ParLiameNtary rePort

2010-14Jesse Norman mP

At a glanceLetter from Jesse Norman MPBoosting Herefordshire’s economyProtecting local healthcareExtending education and opportunityBuilding our communitiesStanding up for HerefordshireVoluntary workInfluencing the national agendaWhat I have not (yet) been able to doWhat other people say Four years in briefFinancial statementsAbout Jesse

CONTENTS:

2,884

2010-2014 AT A GLANCENumBer of commuNicatioNsreceived:

500-1,000 Per Week

coNstitueNcy cases comPLeted:

PuBLic coNstitueNcy eveNts atteNded:

264SURGERIES: 89

ParLiameNtary QuestioNs: 227

treasuryseLect committeeHeariNgs:

170

WON THE NEW ENTERPRISE ZONE AT ROTHERWAS, creatiNg uP to

6,000 NeW JoBs

LocaL Working with Herefordshire Council, Bill Wiggin MP and local partners, Jesse has:

HIGHLIGHTS:

secured£15m NeW iNvestmeNt iN fast BroadBaNd

WON BACK THE RIGHT FOR3,500 CONSTITUENTS TO USE ENGLISH NOT WELSH NHS SERVICES

WON AN EXTRA

£2.6m P.aIN SCHOOLS FUNDINGFROM 2015-16

SUPPORTED LOCAL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND PUBS THROUGH DISCOVER HEREFORD AND DISCOVER ROSS CAMPAIGNS

LAUNCHED PROJECT FOR NEW UNIVERSITY OF HEREFORDSHIRE TO LIFT WAGES, BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND GIVE MORE CHOICE TO LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE

AND AN EXTRA

£3.5M+ TO FIX POTHOLES, ABOLISHING THE 10P CIDER TAX RISE, TWO JOBS FAIRS … AND 1,001 OTHER THINGS

NatioNaL

PIONEERED REFORMS SAVING TAXPAYERS £1.5-£2 BILLION ON PRIVATE CONTRACTORS’ PFI COSTS

RELUCTANTLY LED A MAJOR REBELLION TO DEFEAT THE ELECTED HOUSE OF LORDS BILL

VOTED IN FAVOUR OF THE EU REFERENDUM BILL

REFUSED TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT ON THE PROPOSED BOMBING OF SYRIA, AND LEFT THE NO. 10 POLICY BOARD

AWARDED SPECTATOR PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE YEAR 2012, THE HOUSE BACKBENCHER OF THE YEAR 2012 AND REBEL OF THE YEAR 2013

makiNg tHe argumeNtPublications include After PFI (2012), Crony Capitalism (2011), The Big Society (2010)

Biography of Edmund Burke (2013) listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize,the Political Book Awards and the George Orwell Prize

Columns in the Hereford Times, Hereford Journal, Telegraph Online and Conservative Home

Numerous articles in almost all major broadsheet newspapers

Regular appearances on TV and radio including Newsnight, Channel 4 News,The Daily Politics, BBC Midlands Today, Today, Any Questions?, BBC Hereford and Worcester, Sunshine Radio and Free Radio

Letter from Jesse NormaN mPIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.President theodore roosevelt, 1910

I love this quote from Teddy Roosevelt, even though it is a bit pompous, because it is full of his amazing life-force and personal energy, and because it epitomises what public service should be about: high ideals and the sustained drive required to achieve them.

At a far lower level, this is what I have been trying to do as Member of Parliament for Hereford and South Herefordshire. MPs are elected to act as representatives and legislators. They have a double duty, to their constituents and to the nation as a whole, and they must be held doubly accountable.

My own priorities have been the same since 2006, when I first became a candidate for Parliament: to be a strong voice for Herefordshire, and secure fairer central government funding for our county; to protect and enhance our public services; to promote local economic growth, higher wages and better jobs; to support our communities in Hereford, in Ross and in rural areas; to legislate on and debate public matters in the national interest; and above all to be an effective constituency MP.

an independent voice

I promised I would exercise an independent voice, and I have done so. I have not hesitated to press matters with Herefordshire Council where a constituent or community interest was at stake. Similarly with the elected Lords Bill and the vote on bombing Syria. These issues raised profound constitutional and international issues, and I disagreed with the Government at some personal cost.

