news bulletin from aidan burley mp #16
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8/6/2019 News Bulletin from Aidan Burley MP #16
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Subject: NewsBulletinfromAidanBurleyMP#16
Date: Friday,3June201119:27:31UnitedKingdomTime
From: AidanBurleyMP
In this edition:
Aidan Burley MPs DiaryWebsite of the Week:Elite Property CareNational Forestry Panelwelcomes MPs invitationto visit Chase Forest
Photo news:Little Learners NurseryFundraising Friday raisesmoney for Dogs for theDisabledAidan helps out withCannock Market tombolaBurley welcomes growthand new jobs for CannockbusinessMP acts to boostEnterprise Zone bid
Photo news:Obama SpeechWeve already cut tax for1,990,000 in WestMidlandsAidan in the papers:Week in WestminsterHow to contactAidan Burley MP
Issue 16 Friday 3rd June 2011
Since the last edition, Aidan has:
Visited Cannock Market to help the traders with theirmonthly tombola which this month was raising money forThe Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Completed his May volunteer day, on the door at theAquarius Ballroom for the final weekend that it was open.
He collected peoples tickets and met all the regulars thathave attended the Aquarius for many years...in fact manyromances were started there!
Unveiled a plaque launching the Little Learners Nursery atSouth Staffs College in Cannock, along with Graham MorleyChief Executive and Principle of South Staffs College. Healso handed out goody bags to children at the nursery andeven put his hand to some new art work for the nursery (seephoto news below).
Attended the address to both Houses of Parliament byUnited States President Barack Obama in Westminster Hall.
Welcomed the Rt Hon Mark Francois MP, Vice Chamberlainof Her Majestys Household, Minister of the Privy Council toCannock Chase, where they visited Briggs Equipment LtdUK on Orbital Way to support a fundraising day for localcharity Dogs for the Disabled.
Visited the award winning Cannock business KeyPrecision Ltd recently to congratulate them on theircontinued growth which has been supported by NatWest.
Website of the Week:
www.elitepropertycare.co.ukThe website of local business Elite Property Care.
The property maintenance business is run by Philip Orme,who Aidan met recently in the House of Commons whenPhilip and his wife Liz attended an event for the Muscular
Dystrophy Campaign who they are both involved with.
National Forestry Panel welcomes MPs
invitation to visit Chase ForestChase MP Aidan Burley has confirmed that the Independent Panelon Forestry notified him in April that it is considering taking up hisoffer to visit Rugeley and Cannock as part of a national consultationon reforms to the Public Forest Estate.In a letter to Mr Burley the Rt Revd James Jones, who is chairingthe panel, thanked Aidan for inviting the fact-finders to visit CannockChase. Bishop Jones said that the invitation was "most welcome",and told the MP that the Panel is "keen to ensure that our workdraws on broad input". The Panel has released its list of "initial visits"and will confirm later whether the further visits will follow.
Aidan has also welcomed the support from the 'Save CannockChase' campaign, in the form of a submission to the Panel they willbe compiling over the coming months to express local people's viewsof the importance of the Chase.Aidan said: "I'm pleased to see that the forestry panel has begun itsimportant consultation work. I'm also very pleased that the Chair isconsidering coming to Cannock Chase, to visit our forest and tospeak to our people about how important it is to us."The importance of the Save Cannock Chase campaign joining myefforts is that it shows to the panel that this is not just the views ofthe local MP, but truly reflects grassroots feeling in the area andbeyond."
Photo news:Little Learners Nursery
Aidan Burley MP at the launch event for Little Learners Nurseryat South Staffs College in Cannock. He is pictured herealongside Chief Executive and Principle of South StaffsCollege Graham Morley, putting his hand to some new
art work for the nursery!
Fundraising Friday raises money forDogs for the Disabled
Aidan Burley MP and Rt Hon Mark Francois MP visitingBriggs Equipment UK Ltd in Orbital Way, Cannock as part of
their fundraising day to help raise funds for local charity,Dogs for the Disabled.
