Local news 2001
MP Challenges Minister in House Of Commons
Over Council Funding Rules
4th December 2001
MP Challenges Minister
In House Of Commons Over Council Funding Rules
Northavon MP Steve Webb this afternoon...
Local MP Publishes Major Paper On Funding The
NHS
3rd December 2001
Local MP Publishes
Major Paper On Funding The NHS Northavon MP Steve
Webb has today made an important contribution
to...
MP Backs Energy Conservation Bill
30th November 2001
MP Backs Energy
Conservation Bill Northavon MP Steve Webb today made
a rare Friday return to Westminster to be...
MP Speaks Out At Westminster For Local
Families In Housing Need
30th November 2001
MP Speaks Out At
Westminster For Local Families In Housing Need
Northavon MP Steve Webb this week pressed the...
MP Welcomes Inquiry Into South Glos. Home
Care
21st November 2001
MP Welcomes Inquiry
Into South Glos. Home Care Northavon MP has welcomed
the news that an external inquiry is to be l...
MP Welcomes Government Concessions Over Care
Home Regulations
13th November 2001
MP Welcomes Government
Concessions Over Care Home Regulations Northavon MP
Steve Webb has welcomed Government...
MP To Challenge Ministers Over Local Care
Home Crisis
5th November 2001
MP To Challenge
Ministers Over Local Care Home Crisis Northavon MP
Steve Webb has secured a House of Commons debate ne...
MP Condemns Further Uncertainty Over MS
Drug
31st October 2001
MP Condemns Further
Uncertainty Over MS Drug Northavon MP Steve Webb has
condemned the further uncertainty to be...
"Government Lets Down Local
Farmers" Says MP
31st October 2001
"Government Lets
Down Local Farmers" Says MP Northavon MP Steve
Webb has condemned today’s decision by the
Government...
MP Pays Tribute To PC Stephen
Jones
30th October 2001
MP Pays Tribute To PC
Stephen Jones Northavon MP Steve Webb has today paid
tribute to the late PC Stephen Jones who wa...
Lib Dems Take Local Charity Fight To
Europe
21st October 2001
Lib Dems Take Local
Charity Fight To Europe Northavon MP Steve Webb has
joined forces with Lib Dem Euro MP Graham...
MPs Join Forces To Tackle Third World
Debt
16th October 2001
MPs Join Forces To
Tackle Third World Debt Local MP Steve Webb has
challenged Agriculture Minister Nick Brown in the
H...
MP Challenges Minister Over Threatened Cuts
In Disability Benefits
15th October 2001
MP Challenges Minister
Over Threatened Cuts In Disability Benefits As
Parliament resumed today (Monday) on the first
d...
MP Tackles Bus Company Over Services From
Yate
11th October 2001
MP Tackles Bus Company
Over Services From Yate Northavon MP Steve Webb has
written to bus company First Badgerline ove...
MP Welcomes Extra Cash To Reduce
"Bed-Blocking"
9th October 2001
MP Welcomes Extra Cash
To Reduce "Bed-Blocking" Northavon MP Steve
Webb has welcomed the announcement today of extra
ca...
Local MP Calls For Strict Limits On Military
Action
9th October 2001
Local MP Calls For
Strict Limits On Military Action Northavon MP Steve
Webb has expressed grave concern at
suggestions...
Lib Dem Shadow Foreign Secretary To Speak In
Northavon
4th October 2001
Lib Dem Shadow Foreign
Secretary To Speak In Northavon The guest of honour
at this year’s Northavon Liberal Democrat
co...
Help With Nursing Costs Is
"Inadequate" Says MP
2nd October 2001
Help With Nursing Costs
Is "Inadequate" Says MP Northavon MP Steve
Webb has condemned as “inadequate” new
rules which m...
MP Tells Party Conference About Threat To
Local Care Homes
27th September 2001
MP Tells Party
Conference About Threat To Local Care Homes
Addressing the Liberal Democrat party conference
at...
Further Delays In Sorting Out Thornbury Power
Problems
18th September 2001
Further Delays In
Sorting Out Thornbury Power Problems Northavon MP
Steve Webb has been told by power company GPU th...