This Parliamentary Report reflects my belief in the importance of personal accountability. It charts what I have done as MP since 2010, both successes and failures, and it tries to give some insight into the work of an MP, and into the persistence required to do the job well.

BoostiNg HerefordsHire’s ecoNomyWe need growth, and a thriving economy, with good jobs, high employment and decent levels of pay. Only with a successful economy can we support the local public services on which the county relies. At present local economic activity is too low, and so are local wages and incomes. So getting the economy moving must be our top priority.

Since 2010 I have worked alongside Herefordshire Council, Bill Wiggin MP and local partners to:

• WinthenewEnterpriseZone,withthepotential for6,000newjobs.

• Secure£15millioninnewinvestment fromcentralgovernmentforfastbroadband. ThishasbeenmatchedbyHerefordshireCouncil.

• Win£3.5millioninnewmoneytofixpotholes,and lobbyforimprovementstoimprovetheA49road surfaceinHereford,theLeaandotherlocations.

• Atthenationallevel,BillWigginMPandIhave successfullypressedfortheabolitionofthe 10pcidertaxrise;thefreezeinfueldutyand scrappingthebeerdutyescalator,amongmany other things.

• Fortheruraleconomy,alongsideAntheaMacIntyre MEPwehavepushedforrobustmeasuresto tacklebovineTB,supportruralpostoffices, improvetheCommonAgriculturalPolicy,enhance ruralmobiletelephoneservicesandmitigatethe effects of flooding,among other things.

I have also:

• Supportedindependentretailers,cafés,restaurants andpubsinHerefordandRoss-on-Wyethroughmy discover Hereford and discover ross competitions.

• WorkedwithCllrGrahamPowellandthelocal communitytosecureVodafone3Gwirelesscoverage forEwyasHarold.

• made the case for an eastern Link road and second rivercrossingasaninexpensivemeanstoopenup accesstotheRotherwasEnterpriseZoneandthe easternsideofHereford,whilereducingcongestion on edgar street.

• LobbiedforanewParkwaystationatRotherwas.

• WorkedashiftatlocalbusinessesincludingSaxty’s, theBritishHeartFoundationCharityShop,Wye’s BuysandtheGoldenCrust,tostayintouchwithlife ontheground.

• HeldtwosuccessfulJobsFairsattheShireHallin Hereford.

• Manyofmyotherinitiativesareintendedtosupport thelocaleconomy,suchastheNewUniversityproject describedbelow.

ProtectiNg LocaL HeaLtHcareHealthcare is another hugely important issue in Herefordshire, and has been a key campaigning focus for me. The very first debate I ever called in Parliament in 2010 was on car parking charges at Hereford Hospital. It turned out that the money raised did not go to the Hospital at all, but to private contractors… the inspiration behind my campaign against the Private Finance Initiative, whichhassofarsavedtaxpayers£1.5-£2billion.

Pfi

I did a major investigation into the PFI contract at the Hospital, and concluded that the Hospital was being overcharged by at least £1 million per year, or about 6% of the £16 million annual charge. I persuaded them to hire independent specialists to assess the contract. They discovered that the Hospital was non-compliant in a range of areas including fire safety and ventilation, leading to several million pounds of recovered costs and contract savings.

Hospital

In 2012 it became clear that the Hospital could be at risk of merger or franchising out as part of an internal reorganization within the NHS. I called a public meeting with Bill Wiggin MP to highlight the issue, then launched a website to rally support, while the Hospital looked at strategic options. We were able to persuade NHS chiefs to drop the idea of a merger and continue funding the Hospital, a position I confirmed with the NHS Trust Development Authority in 2014.

As well as this I have:

• PushedtheGovernmentforfairerfundingof ourhealthcareservices

• FoughttokeeptheMinorInjuriesUnitoperating atRossCommunityHospital

• Helpedtowinbacktherightfor3,500Herefordians livingontheWelshbordertouseEnglish,not Welsh, hospitals.

