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From: Aidan Burley MP [email protected]: News Bulletin from Aidan Burley MP #80

Date: 25 February 2014 14:43

To: [email protected]

In this edition:

Aidan Burley MPs DiaryWebsite of the week:Staffordshire's LowlandSearch & Rescue TeamAidan to stand down at nextGeneral ElectionNew bus fleet is formallyunveiledAidan in Parliament:Aidan questions TreasuryMinister on private sectorjob creationPhoto news:Aidan welcomes more localresidents to WestminsterCannock Chase "Olympicstar" possible with fundssays Chase MPBurley calls on residents toshare experiences ofmental health crisis carePhoto news:Rugeley Arts, Crafts andFarmers Market

Aidan in the papers:Jobs boost for AmazonsStaffordshire baseAidan in the papers:Dissolving of trust put toGPs' voteAidan in the papers:MPs want to tighten law oncriminalsAidan in the papers:Funds to boost economyAidan in the papers:

MP serves up a treat forLions festive lunchHow to contactAidan Burley MP

Issue 80 - Tuesday 25th February 2014

Since the last edition, Aidan has:

Announced he is to stand down at the next General Election.

Welcomed the launch of brand new Arriva Buses to Cannock

Chasefor the popular 25/26 Pye Green Circular service.

Questioned Treasury Ministers in the House of Commons on

private sector job creation.

Welcomed two more groups of local residents to Westminster

for a tour of the Houses of Parliament and a question and

answer session.

Held a residents' help and advice surgery in the MP HelpZone in Cannock town centre.

Attended the launch of the Rugeley Arts, Crafts and Farmers

Market. The market is held on the 4th Saturday of each month.

For more see www.selltoearn.com.

Welcomed the arrival of 4G by EE in Cannock which will

provide a boost to local businesses and consumers.

Paid tribute to the Staffordshire Search and Rescue Team

volunteerswho have been helping with the flood relief effort in

Surrey.

Attended a Delegated Legislation Committee to discuss the

draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2014.

Website of the week:

www.ssart.org

The website of Staffordshire's LowlandSearch & Rescue Team. SSART is a teamof dedicated volunteers with specialisttraining to locate and rescue missingpeople in urban and rural lowland areas.

The team rely on donations from the public

and Aidan encourages all Cannock Chaseresidents to consider supporting them intheir excellent work.

Aidan to stand down at nextGeneral ElectionAidan Burley has announced that he will not be standing as acandidate at the next general election.

Commenting Aidan said: "It was awonderful surprise to win the seat ofCannock Chase in May 2010 with thebiggest swing in the country and it hasbeen a huge privilege to represent thepeople of Cannock Chase in Parliamentover the past four years. I am grateful toall those who voted for me and

supported our campaign which led to our famous victory, winning aseat which had been held by Labour for 18 years. In particular I wouldlike to thank my Agent Ian Collard, without whom none of this wouldhave been possible, and who has been my rock of support since beingselected as the Conservative Candidate in July 2008.

"I am proud to have been able to deliver many positive things for ourarea since our election success, including spearheading the campaignto save Cannock Chase Hospital from the administrators axe, runningfour local Jobs Fayres to help get people back into work, and securing35 million to electrify the Chase Line. That is what really matters tolocal people in their day to day lives."After a difficult time I have decided to announce I will stand down atthe next general election in order to protect my family from furtherpress intrusion. I will continue to work for the people of CannockChase until that election, and look forward to supporting my successor,as soon as he or she is selected, to ensure that Labour have nochance of re-taking this seat."

New bus fleet is formally unveiled

Aidan Burley MP and local dignatories welcome the new Arrivabuses on the Cannock to Pye Green route.

Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burley joined civic dignitaries recently to

launch a new fleet of buses in Cannock.Aidan was was guest of honour, along with Councillors GeorgeAdamson, council leader, and Gordon Alcott, for the unveiling of theseven new single decker buses at Arriva Midlands in Delta Way.The buses will serve the popular Cannock to Pye Green route.The invited guests joined area director West of Arriva Midlands RobCheveaux, to formally unveil the vehicles to the public for the very firsttime, and reveal details of the 1.1 million investment made toimplement the fleet improvements.The vehicles are fitted with low-emission Euro 5 engines, CCtV, LEDlight- ing as well offering easy access low flooring.Mr Cheveaux said: "We're proud to deliver these high quality vehiclesto our customers on route 25/26."The 25/26 service runs between Cannock, Pye Green andHednesford. It runs up to every 12 minutes during the day Monday tofriday and up to 15 minutes on a Saturday, including evenings. a newSunday service will operate from March 23.Commenting, Aidan said: "It was a great pleasure to be invited byArriva, to launch the entry into traffic of seven brand new buses on thepopular 25/26 Pye Green Circular service, representing a 1.1m

investment. The Pye Green Circular is one of the most popular localbus routes, serving my constituents in Cannock, Chadsmoor,Hednesford and Pye Green with a 10 minute frequency. 27.7% ofhouseholds in Cannock do not have access to a car or van and theprovision of high quality bus services is therefore important to localpeople, for work, shopping, educational, hospital and leisure journeys.The new buses comply with the Euro 5 low emissions, provide moreseats and also have wheelchair access."

Aidan in Parliament:

Aidan questions Treasury Minister on

private sector job creation

Click on the image above to watch Aidan's question and theMinisters reply.

The full text of the exchange was as follows:

Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase, Conservative):In Cannock Chase,4,000 more people were employed in the private sector in the 12months to June 2013 than in the same period in 2012, an increase ofmore than 12%. Unemployment is down 40% in Cannock Chase sinceMay 2010. What further action is the Treasury taking to make it easierfor small businesses in my constituency to take more people on?David Gauke (The Exchequer Secretary; South WestHertfordshire, Conservative): To highlight one measure, theintroduction of the employment allowance in April will mean that thefirst 2,000 of jobs tax will not need to be paid. It is worth noting thatsome believed it was not possible that growth in private sector jobcreation would outweigh public sector jobs lost. Indeed, in 2011 the

shadow Chancellor said that that whole idea was a fantasy.

Photo news:

Aidan welcomes more local residentsto Westminster

Aidan with a group of local residents who recently visited

Westminster for a tour of the Houses of Parliament and questionand answer session with their local MP.

Cannock Chase "Olympic star" possiblewith funds says Chase MPNews that Cannock Chase primaryschool pupils are to benefit fromadditional funds for sport andexercise has been welcomed by

Aidan Burley.The money comes from thedecision by the Prime Minister toextend the PE and Sport Premiumuntil 2020 worth 150m per-year nationwide.This means that between 2014 and 2020 primary schools in CannockChase will receive around 1,552,890. This is part of theGovernment's long-term economic plan, will secure the Olympic andParalympic legacy, and will help to deliver the best schools for youngpeople.Primary schools around England are already using the premium to getchildren doing more sport. Schools are using the money for a widerange of activities including hiring extra professional coaches and PEspecialist teachers, purchasing new equipment, offering more after-school clubs and delivering holiday and weekend activities.Commenting Aidan said: "I am very pleased we have secured thisextra money for Cannock Chase primary school pupils as it will helpkeep them active and fit."I am really ambitious for the scheme many of us are currentlywatching the Winter Olympics and these funds might produce a futureOlympic star.

"The last Labour Government only played lip-service to physicalactivity with over thousand schools having no competitive sport at all."

