Commenting on the disclosure of the level of funding per pupil in Derbyshire during Education and Skills Questions today in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
Commenting on participating in the pensioners protest outside Parliament today, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
The government has unveiled its long-awaited Lords reform plans, proposing cutting the number of peers to 540. MPs will choose - probably in early March - between seven options for reform, based on different proportions of elected and appointed peers. Instead of going through the division lobbies, MPs will indicate their preferences in order on a ballot paper using the Alternative Vote system. The White Paper does not detail how peers might be elected, but Jack Straw said elections were likely to take place at the same time as the European elections and to be based on an "open" list. The White Paper does not propose removing bishops from the Lords.
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, LibDem West End councillor, has today (Wednesday 7th February) launched his monthly update to the West End Community Council.
There has been a call from residents and local Lib Dem councillors to set up an Area Committee for the Fosse and New Parks area.
SORV Campaigner Tim Prater has written to Ann Sutton, Chief Executive of Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT, asking how there can be a fair consultation on the future location of the Derry Unit given that the Hospital Trust want to sell the building in which it is currently located.