Aidan Burley MP and Mark Francois MP, Vice Chamberlain of HerMajestys Household, Minister of the Privy Council were delighted toattend and support Cannock-based Briggs Equipments fundraising
day on Friday 20th May to raise money for Dogs for the Disabled.Aidan and Mark brought up prizes from the House of Commons andhelped judge the winning charity competition entries, which all had adog theme, before driving a forklift truck and meeting with localworkers. Mark Francois visited Briggs equipment during the generalelection campaign, and promised to return if Aidan was elected. Thisvisit showed him keeping his promise to local people.Staff from the charity also attended the event bringing along two oftheir assistant dogs to encourage donations. Briggs raised over
500, which will support the training of assistance dogs.In addition, two of the companys directors became Dogsbodies forthe morning and swapped their daily activities to help out in differentdepartments including reception, marketing and the post room.Chris Meinecke, Chief Operating Officer of Briggs Equipment,commented: Dogs for the Disabled transforms the lives of so manydisabled people and fits in line with our core values of ethics,integrity and respect for the individual. We set a target for our firstday to raise at least 500 and we have already beaten that withmoney collected so far. Our goal is to raise thousands of pounds forthe Dogs for the Disabled in 2011 and our parent company,Sammons Enterprises inc., has pledged to match all the money weraise.Other activities held on Friday were a mufti day for staff to wearanything orange, a Bring & Buy Sale and a Big Dog Quiz.The Dogs for the Disabled charity trains assistance dogs for childrenand adults with physical disabilities and families who have childrenwith autism.
Aidan Burley MP and Rt Hon Mark Francois MP visitingBriggs Equipment UK Ltd in Orbital Way, Cannock as part
of their fundraising day to help raise funds for local charity,Dogs for the Disabled.
Aidan helps out withCannock Market tombola
Aidan is pictured with Cannock Market Traders Secretary MargaretLavender (wearing red) and a local resident who has benefited from
Guide Dogs for Blind Association support.
Chase MP Aidan Burley visited Cannock Market last week to helpthe traders with their monthly tombola which this month was raisingmoney for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association which providesguide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services to meet theneeds of blind and partially sighted people and aid theirindependence.This is the second time Aidan has visited the market. In Februarythis year Aidan met with local traders to discuss their work andhighlight the importance of markets to the local community.
Commenting after the visit Aidan said: It was a pleasure to re-jointhe traders on Cannock Market to help them with their tombola.Markets are a very important to the local community not justfinancially but also their role helping local charities. I was happy tohelp them sell tombola tickets and raise money for the Guide Dogsfor Blind Association which is a very worthy cause.Secretary of Cannock Market Traders Committee Margaret Lavenderadded: We are very fortunate to have our local MP take an interestand support our market, and it was a pleasure to see him again inspite of his busy schedule.
Burley welcomes growth andnew jobs for Cannock business
Aidan at growing business Key Precision Ltd.Pictured L-R: Andy Tuck (NatWest Business Manager),
MP Aidan Burley and Neil Dawson (Director Key Precision Ltd).
Aidan visited the award winning Cannock business Key PrecisionLtd recently to congratulate them on their continued growth whichhas been supported by NatWest.The successful Key Precision Ltd which was established in 2004 aremanufacturers of precision turned parts, inserts for plastic and sheetmetal fasteners, and are based on Phoenix Rd, Hawks Green,Cannock. The company which uses the very latest CNC (computernumerical control) machines undertake bespoke manufacture of partsfor a wide range of industries and recently won the Black Country
Supplier of the year award. The award recognised the high level ofservice and quality in the supply of components.As a result of the success, skills and reputation it has, the company- which employs 22 people - is now expanding into the aerospaceindustry with the support of NatWest. This move could generate anadditional two jobs.Aidan Burley MP visited Key Precision Ltd following discussions withlocal NatWest management about support for small and mediumsized enterprises in the area and said: "I was delighted to visit KeyPrecision and talk with the management about their success. It isvital that government supports businesses like this, which along with
other small and medium size businesses create much of thesustainable growth and jobs that will drive our economic recovery.These remain tough times for many businesses, but they haveshown that Cannock Chase is a great place to do business even ina difficult economic environment. Their success also highlights howimportant it is for businesses and banks to work closely and theimportant role they will both play in the economic recovery."Neil Dawson, Director Key Precision Ltd said: "This is an extremelyexciting time for our business and we're delighted that Aidan hastaken the time to come and see and talk to us about our plans.We've got a fantastic workforce and this will go a long way to helpus grow and achieve long term success for the business. We'remaximising the opportunities we have at the moment and areconfident we can continue grow further and hopefully provide morelocal jobs. We also very much appreciate the support NatWest has
provided in helping us to move the business forward. It's good toknow they're behind us and our plans."NatWest Development Manager Andy Tuck, who was at today'smeeting, said: "The team at Key Precision Ltd have incredibleexperience, skills, drive and expertise and our support reflects theiroutstanding commitment and professionalism. These are undoubtedlymore challenging economic times for the business community but weremain focussed on funding the investment to help businesses
throughout the local area to develop and grow."