• WorkedwithlocalGPstosecurea£2.7million investment from the Prime minister’s challenge Fundfor7dayaweekout-of-hoursservices.

• CampaignedinParliamentagainstillegalalcoholand tobaccosales,andcalledaWestminsterHalldebate ontheissue.

July 2011: dubbed the £1.5 billion backbencher by Conservative Home

exteNdiNg educatioN aNd oPPortuNityOne way and another, I have been involved in education all my life, and long before I became an MP. In the 1980s I ran an educational charitable project working in Eastern Europe, before and after the fall of the Iron Curtain; I helped to set up one of the first online learning companies; and I taught and did research at University College London for six years.

Since 2010, I have worked to improve education in Herefordshire at every level, visiting lots of local schools and hosting visits to Parliament by many more, and working with the national charity Chess in Schools and Communities to bring chess to two local schools.

For our primary and secondary schools, I have pushed the Government every year for fairer funding. The result has been a major win: an above-inflation settlement and an extra £2.6 million every year for the funding period from 2015-16.

FunKeyMaths

In 2011 I teamed up with local educator Maggie Steel to launch FunKey Maths. FunKey Maths is a highly innovative play-based approach to teaching mathematics to Key Stage 2 children who struggle with it. The programme also trains older children to act as “maths mentors”, further improving their own skills. Over the past three years we have tested it in different settings and different schools. I have funded it from my earnings from journalism and public speaking, but we are now looking to grow the programme across the county, and to recruit new sponsors.

ANewUniversity

We have excellent colleges in Herefordshire. But it has long been my dream to have a full university of our own. I first made the case in 2009, and I have vigorously promoted it since then. To their eternal credit since 2012 a team of local people led by Karen Usher and David Sheppard have started to turn the idea into reality. A University of Herefordshire would create educational opportunity, boost growth and bring more young people to Herefordshire.

Karen and David have done a huge amount of work to specify and design a really exciting proposal for a New University specialising in science, engineering and technology; we have discussed it at the Hay Festival; Herefordshire Council has resolved to make land available for it in the city; and fundraising is well under way. I have tried to help them at every step of the way, recruiting outstanding senior advisers, securing ministerial interest, lobbying the Council, and making the first financial donation.

The result could, to use a horrible cliché, be a real game-changer for the county, boosting economic growth, giving educational opportunity to our young people, bringing in new talent, and helping to solve problems posed by our aging population. It deserves all the support Herefordians can give it.

“…But it Has LoNg BeeN my dream to Have a fuLL uNiversity of our oWN”.

BuiLdiNg our commuNitiesAsk anyone you like, and they will say that Herefordshire relies on community activities of every description, from coffee mornings to carers for the elderly to village fetes. A good constituency MP can make a major contribution to their community, both directly and indirectly.

On the constituency side, my staff and I have dealt with an estimated 2,884 individual cases since 2010. The range is staggering, including benefits, single farm payments, passports and visas, and flood claims. Some of the more unusual cases include: recovering over £3,000 in bank charges for a constituent; lobbying the Foreign Office on behalf of a constituent held in jail in Afghanistan; getting a profoundly disabled constituent into the care home of her choice; and getting a medical procedure performed for a constituent’s young child, enabling her to walk properly for the first time.

In addition, I have:

• PressedtheGovernmenttoallowCliffordand MoccasVillageHallstorecovertheirBigLottery grantsfollowingachangeintheinterpretationof thegrantrules.

• WorkedwiththelocalCouncillorandtheGrandstand road residents association to save the three elms tenniscourtsinHereford…

…andwithCllrAndyAtkinsontostoplorriesusing AltonStreetasarat-runinRoss-on-Wye.

• CommissionedanewChristmasCardeveryyearwith adifferentlocalprimaryschool,andthensentthem outbyScoutPost.

• HelpedtosetupthePeterWilliamsonTreeFund, andthroughittoplantastandofnewtreeson Whitecross road.

• Participatedinfireandriversafetytrainingwiththe HerefordandWorcesterFireandRescue.

• Campaignedtostopamobilephonemastfrombeing erectedinanAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeautyin Ross-on-Wye.

