ARCHIVE FOR MARCH, 2010
Budget Response: More stealth taxes on Hinckley & Bosworth from Gordon Brown
Posted on 29th March 2010 in to David Tredinnick and Parliament
David Tredinnick, MP for Bosworth, has delivered his verdict on the Budget, which sets out the Labour Government’s plans for taxes and public spending. David voiced his concern at the big tax rises concealed in the small print and the lack of a credible plan to deal with the massive level of public debt.
All Injured Soldiers Must Be Treated Fairly, MP Says
Posted on 9th March 2010 in to David Tredinnick and Parliament
David Tredinnick, MP for Bosworth, is campaigning in Parliament to force the Government to extend the date of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in order to benefit all servicemen and women seriously wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Government’s new compensation arrangement for Armed Forces personnel acknowledges that the previous levels were inadequate in providing [...]
Shadow Tourism Minister Visits Bosworth
Posted on 9th March 2010 in to David Tredinnick and Parliament
David Tredinnick invited Shadow Minister for Tourism, Tobias Ellwood MP, to open the Hinckley and Bosworth Tourism Partnership’s Spring Meeting on Tuesday 2nd March. The meeting was held in the Gorilla Outpost Café at Twycross Zoo and Tobias Ellwood addressed seventy delegates and answered questions. David Tredinnick said: “Tourism in the borough generates some £60m a year. [...]
Let’s Get Together To Secure Community Centre’s Future, Says MP
Posted on 3rd March 2010 in to David Tredinnick and Parliament
Following his talks with David Parsons, leader of Leicestershire County Council, David Tredinnick says he trusts the future of Hinckley’s Westfield Community Centre will be secured as soon as possible and has called on the management of the centre and senior Leicestershire County Council officials to get together to formulate an ongoing business plan. The [...]
Tackling Labour’s Debt Crisis
Posted on 3rd March 2010 in to UK and International Politics
Voters face a clear choice on the economy at the General Election – Five more years of Gordon Brown will put the recovery at risk while David Cameron and the Conservatives will act now on debt to help keep mortgage rates low and get the economy moving.