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Latest press releases by Andrew Turner MPMP Thanks to everyone who has contributedAndrew Turner the Islands MP has handed in his submission and supporting evidence for his request for an investigation into the crossSolent ferry market to the Office of Fair Trading Over 8000 people have supported the campaign Many of them also submitted detailed evidence which has been used to strengthen the case for a full investigation Speaking today Mr Turner said Now we Ferry Submission to be handed over on Monday The Islands MP Andrew Turner has announced that his submission to the Office of Fair Trading OFT will be handed to them on Monday 21st July along with extensive evidence and comments received from the public businesses and other organisations It will not be possible for the final submission documents to be made public due to confidentiality issues but so much information has been received t Ferry Campaign Update Andrew Turner the Islands MP has released an update on the campaign for the crossSolent ferry market to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading OFT To date 8224 businesses and members of the public have supported the campaign either on line at wwwIslandMPcom or by writing into Mr Turners office at 24 The Mall Carisbrooke Road NewportMr Turner saidThere has been a grea MP in stitches over Morsbags The Islands MP Andrew Turner took to the sewing machine last week to help raise the profile of ecobag advocates Morsbags The organisation held an exhibition in Westminster promoting their Stitch in Time campaign Morsbags is a national umbrella organisation that promotes reducing plastic bag use by recycling secondhand material in order to make reusable bags Over 21000 Morsbags hav Could you spend 5billion better Andrew Turner the Islands MP is encouraging Islanders to respond to an online consultation on how the annual 5 billion cost of the prison and probation service could be better spent Mr Turner is a member of the crossparty Justice Select Committee which has launched the consultation as part of their detailed investigation into Justice Reinvestment This idea which is being trialled in s MP gets on his bike for lung health Andrew Turner the Islands MP got on an exercise bike to help promote the British Lung Foundations new awareness campaign for healthy lungsThe British Lung Foundation is urging people to protect their lungs and to keep them healthy by taking regular exercise Mr Turner helped to demonstrate how exercise like cycling or brisk walking allows the lungs to deliver oxygenrich blood to the workin Advice for Island families as the credit crunch bites The Islands MP Andrew Turner expressed concern as official Government figures were released showing that 188 orders for homes to be repossessed were issued through the Newport County Court last year Mr Turner fears that this number is likely to rise as people come to the end of fixed rate periods at the same time as there is a reduction in the availability of cheap loans and mortgages Mr Island MP calls Government to account on Post Office closures Following recent Post Office Closures on the Isle of Wight and widespread concern about the process The Islands MP Andrew Turner MP took the opportunity to raise the issue during a Commons debateFollowing the announcement that ten subpost office branches will close on the Island and a further fifty others in Hampshire the whole issue of consultation has been called into questionMr T Bus Pass Scheme grossly unfair to Islanders says MP The Islands MP Andrew Turner took the opportunity to raise again the issue of free public transport provision for Island pensioners with the Transport Minister Rosie Winterton MP during a debate on the Local Transport Bill last weekMr Turner saidThe Government have introduced a scheme where pensioners and disabled travellers in England can take advantage of free offpeak bus travel thro MP wants awards for fighting poverty to be won by the Island The Islands MP Andrew Turner is on the look out for any small grass roots charity or voluntary group whose objective is to tackle poverty on in the IslandMr Turner saidThe Centre for Social Justice is looking for organisations which tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty for their Social Justice awards I feel sure that there are some excellent groups here on the Island who could be i Promoted by G A Nichols on behalf of Andrew Turner, both of 58 The Mall,
Carisbrooke Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1BW |