Weekly newsletter - Police and Crime Commissioner election candidate visits Harlow

HIGHLIGHTS - Police and Crime Commissioner election candidate visits Harlow

Visit by Conservative Essex Police and Crime Commissioner candidate: On Thursday I was delighted to welcome Nick Alston, the Conservative candidate for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex elections in November to a dinner in Old Harlow. You can read more about his visit here
High cost of fuel: On Thursday I led a debate on the high cost of petrol and diesel,. You can see a video here

The cost of UK living: On Friday I gave an interview to BBC Newsnight from the Harlow Foodbank about the problems being caused by the high costs of living in the UK, including petrol and diesel prices… You can see the video here

ROBERT HALFON’S DIARY

Welcomed Sedef Akademir for work experience

Went to Barclays Bank in Harlow town centre for a cheque presentation to Harlow Foodbank

Welcomed members of the Scarlet Foundation from St Clare Hospice for a tour of the House of Commons

Welcomed Mr and Mrs Keen, from Old Harlow, for tour of House of Commons

Welcomed a party from St Albans School for a tour of the House of Commons

Gill Price and Harlow paralympian Anne Wafula-Strike (pictured below) to discuss the Global Poverty Project fighting poverty

Attended Super Club meeting in Old Harlow with Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex candidate Nick Alston

Visited Harlow Gymnastics Club

Artisans Day at Roydon Village Hall, an event aimed at giving local groups and tradespeople the opportunity to promote themselves.

Robert Halfon's latest media releases

Harlow MP Robert Halfon welcomes Conservative Essex Police and Crime Commissioner candidate to Harlow: Nick Alston, the Conservative candidate for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex elections in November, was welcomed by Harlow MP Robert Halfon when he was the guest at a dinner in Old Harlow last night (Thursday)... Read more 

MP prepares for parliamentary debate over petrol prices: Campaigning Harlow MP Robert Halfon will be leading a debate on petrol prices and the UK oil market in the House of Commons on Thursday... Read more 

Prime Minister joins Harlow MP in praising Harlow College – the number one college in the country: Prime Minister David Cameron has added his congratulations to the efforts of students and staff at Harlow College after it was labelled the number one college in the country, according to Government data… Read more

Robert Halfon's latest media coverage

THE TELEGRAPH WEBSITE - Drivers 'pay too much for petrol because of rigged oil price', says whistleblower: Drivers are paying too much for their petrol because the oil market is being rigged by traders, the House of Commons will hear today... Read more

THE PRESS ASSOCIATION: Speculators 'fixing oil price': Hedge fund managers and speculators are fixing the price of oil, a Tory MP has claimed, as he called on the Government to regulate the market... Read more

ROUNDABOUT HARLOW WEBSITE - Prime Minister joins Harlow MP in praising Harlow College - the number one college in the country: Prime Minister David Cameron has added his congratulations to the efforts of students and staff at Harlow College after it was labelled the number one college in the country, according to Government data...Read more

HARLOW STAR WEBSITE - Cameron's pat on the back for town's college: Prime Minister David Cameron has congratulated staff and students at Harlow College after they achieved their best A-level results to date this summer... Read more

SCOTSMAN WEBSITE - Call for regulation as MP claims oil price being fixed: Hedge fund managers and speculators are fixing the price of oil, a Tory MP claimed today as he called on the Government to regulate the market... Read more

MAIL ONLINE: Watchdog to probe ‘oil price fix by City traders that drives up cost at the pumps’: The Government last night announced it will investigate the scandal of oil traders and City speculators allegedly rigging markets to drive up pump prices... Read more
CONSERVATIVE HOME WEBSITE - "Significant victory" for Robert Halfon MP as new Energy Minister John Hayes promises to investigate oil market practices: Robert Halfon held a debate on the oil industry in the House today, focusing on the harmful consequences of high petrol prices for many Britons, and especially those in rural areas... Read more

THIS IS MONEY WEBSITE - Investigate oil firms and jail offenders: MPs call for probe into profiteering pump-price rip-offs: Hedge fund managers and speculators are fixing the price of oil, a Tory MP claimed today as he called on the Government to regulate the market and send offenders to prison... Read more

HARLOW STAR WEBSITE - Harlow MP on the warpath over 'rip-off' fuel prices: Oil companies are conspiring to "rip off" UK motorists by keeping fuel prices artificially high, Harlow MP Rob Halfon will claim in a Parliamentary debate today (Thursday)... Read more

HARLOW STAR (13-9-12 edition, p1) - Police probe bungalow blaze: Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire that has left a mother and her daughter homeless...

HARLOW STAR (13-9-12 edition, p3) - MP on the warpath over UK's 'rip-off' petrol prices: Oil companies have been conspiring to "rip off" motorists by keeping fuel prices artificially high, Harlow MP Robert Halfon will claim in a Parliamentary debate today (Thursday)...

HARLOW STAR (13-9-12 edition, p7) - Cameron's pat on the back for town's college: Prime Minister David Cameron has congratulated staff and students at Harlow College after they achieved their best A-level results to date this summer...

MAIL ONLINE WEBSITE - Damning evidence from City 'whistle-blower' kickstarts MPs' debate into profiteering pump-price rip-offs: The extent to which British motorists are being ripped off at the pumps by unscrupulous speculators manipulating oil and fuel prices is to be debated by MPs tomorrow following damning new evidence from a ‘whistleblower’ City trader... Read more

HARLOW COLLEGE WEBSITE - Prime Minister Champions Harlow College: David Cameron speaks of Harlow College's "world class results"... Read more

EVERYTHING HARLOW WEBSITE - Prime Minister and MP praise college: Prime Minister David Cameron has added his congratulations to the efforts of students and staff at Harlow College after it was labelled the number one college in the country, according to Government data... Read more

Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex election candidate visits Harlow

Nick Alston, the Conservative candidate for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex elections in November, was the guest at a dinner in Old Harlow last night (Thursday).

Mr Alston visited the constituency as part of his campaign ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on November 15.

More than 40 local residents and a number of Epping Forest and Harlow councillors attended the dinner.

The elections for Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex are incredibly important because for the first time residents in Harlow will have a say about their policing.

The Commissioner has the power to set the local police precept and will be able to encourage more police on our streets.

Nick Alston has an outstanding record in counter intelligence. He is a true Essex man and was even born in Harwich Police Station!

I know that if Nick becomes Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex that he would be tough on crime and anti-social behaviour and would do his best to get more police in and around our neighbourhoods.

Mr Alston, an ex-Navy officer, was born into a police family in Essex, his father retiring as Deputy Chief Constable of the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Constabulary in 1971.

Mr Alston attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, went to Cambridge University and then served as an officer in the Royal Navy, and later in public service working in national defence and security. He was appointed CBE in 1997.

Nick Alston said: "Residents expect the Police to protect Harlow's green spaces. It is an important local priority.

“If I am elected in November, that is exactly what will happen. My message is simple: We need policing which meets the needs of each and every local community and which keeps the concerns of the victims of crime at its core. I want a more prompt and professional police response - every time.

“There needs also to be a joint and greater focus on stamping out anti-social behaviour, which is not just a policing issue.

“My experience in national and international security will ensure the people of Essex and the Essex Police have an experienced and influential voice to represent them.

“With your help, I would be honoured to serve Harlow, as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex.”