Burley calls on residents to shareexperiences of mental health crisis careAidan is calling on his constituentswho have experienced a mentalhealth crisis, or who havesupported a friend or relative

through one, to share theirexperiences of the help, care and support received with the healthwatchdog.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is seeking feedback fromanyone who has tried to get help in a crisis, particularly in the last twoyears, to help improve its understanding of how local servicesrespond.Aidan is urging constituents to share their experiences with the CQCby completing the online questionnaire which is available at:www.cqc.org.uk/mentalhealthcrisis.CQC will use the information in a number of ways to:

Build a picture of where mental health crisis care works well and whereit doesn't.Help select the local areas visited by CQC inspectors as part of thisreview.Inform CQC's national report by showing differences in serviceprovision across England, and by highlighting examples of good orpoor practice.Commenting Aidan said: "I welcome CQC's appeal for people to sharetheir experiences of the care they received during a crisis. When

people are at a crisis they need support that treats them with respect,compassion and dignity. We hear too often that they cannot get thehelp they need when they need it. I hope the work the CQC is doing inthis area will help us gain a greater understanding of the importance oflocal services working together to provide prompt, appropriate andeffective support."Later this year, CQC will publish a report on its findings from thereview. This will look at the help, care and support experienced bypeople experiencing a crisis, including differences in approach acrossthe country and highlighting good and poor practice where this isfound.

Photo news:

Rugeley Arts, Crafts and Farmers Market

Aidan at the launch of the Rugeley Arts, Crafts and FarmersMarket. The market is held on the 4th Saturdayof each month.

For more see www.selltoearn.com.

Aidan in the papers:

Jobs boost for Amazons StaffordshirebaseExpress & StarTuesday 4th February 2014Some 330 workersoriginally on temporarycontracts at the site in

Rugeley have beenhanded permanent contracts.They are among the 800 new jobs nationwide announced by Amazonlast October. Until now it had not been revealed how many would be inRugeley.We originally expected to create 800 permanent roles beforeChristmas 2013 but in fact have actually been able to create almost1,000 new roles across the UK in the last three months, saidCatherine McDermott, Director of Operations at Amazon.co.uk Ltd.This means that in 2013 alone we have created more than 2,400permanent positions in our UK fulfilment centres.

Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burley welcomed the new jobs. He said: Iam delighted that Amazon is continuing to invest in our area bycreating 330 new permanent positions.When I visited the fulfilment centre last year I was able to meet someof the staff who had started out on a temporary basis, but had sincebecome permanent, and it is great news that Amazon have now beenable to offer the security of a permanent position to even more localpeople.Councillor Gordon Alcott, portfolio leader for economic developmentand planning at Cannock Chase Council, added: I am delighted with

the creation of the permanent posts at Amazon in Rugeley, its a greatboost to our local economy. Not only does it give the employeessecurity and stability, but it also shows Amazons ongoing commitmentto the area and their support for community initiatives over the last twoyears.

Aidan in the papers:

Dissolving of trust put to GPs' voteThe ChronicleThursday 13th February 2014

Around 170 GPs are being ballotedon whether they support plans todissolve Mid Staffordshire NHSTrust.Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy has written a letter on behalf ofConservative colleagues Aidan Burley, Gavin Williamson and BillCash, calling on GPs to state whether they support the proposals.The doctors, who are members of the Clinical Commissioning Groupsresponsible for the area, are being asked to state a yes or noresponse.

Moves to dissolve the trust were approved by health watchdog Monitorand 10,000 patients from New Cross Hospital will have electivesurgery at the Brunswick Road site every year under the switch.Up to 350 staff will move over from New Cross Hospital to Cannockand free bus shuttle services will be introduced to ferry patientsbetween the sites.Mr Lefroy told around 30 people at a public meeting in Stafford aboutthe action that was being taken, as further concerns were raised aboutthe plans.

Aidan in the papers:

MPs want to tighten law on criminalsExpress & StarFriday 31st January 2014Tory MPs from the WestMidlands are trying to forcethe government to furthertighten planned newimmigration controls and get foreign criminals deported more easily.