• WithCllrHarryBramerandlocalresidents,ledan emergencyall-agenciesmeetingtotacklethe immediate and long-term effects of flooding in Lea.

• Oneissueofhugelocalpublicconcernhasbeenthe verydifficultsituationatHerefordUnited.Ihave workedcloselywithHerefordUnitedSupporters Trust;lobbiedtheFootballAssociationandthe SouthernLeagueoverthe“fitandproper”testfor thenewowners;pressedHerefordshireCouncilto delayanydecisionovercommercialleasesatEdgar Street;highlightedtheissueinwritingandatthe TreasuryCommitteewithHMRevenueandCustoms; andcalledadebateintheHouseofCommonsonthe futureoflowerleaguefootball.

• Mycampaignshaveregularlyfeaturedlocallyinthe HerefordTimes,RossGazette(and,beforeitclosed, theHerefordJournal)aswellasonBBCHerefordand Worcester,BBCMidlandsToday,SunshineRadioand free radio.

traiNiNg WitH Hereford aNd Worcester fire aNd rescue

staNdiNg uP for HerefordsHireTo be effective, it is important to make sure Herefordshire’s voice is heard nationally, in Westminster and in Whitehall.

I’ve already given many examples of this. Here are a few more unusual ones:

• IsuccessfullycampaignedfortheOlympicTorch totravelthroughHerefordshire,andtookpartinthe amazingscenesthatfollowedinHerefordandRoss.

• Iraisedthe“forgotten”BattleofMirbatinOmanwith DavidCameronatPrimeMinister’sQuestionsonits 40thanniversary,tosecurealongoverduemeasure ofpublicrecognitionfortheextraordinaryheroismof themenwhofoughtthere.

• ItookHerefordBrewerytotheHouseofCommons, withHerefordBestasguestaleintheStranger’sBar.

Two other campaigns have meant a huge amount to me:

• Fightingtomaintainspecialistproviderstatusand continuityoffundingfortheRoyalNationalCollege, anationalcentreofexcellenceforeducatingblind andpartiallysightedpeople.

• JoiningAlisonSheppardandotherlocalparentsin presentingapetitionof6,000signaturesto10 DowningStreetinApril2013callingforbetter education,andspecificallyapermanentfull-time college,fordisabledadultsinHerefordshire.

On a different note, putting Herefordshire on the map has also involved inviting prominent politicians and leaders from all walks of life to visit the county.

Since 2010 these have included:

• ThePrimeMinister,whovisitedtheHereford EnterpriseZonein2012.

• OwenPaterson,thenSecretaryofStatefor Agriculture.

• ShamiChakrabarti,whogaveaninspiringtalkon libertyandtheruleoflaw.

• MatthewParris,theTimescolumnistandbroadcaster.

• SirCharlieMayfield,ChiefExecutiveoftheJohn LewisPartnership. (Pictured above).

• SirAndrewWitty,ChiefExecutiveofGlaxoSmithKline andauthoroftheWittyReviewonhigher education.

• RoryStewartMP,ChairoftheDefence select committee.

doWNiNg street adviser Jesse NormaN sacked over syria vote THETELEGRAPH,4SEPTEMBER2013

Jesse NormaN, tHe goverNmeNt’s Worst NigHtmare - aN iNteLLectuaL coNscieNce EVENINGSTANDARD,13SEPTEMBER2013

HeaLtH fuNdiNg for tHe couNty Put to ParLiameNt Hereford times, 11 JuNe 2014

HerefordsHire uNiversity ProJect takes ceNtre stage at Hay festivaLHereford times, 9 aPriL 2014

ParLiameNt toLd of coLLege’s vitaL WorkHEREFORDTIMES,26FEBRUARy2013

mP JoiNs ageNcies iN HeLPiNg fLooded resideNts Near ross-oN-WyeHereford times, 14 feBruary 2014

eNgLisH PatieNts Lose out iN Border couNtryWESTERNDAILyPRESS,2JULy2013

ProfLigate Pfi is a Big Waste of taxPayers’ casH, says mPWesterN daiLy Press, 9 may 2012

taxPayers’ sPeNdiNg oN Pfi caN Be cut By £1.5BNtHe teLegraPH, 19 JuLy 2011

PoNtriLas Post office saved from PossiBLe cLosureHEREFORDTIMES,30NOVEMBER2010

Hereford mP gets committee PostHereford times, 28 JuNe 2010

sHeLtered HousiNg is “serious aNd groWiNg ProBLem” for HerefordsHire, mP WarNsHereford times, 24 NovemBer 2010

voLuNtary WorkHowever busy life may be as an MP, I have tried to play a leading role as volunteer and supporter of voluntary and charitable work in Herefordshire.

