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FROME MP WELCOMES FROME COLLEGE FUNDING BREAKTHROUGH
Wed 10th Feb 2010
Frome MP David Heath has welcomed the long awaited announcement of funding of £1.1 million for a new tertiary block at Frome Community College. The funding, to be provided by the Learning & Skills Council (LSC), has been delayed since last year, provoking Mr Heath to ask questions in Parliament and write to Ministers. That has now produced a positive outcome.
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MEETING WITH MINISTER ON FLOOD SCHOOL
Thu 4th Feb 2010
Officials from Somerset County Council will join local MP David Heath to meet the Minister for Schools, Vernon Coaker MP on Tuesday 9th (next week) to discuss the future of a school which has suffered regular flood damage. The meeting will take place at the Department for Children Schools and Families in Whitehall.
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RETAIL CRIME COSTS OVER A BILLION
Thu 4th Feb 2010
Somerton and Frome MP David Heath called for urgent action today to combat retail crime, which is estimated to have cost shops across the country £1.1 billion last year. The figures come from the Retail Crimes Survey, which estimates that crimes such as shop lifting and driving away from petrol stations has gone up by 10% in the last year, and cost businesses the equivalent of 72 thousand retail jobs.
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SOMERSET MP CALLS FOR ACTION ON CHINESE LANTERNS
Thu 4th Feb 2010
Somerset MP, David Heath today called in Parliament for action to make Chinese Lanterns safe to livestock and wildlife. Speaking at Questions to DEFRA ministers, David drew attention to the growing trend to set off Chinese lanterns, which are carried by convection currents across the countryside. The lanterns contain a metal wire in their construction which, if it is chopped up into hay or silage can cause harm to cattle and other livestock.
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DAVID HEATH BACKS VETERANS WELFARE BILL
Mon 18th Jan 2010
Somerton and Frome MP, David Heath, has backed the 'Veterans Welfare Bill' introduced in Parliament by Michael Moore MP on Wednesday. Mr Moore is proposing legislation, under the '10 Minute Rule' procedure, that would introduce a 'Veterans Covenant' setting out a duty of care for veterans in the same way that the Military Covenant does for serving members of the armed forces and their families.
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