Pictured L-R: Andy Tuck (NatWest Business Manager),Richard Jefferies (NatWest Business Director), Tony Dawson
(Key Precision Ltd), MP Aidan Burley, Emma Dawson(Key Precision Ltd), Neil Dawson (Director Key Precision Ltd)
and Adam Dawson (Key Precision Ltd).
MP acts to boost Enterprise Zone bidAidan has stepped up efforts to try and get an Enterprise Zonelocated in Cannock Chase.Aidan has already spoken with local businesses and has recentlybeen in contact with senior representatives from Birmingham CityCouncil, who are key players in the Birmingham and Solihull LocalEnterprise Partnership (LEP), which is helping write the bid for theZone, which will be submitted to the Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills. Members of Aidan's team have also attendedmeetings of the LEP to help shape the bid.Taking this one stage further, he is now seeking to organise ameeting between all the major players to discuss and drive forwardthe application.Under the proposals that are being developed there would be an"Enterprise Belt" of several Enterprise Zones across Staffordshire,one of which would incorporate Cannock Chase.Enterprise Zones were announced in the March Budget with plansto establish 21 across England that will seek to stimulate investment
through tax breaks, reduced planning restrictions and "superfast"broadband. The first 10 of these Zones will be located in the tenmajor cities with the remaining 11 Zones available for bidding byLocal Enterprise Partnerships.Commenting Aidan said: "It's important that the Cannock element ofthe 'Enterprise Belt' submission is as strong as possible. That way ifthe 'belt' idea is rejected, the Cannock element of it could still beconsidered on its own merits."I have long thought that Kingswood Lakeside on Orbital Way wouldmake an excellent Enterprise Zone location, and have offered my
assistance to Cannock Chase District Council to work with theirofficers to make the bid as strong as possible."
Photo news:Obama Speech
Aidan Burley MP at President Barack Obamas speech to bothHouses of Parliament in Westminster Hall.
Weve already cut tax for 1,990,000in West MidlandsNew figures show that the Government has cut income tax for1,990,000 people across the West Midlands, resulting in 71,000 ofthe lowest paid being taken out of tax altogether. Across the country,
22.6 million people have had an income tax cut worth 200 this year,and 830,000 have been taken out of tax altogether.The increase in the income tax personal allowance of 1,000,announced at the June 2010 Budget, came into effect last monthand means that basic rate taxpayers are 200 a year better off. Andnext year's personal allowance increase of 630, will benefit afurther 2,140,000 people in the West Midlands by 126 a year, andtake a further 25,000 people in the region out of tax.Commenting, Aidan said: "I welcome the fact that this year alone,thanks to Government action, almost two million people in the WestMidlands are paying 200 less income tax this year, and 71,000 ofthe lowest paid in this region have been taken out of tax altogether."We know that times are tough for families across the country, andso it is also important to lift people out of the income tax system andallow them to keep more of their hard-earned money."
Aidan in the papers:Week in Westminster
Chase PostThursday 26th May 2011
Last week I hosted my first ever'Westminster Hall debate' on thesubject of the cost of policing ofPremiership football matches.For those not familiar with the intricate workings of Parliament,Westminster Hall is a smaller separate debating chamber locatedinside the historic 11th century Westminster Hall. These debatescarry the same weight as any those in the main Chamber and
enables backbenches to scrutinise the government on topicsimportant to them and their constituents. A Government Minister hasto reply to the debate.I chose my topic because at present, Premiership football clubs onlypay for the policing costs inside and immediately outside theirgrounds. However, the police, and therefore the taxpayer, are stilllosing out to the tune of millions of pounds a year due to theconsequential costs of policing away from the grounds on a matchday. This includes the extra police we all see at the train stations,town centres, pubs and clubs and other public areas.I do not see how it is fair that taxpayers are footing this extra bill,which in the 2009/10 season was estimated at 722,232 for theWest Midlands alone. Nationwide, the shortfall is estimated to beover 25m, a sum easily affordable by Premiership Clubs who paytheir players up to 10 million a year in wages. Why should the taxpayer continue to subsidise this very wealthy industry?On Friday I welcomed Government Whip Rt. Hon. Mark Francois MPto Briggs International in Cannock as part of its 'Freaky Friday'charity day. His visit delivered on a promise made during theelection, namely to visit them again if I became their new MP. Thestaff were clearly impressed by a politician who kept his word andin the process we helped raise money for Dogs for the Disabled.
Mark even drove a forklift truck a new experience for the ViceChamberlain of HM Household!
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