HIGHLIGHTS - Backing call for tougher sentences for killer drivers
TOUGHER SENTENCES FOR KILLER DRIVERS - I have given my support to a new campaign to introduce tougher penalties for dangerous drivers who kill. The website www.StopDangerousDrivers.com was launched last week with the backing of victims’ families, charities and cross party support in Parliament... Read more
FUEL DUTY - Once again I have raised the issue of the planned increase in fuel duty in the House of Commons. During a debate this week I again highlighted that the Treasury's planned 3p fuel duty rise in January will cost motorists an extra £60 a year.
BEER PRICES - During a debate in the House of Commons I was able to highlight the issue of rthe cost of beer, as part of a debate on the cost of living. I recently attended the Campaign for Real Ale’s Harlow beer festival, which was supported by small independent breweries. I believe that the big breweries have a role to play in the cost of beer generally and that we need evidence to understand whether they are partly responsible for keeping beer prices high.
SMALLER SHOPS IN HARLOW - I was sent a fact sheet,by the Association of Smaller Shopkeepers giving some useful facts about smaller shops in Harlow.. To read the fact sheet, click here
ROBERT HALFON’S DIARY
Met with James Smith at Harlow Enterprise Centre office
Attended Grandparents' Association event at the House of Commons
Welcomed Nigel Hall and Ben, Winnie and Michael Kibirango for a tour of the House of Commons
Met with representatives from three Harlow-based businesses with a shared vision on personal development
Held a constituents' surgery at the Citizens Advice Bureau, Harlow
Met with Harlow Council chief executive Malcolm Morley
Met with members of Epping Forest Youth Council and Harlow Youth Council at the Civic Centre, Harlow
Met with Harlow TUC secretary David Forman
Campaigning at Coppice Hatch stall with Clive Souter
Met with Barn Mead residents, Harlow
Robert Halfon's latest media releases
Harlow MP Robert Halfon backs campaign to give killer drivers tougher sentences:
A new campaign to introduce tougher penalties for dangerous drivers who kill has been given support by Harlow MP Robert Halfon... Read more
Robert Halfon's latest media coverage
THE SUN WEBSITE - Handout plea over fuel duty: Fuel duty could be frozen if ministers axed handouts for rich pensioners and cut benefit fraud, an MP has claimed... Read more
HARLOW STAR (1-11-12 edition, p8) – MP hails ‘fantastic’ turnout for biggest-ever jobs fair: More than 1,500 jobseekers flocked to Harlow Leisurezone for free career advice at the town’s biggest-ever recruitment event…
HARLOW STAR WEBSITE - Hundreds of jobseekers attend Harlow's biggest-ever recruitment fair: More than 1,500 jobseekers flocked to Harlow Leisurezone for free career advice at the town’s biggest-ever recruitment event... Read more
TELEGRAPH WEBSITE - George Osborne's 3p rise in duty 'will squeeze households for years': George Osborne's planned 3p increase in petrol duty will strain household finances for another three years and cause more pain than it raises in tax, campaigners warned today... Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment