The government must ensure new welfare assessments planned for disabled people are "accurate and fair" before they are rolled out nationally, MPs have said. The Work and Pensions Select Committee said the tests for the new Personal Independence Payment, coming in from 2013, could cut funds people relied on.
As most of you know Gregg's have all but moved out of the industrial estate at the end ofChriston Rdin Gosforth. All of the East Gosforth Councillors met with the Gregg's CEO and his management team to discuss future use. We were all in agreement that the preferred option would be for the site to be used for new affordable housing. We asked for a study of the site to assess the feasibility of this course of action.
Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett would like to thank all of you for your kind messages of support following his heart transplant just after the New Year.
Wiltshire Council has bid for over £4million from the government to fund improvements to the county's rail network. The Department for Transport's 'Local Sustainable Transport Fund' was set up last year to "enable the delivery ... of sustainable transport solutions."
Liberal Democrats in the Royal Borough have launched a Petition to keep Windsor's St Mark's Road Fire Station open after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority came up with a plan to close Windsor's Fire Station. (3)
Mr Mayor, fellow Councillors, Ladies & Gentlemen.