Factory Closure Challenge To Blair
During Prime Minister's Questions today in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield asked Tony Blair:
30 Jan 2007
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NHS charging outdated and unfair - Lamb
Commenting on a statement by the Association of Directors of Public Health that NHS patients should contribute towards the cost of some routine operations, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said:
29 Jan 2007
Call to reform NHS charge system
Most NHS prescription charges in England should be scrapped and applied to "ineffective treatments" instead, NHS public health chiefs say. The Association of Directors of Public Health said rising demands on the NHS will lead to more rationing.
29 Jan 2007
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More problems to come at the Home Office
John Reid expects to find more problems at the Home Office and has said reforming the department would take two and a half years. He has compared it to peeling back the wall paper to find more problems. This comes after it emerged that the Home Office has failed to block the passports of convicted drug traffickers and Reid was forced to remind judges of the sentencing guidelines because prisons are, says Tony Blair, 'full to bursting point'.
29 Jan 2007
NORMAN BAKER CALLS FOR NHS DIRECTORY
Local MP Norman Baker today called for the NHS to publish a public directory for Sussex which clarifies the relationship between many bodies which currently make up the National Health Service, and provides easy to find names, addresses and phone numbers.
29 Jan 2007
Lib Dems choose local man Mike Evemy for North Wiltshire
Liberal Democrat members in North Wiltshire have chosen Mike Evemy to be their candidate at the next general election.
29 Jan 2007