In an answer to a parliamentary question tabled by local MP Tim Farron, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jane Kennedy MP has stated that "HMRC considers the impact of its plans on customers, staff, business efficiency, diversity and the local community before making decisions."
The Lib Dem Manifesto Group is organising a special one-day conference to give party members an opportunity to contribute to the development of the party's next general election manifesto at the London School of Economics, 12 January 2008 (10.00-18.00).
Liberal Democrats on Essex County Council today urged support for a campaign to encourage people to cut food waste and reduce the tonnes of food thrown away each year by Essex's residents.
LIBERAL Democrats in Devizes are backing a campaign to encourage people to cut food waste after learning that 10,800 tonnes of food are thrown away each year by local residents.
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is appearing before MPs this afternoon, over claims she tried to conceal the fact that 5,000 illegal immigrants wrongly cleared to work in security posts. Leaked emails showed that Ms Smith was told about the latest immigration fiasco as long ago as July. Instead of informing MPs or the public about the potential security risk caused by her department, she chose to keep the situation quiet, apparently planning to admit the embarrassing events only after an internal inquiry.
Commenting on David Cameron's proposal that any council wanting to raise council tax above a level determined by ministers in London should call a local referendum before they do so, Liberal Democrat leadership contender Chris Huhne said, "Half-baked half-measures fail either to make council tax fairer, or give power to local communities. We need to axe the council tax entirely, and replace it with a local income tax based on ability to pay. And we need fair votes for councils so that local people can boot out bad councils more easily.