MP Backs Local Bid For Lifting Of Ban On
Christian Radio Stations
17th September 2001
MP Backs Local Bid
For Lifting Of Ban On Christian Radio Stations
Northavon MP Steve Webb has this weekend spoken ou...
MP To Take Action Over Threat To Care
Homes
13th September 2001
MP To Take Action
Over Threat To Care Homes Northavon MP Steve Webb is
to seek an early House of Commons debate...
MP Backs "Paul's Place" Bid For
New Facilities For Disabled People
12th September 2001
MP Backs
"Paul's Place" Bid For New Facilities
For Disabled People Northavon MP Steve Webb has given
his backing to...
MP Welcomes Recall Of Parliament
12th September 2001
MP Welcomes Recall Of
Parliament Northavon MP Steve Webb has welcomed the
decision to recall Parliament following th...
MP Urges Parents Not To Miss School
Admissions Deadline
11th September 2001
MP Urges Parents Not
To Miss School Admissions Deadline Northavon MP Steve
Webb has issued an urgent plea to...
MP Thanks Community Transport
Workers
6th September 2001
MP Thanks Community
Transport Workers Northavon MP Steve Webb last night
spoke at the second Annual General Meeting o...
MP Condemns Threat To Funding Of MS
Drug
8th August 2001
MP Condemns Threat To
Funding Of MS Drug Northavon MP Steve Webb has
condemned the recommendation by the National...
MP Backs Local Residents Over Mast
Fears
24th July 2001
MP Backs Local Residents
Over Mast Fears Northavon MP Steve Webb has given his
backing to local residents concerned...
Prime Minister Backs Local MP's Call For
Action Over "Bed-Blocking"
5th July 2001
Prime Minister Backs Local
MP's Call For Action Over
"Bed-Blocking" The Prime Minister has
described the problem of...
MP To Step Up Campaign Over Bradley Stoke
Secondary School
5th July 2001
MP To Step Up Campaign Over
Bradley Stoke Secondary School Following his
Westminster debate on the subject, Northavon MP
S...
Baroness Emma Nicholson Delivers Second
Heather Larkins Memorial Lecture
3rd July 2001
Baroness Emma Nicholson
Delivers Second Heather Larkins Memorial Lecture at
Chipping Sodbury Former Conservative MP,...
MP To Speak Out In Parliament Over Bradley
Stoke Schooling
29th June 2001
MP To Speak Out In
Parliament Over Bradley Stoke Schooling Northavon MP
Steve Webb has succeeded in securing a short...
MP Challenges New Rural Affairs Minister Over
Plight of Local Businesses
28th June 2001
MP Challenges New Rural
Affairs Minister Over Plight of Local Businesses
Northavon MP Steve Webb has today spoken out
in...
MP Welcomes Lifeline for Special Needs
Playscheme
21st June 2001
MP Welcomes Lifeline for
Special Needs Playscheme Northavon MP Steve Webb has
warmly welcomed the news of a reprieve for...
Local MP Gets Senior Shadow Cabinet
Role
12 June 2001
Local MP Gets Senior Shadow
Cabinet Role Northavon MP Steve Webb been given a
senior role in the new Liberal Democrat...
MP Keeps up Pressure over Foot and
Mouth
9th April 2001
MP Keeps up Pressure over
Foot and Mouth Local MP Steve Webb has challenged
Agriculture Minister Nick Brown in the House...
South Gloucestershire "not rural
enough"
5th April 2001
South Gloucestershire -
"not rural enough" Northavon MP Steve Webb
has protested to the Government over rules which
mean...
Foot & Mouth - Role for Army
4th April 2001
Foot & Mouth - Role
for Army Following discussions with local farmers
affected by Foot and Mouth Disease, Northavon MP
St...
MP visits theatre school
2nd April 2001
MP visits theatre school
Northavon MP Steve Webb has taken up an invitation to
meet the next generation of performing art...
Victory for Airbus
1st April 2001
Victory for Airbus
Northavon MP Steve Webb, who represents many of those
working for Bae Airbus at Filton, has warmly wel...
Foot & Mouth - Abattoirs
26th March 2001
Foot & Mouth -
Abattoirs Northavon MP Steve Webb has called for
urgent Government action to investigate reports from
loc...