Over the past four years my major projects have included:

• ThecreationofanewCommunityTheatrespaceat theKindleCentreinHereford,includingthe installationofanewacousticceiling,curtains, lightingandsoundsystems.

• FundraisingfortheMusicPool,Herefordshire’s communitymusiccharity.

• Sponsoredwalksacrossmyconstituencytosupport StMichael’sHospice,theRoyalNationalCollegefo theBlindandWestMidlandsAirAmbulance.

• ThecreationwithMaggieSteelofFunKeyMaths,a newapproachtoteachingmathstoKS2pupils.

I have been involved as Patron, trustee or supporter with dozens of local organisations. These include:

theHayFestival;ConcertsforCraswall;TheCourtyardArtsCentre;HerefordCathedral;theHerefordshireTreeForum;HerefordUnitedFootballClub;HerefordUnitedSupportersTrust;HerefordHospitalRadio;HerefordGilbertandSullivanSociety;HerefordMusicalTheatreCompany;HerefordshireandGloucestershireCanalTrust;HerefordshireMind;HerefordshireRidingfortheDisabled;HerefordshireyoungFarmers;HomeStartHerefordshire;KindleCommunityCentre;TheMarthaTrust;TheMusicPool;ChildrenatNo1;thePolishSaturdaySchool;theRoyalNationalCollege;Ross-on-WyeHorticulturalSociety;StMartin’sChurchRoofAppeal;StMary’sChurch,Ross-on-Wye;VisitHerefordshire;WestfieldsFootballClub;yeleniSupportCentre.OtherlocalorganisationswhichIhavesupportedincludeBarrsCourtSchool,BlackmarstonSchool,CloseHouse,FriendsofRossHospital,NorthTupsleyActionGroupandOpenDoor.

tHe totaL amouNt i Have raised for tHese cHarities is some

£42,500 NatioNaLLy, i Have HeLPed raise WeLL over

£100,000 for macmiLLaN caNcer suPPort By PLayiNg my trumPet iN a ParLiameNtary JAZZBANDATSEVERALMACMILLANPALACEOF variety eveNts

AllmyearningsasMPfromoutsideworkaredisclosedpublicly,andincomefromspeakingengagementsandjournalismisgiventocharity.

over tHe Period 2010-14 tHis amouNted to some

£30,000

i Have BeeN iNvoLved as PatroN, trustee or suPPorter WitH DOZENSOFLOCALORGANISATIONS

iNfLueNciNg tHe NatioNaL ageNdaBeing a good MP is not just about constituency work, vital though that is. Members of Parliament also have a duty to reflect on, debate and if necessary legislate on matters of national importance. This is a duty I take very seriously.

My work on the Treasury Committee since 2010 has covered a huge range of issues including UK economic policy; the Budget; monetary policy and the Bank of England; reform of the PFI; regulation and supervision of the banking sector; and the Eurozone crisis. Among other things, I cross-examined Bob Diamond of Barclays and the Revd Paul Flowers of the Co-operative Bank.

As a member of the 10 Downing Street Policy Board from April-September 2013, I developed the Board’s first policy template and promoted policies to improve town and city centres, lower business rates and reform alcohol licensing. But I left after I was unable to support the Government on the proposed bombing of Syria.

I have run several major campaigns in Parliament since my election in 2010. These include:

• ReformofthePrivateFinanceInitiative(PFI).I extendedmycampaigntoreformtheHereford HospitalPFIintoanationalcampaignsupportedby more than 80 mPs across all parties. the government estimatesthishassofarsavedtaxpayers£1.5-£2 billion.