Five backbenchers from Staffordshire and the Black Country areamong dozens of MPs to have backed amendments to the immigrationbill, which is intended to bring down the number of people allowed tocome to Britain.The rebels are trying to remove a rule allowing deportation of foreigncriminals to be halted by the courts if it is in the 'overwhelminghumanitarian interests' of children or if the criminal would face death ortorture in their own country. They want the Home Secretary, TheresaMay, to have the final say instead.Ministers have so far resisted amid concerns that it could breach the

Human Rights Act or see the UK dragged before the European courts.The number of Eastern European prisoners in jails in the WestMidlands and Staffordshire has risen by more than 70 per cent in thepast year.The West Midlands rebels are Sir Richard Shepherd, who representsAldridge Brownhills, Stone MP Bill Cash, Stafford's Jeremy Lefroy,Can- nock Chase MP Aidan Burley and Dudley South's Chris Kelly. SirRichard said: "The way the Human Rights Act comes into play hasbeen questioned by some of our highest law lords. It is Parliament thatis supreme, with representatives elected by the people of this country."Some Labour MPs, including Birmingham Edgbaston's Gisela Stuart,

and the former home secretary David Blunkett have also backed theamendment, put forward by Tory Dominic Raab. Mr Kelly, who has alsobacked re-introducing restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanianimmigrants, said he was waiting to see if the Government wouldchange the proposed legislation. The proposal was put forward by ToryNigel Mills. Mr Kelly said: "I do intend, though, to vote for Nigel'samendment if a division is called."Romanians and Bulgarians were granted the right to free movementfor work across the European Union from January 1.The rebels want the rules put back in place until 2018.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said immigration is still too high.The vast majority of Tories are backing the Government.South Staffordshire MP Gavin Williamson said: "We all want a robustImmigration Act to stop the uncontrolled immigration of the last Labourgovernment."The government will want to look at all options to make sure that's thecase."In 2013 there were 120 inmates who declared themselves as comingfrom one of 13 designated Eastern European countries, as opposed to69 in 2012. They included 43 Romanian inmates serving time in HMP

Birmingham, HMP Featherstone, HMYOI Brinsford and HMP Oakwoodlast year an increase of more than 25 per cent on 2012. The Ministryof Justice statistics, obtained by the Express & Star through aFreedom of Information request, also revealed the number of Polishinmates has swollen by 125 per cent since 2009. At HMP Oakwood,which opened in April 2012, 27 Eastern European prisoners servedtime last year out of a total prison population of 1,587.

Aidan in the papers:

Funds to boost economy

The ChronicleThursday 30th January 2014Parts of Cannock have been put inpole position for funding to boostmanufacturing.The Government has flagged up 74 council wards across the BlackCountry, South Staffordshire, Shropshire and Wyre Forest, that itwants to prioritise for European Union funding.The areas will be used as the government works to attract EuropeanUnion funding between 2014 and 2020.

Across the Chase, Cannock East, Cannock South and Norton Caneswards have all be included after missing out in the previous round,cov- ering 2007 to 2014. Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burley saidAssisted Area status would help to create jobs.DeprivedHe said: "Assisted Area status in these wards has the potential toprovide significant opportunities for business growth and development,which will act as a catalyst in bringing high-quality jobs to the deprivedareas within the wards providing a further boost to the local economy."Businesses in our area are already rising to the challenge of providing

jobs for local people this potential extra funding from the EuropeanUnion will give these businesses a helping hand."It is important that local people now make representations to ensurethat Cannock South, Cannock East and Norton Canes are included inthe final proposals."

Aidan in the papers:

MP serves up a treat for Lions festivelunchExpress & StarFriday 31st January 2014Cannock Lions Club Forthe end of 2013 the grouporganised a pre-Christmaslunch for senior citizensfrom Cannock. MP Aidan Burley provided the turkey and waited onguests. Britain's Got Talent's Jean Martyn played the piano along withShirley Brown. Donations were made to the Land Army and the LCIFPhilippines Disaster Appeal. The club also took part in the St Luke'sChurch Christmas Tree Festival. Member Mick Love attended the

meeting with half a moustache in response to a bet for his Movemberappeal. Finally, Lions had their Christmas Party at Newhall Farm.

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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