General Election timing
25th March 2001
General Election timing
As speculation mounts about a possible announcement,
Northavon MP Steve Webb has told local...
MP Tables 1000th Question
20th March 2001
MP Tables 1000th Question
Northavon MP Steve Webb has this week tabled his one
thousandth parliamentary question to...
NHS Survey Results
17th March 2001
NHS Survey Results South
Gloucestershire residents have given a big vote of
confidence in the doctors, nurses and other...
Foot & Mouth - Compensation
15th March 2001
Foot & Mouth -
Compensation Northavon MP Steve Webb has launched a
bold plan to help save dozens of local businesses thr...
Foot & Mouth - Lambing
Problems
7th March 2001
Foot & Mouth - Lambing
problems Northavon MP Steve Webb is calling on the
Ministry of Agriculture to show some...
Oldbury Post Office Update
26th February 2001
Oldbury PO Update
Efforts by local MP Steve Webb to preserve Post
Office services in Oldbury-on-Severn are...
Floods at Marsh Common
20th February 2001
Floods at Marsh Common
Northavon MP Steve Webb has challenged Wessex Water
to “start taking seriously” the...
Good news on Acton Turville PO
14th February 2001
Good news on Acton
Turville Post Office Northavon MP Steve Webb has
welcomed the news that Acton Turville Post...
Succes in campaign for voluntary
groups
8th February 2001
Success in campaign for
voluntary groups Northavon MP Steve Webb has welcomed
a Government climbdown over charges for...
MP calls for tighter rules on beef
labelling
5th February 2001
Beef Labeling Northavon
MP Steve Webb has used a Parliamentary Question to
raise the concerns of local farmers over mi...
Help for Dairy Crest workers
5th February 2001
Help for Dairy Crest
workers Following a constructive meeting today with
Dairy Crest managers at Thornbury, Northavon...
Unfair Council Funding
1st February 2001
No sign of end to
unfair council funding There is little sign of an end
to the unfair funding rules which put South Gl...
Rise in Violent Crime
1st Feburary 2001
Rise in Violent Crime
Northavon MP Steve Webb has challenged Home Office
ministers in the House of Commons following t...
Diary Crest Closure
31st January 2001
Diary Crest Closure
Northavon MP Steve Webb is seeking a meeting with
Dairy Crest management following the...
DNA Bill Makes Progress
31st January, 2001
DNA Bill Makes
Progress The Criminal Justice and Policing Bill,
which contains measures to allow DNA samples to be
re...
Community Transport campaign gathers
steam
29th January, 2001
Community Transport
Campaign gathers Momentum The campaign to save South
Gloucestershire’s threatened Community...
Results of survey on Frenchay/Southmead
26th January 2001
“SERIOUS
RESERVATIONS” ABOUT HOSPITAL MERGER PLANS
Northavon MP Steve Webb has today (Friday 26th)
unveiled the...
Fight launched for Community
Transport
24th January 2001
FIGHT LAUNCHED FOR
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT Northavon MP Steve Webb has today
launched a petition campaign to save South Gl...
Action promised over power cuts
22nd January 2001
ACTION PROMISED OVER
POWER CUTS GPU Power have promised a programme of
maintenance works designed to improve the...
MP hails victory in DNA campaign
19th January 2001
MP HAILS VICTORY IN DNA
CAMPAIGN Northavon MP Steve Webb has warmly welcomed
the news that the Government is to bring...
MP condemns pre-school "funding
lottery"
15th January 2001
MP CONDEMNS FUNDING
“LOTTERY” FOR PRE-SCHOOLS Northavon MP
Steve Webb has obtained figures from the Government
which...
MP launches youth survey
3RD January 2001
YOUTH SURVEY LAUNCHED
Northavon MP Steve Webb has launched a bid to strike
up a dialogue with young people in his...
MP opposes "tax" on
volunteers
29TH December 2000
MP OPPOSES CHARGES FOR
VOLUNTEERS Northavon MP Steve Webb has given his
backing to local Scouts and Guides groups who...
Funding refusal for Marshfield
pre-school
21st December 2000
REACTION TO PRE-SCHOOL
FUNDING REFUSAL Northavon MP Steve Webb has said that
he was “dismayed” to learn from the Dep...
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