye offthe ball and focusing on targets rather than on care, and that, now it isbeing abolished just five years later, never again must a Governmentpressurise a trust into a particular organisational form just to validateits ideological policy, rather than because it improves the care ofpatients?
Mr Jeremy Hunt (Secretary of State for Health): I would also like tothank my hon. Friend for the work that he does for his local hospital indifficult circumstances directly involved in this terrible scandal. I agreewith him: the corporate objective to become a foundation trustoverrode everything else in the hospital, at huge expense to patientcare. We must never allow that to happen again.
Budget fuel duty freeze will save Cannock
Chase families 170 per yearThe Chancellor of the Exchequer hascancelled Labours planned fuel dutyrise in his recent Budget, saving 3.5million motorists in the West Midlandsover 170 every year.Because of the action we have taken,pump prices will now be 13 pence perlitre lower than if Labour were in power.For a Vauxhall Astra that is 7 lessevery time families fill up the tank or 9 less for a Mondeo. A van
driver will save 340 per year and a haulier will save 5,200 per year.Fuel duty will now have been frozen for nearly three and half years -the longest freeze in duty for over 20 years.
Aidan Burley MP welcomed the news, saying: "This is a Budget that isdelivering for families who want to work hard and get on in life."Scrapping another of Labours planned fuel duty increases will makea huge difference to the 3.5 million drivers in the West Midlands."This Government has frozen fuel duty for three and a half years -longer than any Government in the last two decades - and saving the
average family 7 every time they fill up their car.
Recruitment day for care provider
in MP Help Zone
Last Friday Aidan hosted arecruitment day for care providerHome Instead Senior Care at histown centre Help Zone. The eventwas for anyone who would like toconsider working in care to attendand potentially secureemployment.Home Instead work to provide careto those who need it in their own
homes, and services include personal care, companionship,befriending, light housework, meal preparation and transportation.They work with anyone over the age of 18, and offer a specialistservice to those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia.Home Instead are actively recruiting for new caregivers, and have
vacancies in Cannock, Rugeley, Hednesford, Burntwood, Penkridgeand all the surrounding areas. They are looking for people who arefriendly, cheerful, reliable and who have their own means of transport.The hours are flexible (usually 16-24 hours per week), mileage ispaid, and no previous experience is necessary as full training isprovided.Home Instead Director, Fran Sayer, commented "It is fantastic that
Aidan has taken the time to help us arrange a recruitment day torecruit new Caregivers and assist us with providing home care in theCannock Chase region. With the high elderly population in Cannock, itis important for Home Instead to constantly recruit caring,compassionate individuals who want to work in care for the rightreasons. Many of our Caregivers are in the over 50's age group andbring with them a wealth of life experience. We provide our Caregiverswith a high level of training and support to enable them to become
professionals within the Care sector. In addition we provide our ownCity & Guilds accredited Alzheimer's training for Caregivers which willalso be provided for families of client's with dementia. We are lookingforward to a great day at the MP Help Zone and meeting lots of
potential new Caregivers."
Aidan added: "I was delighted to offer my Help Zone to assist a firmwho are looking to recruit and invest in training local people, as wellas providing a vital service to those who need care at home. It was a
fantastic day and hopefully has led to job offers for local people."
Groundbreaking tax cut to support jobs
and help businesses in Cannock Chase
Aidan has welcomed a bold set oftax cuts for businesses andemployers in Cannock Chase,announced by the Chancellor inthis years Budget.
A new Employment Allowance willtake 2,000 off the NationalInsurance bill of every employer open to businesses, charities and
community amateur sports clubs. This will help 70,000 employers inthe West Midlands, taking 35,000 out of having to pay any tax on jobsat all.Employers will be able to hire one extra person on 22,400 a year, orfour people working full time on the minimum wage, without payingany National Insurance.
A further corporation tax cut to 20 per cent in April 2015 will see theUK having the lowest corporation tax rate in the G20, which sends aclear signal that Britain is open for business.Stamp Duty on shares in companies quoted on growth markets like
AIM and the ISDX Growth Market has also been abolished. This willbenefit around 1,000 UK quoted companies a transaction taxremoved here as 11 EU countries are looking to introduce a sweepingfinancial transaction tax.
Aidan commented: "This is fantastic news for businesses in CannockChase. The Employment Allowance will make it easier and cheaper
for firms to hire people an employer could hire four people workingfull time on the minimum wage without paying any National Insurance."These and the other business measures in the Budget are exactlywhat businesses need to hire, to expand and to grow."
Aidan in the papers:
3m to be spend on school sportsExpress & Star
Thursday 21st March 2013Nearly 3m extra will bespend in Staffordshire totransform school sport.The funding is part of a 150 million Olympic legacy fund announcedby the Prime Minister to improve coaching and physical education inprimary schools.Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burley said: "Young people acrossCannock Chase will benefit from this announcement. This money will
help to secure the Olympic legacy and support out gold medalwinners of the future."The Prime Minister, David Cameron said: "The Olympic andParalympic Games marked an incredible year for this country and Iwill always be proud that we showed the wold what Britain can do. Iwant to ensure the Games count for the future too and that meanscapitalising on the inspiration young people took from what they sawduring those summer months. This investment will benefit a wholegeneration of children."Olympic gold winner, Jess Ennis added: "It is great to see initiativesthat I've really young children the chance to take part in sport."
Aidan in the papers:
Funding is urged for upgrade ofCannock junctionExpress & Star
Monday 25th March 2013Fed-up motorists will findout this week if cash willbe released for urgentimprovements at a dogsdinner of a junction in South Staffordshire.Local MPs Gavin Williamson and Aidan Burley have been pressing foraction at the strategic Churchbridge interchange in Cannock whichincorporates three roundabouts connecting the A5, M6 Toll, A460Cannock Eastern Bypass and the A34.It was last rebuilt in 2004 for the opening of the M6 Toll but drivershave been caught up in long queues along the A460 and A34,
particularly during rush hour.Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, recently met TransportSecretary Patrick McLoughlin to push the need for funding to makeessential modifications at the junction.Chase MP Aidan Burley has also been lobbying ministers at theDepartment for Transport to get the junction upgraded as part of theHighways Agencys pinch point funding scheme.In last years Autumn Statement, the Government set aside anadditional 100 million towards the pinch point programme, set up totackle key bottlenecks on the road network.
The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP and Greater Birminghamand Solihull LEP submitted a bid for some of the funding to pay forwork at Churchbridge.The next round of successful schemes is due to be announced at theend of this month.Mr Williamson said: The current design of the roundabouts is anabsolute dogs dinner. It is confusing to motorists and can cause agreat amount of congestion in both South Staffordshire and Cannock.
It is vitally important that we get the funding from the Government toimprove these roundabouts in order to help the many residents andlocal businesses that have to deal with them every day.Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, a former Cannock Chasecouncillor, assured Mr Burley in January that he was well aware ofthis junction and understood the need for additional capacity forfuture development potential.Chase MP Mr Burley said: Improving the junction to be more free-flowing would not only help resolve existing and future congestion butalso contribute significantly to better air quality.
He said it would also provide a boost to business and support jobcreation and regeneration.
There is still time to have your say on the issues that matter most toyou. Aidans online survey is live here and Aidan is keen to hearyour views to help him better represent you in the House ofCommons.
5 ways to contact Aidan Burley MP:
By Phone: 01543 502 447
By email: [email protected]
By post: Aidan Burley MP6 High Green Court,Newhall StreetCannock, WS11 1GR
In person: Click here for details of how tobook an appointment at AidanBurley MPs regular help andadvice surgeries.
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