• Supportforco-ops,mutualsandemployeeownership, asChairoftheAll-PartyParliamentaryGroupon EmployeeOwnership.

• OppositiontotheBilltocreateanelectedHouseof Lords.TheHouseofLordsistoolargeandneeds reform.ButthisBillwouldhavegravelyundermined theBritishConstitution.Itwaswithdrawnin July2012.

In recognition of my role in defeating the elected Lords Bill, I was awarded spectator Parliamentarian of the year 2012, TheHouseBackbencheroftheyear2012, and Rebeloftheyear2013.

I have also written extensively about matters of public importance in the national press, including in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and The Financial Times. I have appeared regularly on TV and radio, including sparring with both Jeremy Paxman and John Humphrys.

All my journalism, speeches and committee work are on www.jessenorman.com

Finally, I have tried to shape the wider political debate through my books and pamphlets, including TheBigSociety,AfterPFI,CronyCapitalism and most recently my biography of EdmundBurke, which was listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Political Book Awards and the George Orwell Prize.

WHATIHAVENOT(yET)BEENABLETODOAs with anyone in a position of authority, a proper assessment of an MP’s time in office should also include what they have failed to do, or only partially achieved. As you might imagine, this is a source of enormous frustration, but also a strong motivation to press on and get the job done.

There have been many such frustrations for me. Here are a few key ones:

• Ilaunchedmycampaigntosecuretop-uppayments for pensioners at special metals Wiggin in 2007. Oversevenyearswehavelobbiedthecompany, petitioned the government, appealed to ministers (andtwicetothePensionsOmbudsman).Butthose affectedhavenotreceivedanyincreaseintheir pensionssince1997,thecompanystillrefuseseven toacknowledgetheissue,anditcannotbelegally compelledtopayup.

• ThanksinparttomyBroadbandSummitinJuly2010, wewononeofthefirstfourfastbroadbandpilotsin theUK.Butimplementationhasbeenheavilydelayed bystateaidrules,procurementsnafus,competing claimsonOpenreachandthesheerdifficultyposed byHerefordshire’swidelydispersedpopulation.

• Again,withmysupporttheCouncilwononeofthe firstEnterpriseZones,inlate2011.Butitwasvery slowgoing,atleastuntillastyear.Nowatlastitis reallystartingtogeneratenewinvestment,whichis highlyencouraging.

• Ihaveworkedlongandhard,butsofar unsuccessfully,toprotectHerefordshire6thForm Collegefromthedisproportionateeffectsoffunding reductions;thisisworkinprogress.

But most importantly, I am still a long way from succeeding in the central task I have set myself as an MP:

• TogetHerefordshireafairershareofannualfunding fromcentralgovernment.Itisdifficultatthebest oftimestopullthisoff,sinceitinvolvesdetailed argumentswithministersandcivilservantsin everykeyarea:health,education,localgovernment, policing, the fire service etc. and it has proven doublydifficultatatimeofausterity,whenbudgets havebeensharplyreducedforlocalgovernment,and frozenatbestelsewhere.

• Evenso,wehavemadesomeprogress.Wehave wonanabove-inflationsettlementforlocalschools, from2015.AndtheNHShasagreedtofundHereford Hospital’sembeddeddeficitsforatleastthenext period,whichisabigwin.

But there is far more to do. This remains the central challenge for me, and a core reason why I will be standing again for Parliament at the next General Election.

WHat coNstitueNts say:

The best constituency MP I haveencountered in more than half a century.mr c., PoNstHiLL

Jesse is a very caring man, a great MPwho does what he thinks is right.mrs m., romaN road

Over past years I cannot remember anyone else speaking out strongly to protect our Hospital and facilities precious to those with learning diffi culties. We are fortunate to have in you a guardian angelof Herefordshire. mrs t., ross-oN-Wye

I respect you greatly as an MP who is not afraid to speakup against issues and a person who is rapidly proving tobe the best MP this constituency has had for many a long year. mr H., tuPsLey

I have to say that the assistance has been exceptional. mr B., Hereford

During our last committee meeting I was asked to write to thank you for all the work you have done to help. It was felt by everyone that we should write to express our gratitude for your hard work. commuNity grouP, goLdeN vaLLey

We greatly admire the personal attention you are bringing to this very local issue - it is what one always looks for in one’s constituency MP.mr aNd mrs W., ross-oN-Wye

Thank you, thank you for your help. Until you stepped in no one listened to me. If it wasn’t for you I’m sure I would be struggling. miss t., redHiLL

On Syria, it is great to have an MP who votes with his conscience and does not just follow the party line. mr W., LLaNgarroN

I want to thank you a million times for sorting the Winter Fuel Payment out so quickly – my neighbour is over the moon. This is what Herefordshire needs: an MP who works for his people. mr e., HoLmer

four years iN BriefSpeaking at Whitchurch fete

On steps of Ross Rowing ClubPlaying Chess at Holmer School Discover Ross presentation at Ross May Fayre (Courtesy of Ross Gazette)

River safety training with H&W Fire and Rescue Playing with Ross Town Band

Doing a shift at The Golden Crust bakery Macmillan Palace of Varieties FunKey maths

In the Treasury Select Committee

Discover Hereford at Hat Trick Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman In the Commons chamber

Discover Ross presentation at Ross May Fayre (Courtesy of Ross Gazette)

Discover Hereford with La Madeleine At Hereford Make Community Interest Company

Raising money for St Michael’s Hospice With Grandstand Road Residents Association On the BBQ at the Herefordshire World Cup

Spectator Awards with Boris Johnson

With David Cameron at Hereford Enterprise Zone Pulling a pint of Hereford Best In Ross for the Olympic torch

With the No. 10 Policy Board Grass cutting with Cllr Paul Rone

fiNaNciaL rePort aNd accouNts 2010-14

staffiNg Budget: £629,419totaL used:

£538,376office reNtaL& statioNery Budget: £109,002totaL used:

£91,197mP’s accommodatioN exPeNsesBudget: £40,000+totaL used:

£0mP’s traveL exPeNses Budget: uNcaPPedtotaL used:

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tHaNksLittle of this would be possible without the amazing support and hard work of a large number of people. I would especially like to record my huge thanks to my wife Kate and our family; to my staff in Hereford and Westminster; to my volunteers and supporters; to local councillors; to the many officials at Herefordshire Council who have helped with local casework; and to my colleague, Bill Wiggin MP.

One of my goals is to build a vast network of local volunteers who can pool their ideas and expertise for the benefit of the community, irrespective of political affiliation or labels. Many of the projects listed here have been supported by this network.

Ifyouwouldliketojointhisnetwork,Iwouldverymuchliketohearfromyou.

Dopleasewritetomeat:

HerefordandSouthHerefordshireConservativeAssociation,GroveMill,Wormelow,Hereford, Hr2 8eg, call 01981 541085, oremailmeon:support@jesse4hereford.com.

aBout Jesse Jesse Norman is the Member of Parliament for Hereford and South Herefordshire, and a member of the Treasury Select Committee. He is married with three children.

He was educated at Oxford University (BA) and at University College London (MPhil, PhD). Among other things he ran an educational project giving away medical textbooks in Communist Eastern Europe, was a director at BZW (part of Barclays), and researched and taught philosophy at UCL. He serves on the boards of the Roundhouse and the Hay Festival, and is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange and a member of Council at NIESR, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, as well as supporting numerous charitable and philanthropic organisations in Herefordshire.

Jesse’s books and pamphlets include the achievement of MichaelOakeshott(ed.),AfterEuclid,CompassionateConservatism,TheBigSociety,and EdmundBurke:Politician,Philosopher,Prophet(2013) which was listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize, Political Book Awards and the George Orwell Prize. He writes a column for the Hereford Times, a blog for the Telegraph, and regularly in the national press.

In 2013 he was asked to join the Policy Board at 10 Downing Street, but left after the vote on Syria. He was awarded Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year 2012, The House Backbencher of the Year 2012, and Rebel of the Year 2013.

Jesse at tHe NatioNaL PLougHiNg cHamPioNsHiPs at LLaNWarNe

www.jesse4hereford.comwww.jessenorman.com @Jesse_Norman facebook.com/jesse.norman.hereford

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