Category Archives: Lewisham’s Politicians

More on local budget cuts

Posted on 21 December, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Steve Bullock in the e-newsletter he sends out tells us just what the scale of the cuts are in Lewisham: The Council had been planning to have to reduce its budget by £60 million over the next three years. Following … Continue reading →

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Heidi asks about money for elderly care

Posted on 26 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East, Labour) In October, the Secretary of State told the House that it was outrageous for me to suggest that the money announced in the comprehensive spending review for elderly care would be wiped out by overall … Continue reading →

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Joan asks about EMA

Posted on 25 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford, Labour) The Secretary of State has spoken a great deal about the poorest, but he appears not to understand that no matter how much money is in the schools budget, it is the money in the … Continue reading →

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Heidi wonders why no NI holiday for Lewisham

Posted on 24 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Heidi Alexander made a speech questioning why the government were proposing a National Insurance holiday for business outside London, but were not making the same provision available for London businesses. She points out that 38% of Lewisham’s population work in … Continue reading →

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Sir Steve makes the case for where responsibility lies

Posted on 23 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Steve Bullock has written a piece setting out how he has approached the cuts package agreed by Mayor and Cabinet last week: It has been clear for most of the year that there would be significant reductions in public spending … Continue reading →

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Ken and Carl

Posted on 21 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Political Scrapbook notices that Ken supported Carl recently.

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Heidi asks about the merits of paying landlords directly

Posted on 20 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the merits of direct payment of housing benefit to private landlords. Steve Webb (Minister of State (Pensions), Work and … Continue reading →

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Heidi asks “how much for decent homes in Lewisham?”

Posted on 20 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of the planned funding for decent homes announced in the comprehensive spending review will be made available to the Lewisham arms length … Continue reading →

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Heidi speaks about immigration

Posted on 20 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

I am very pleased to participate in this debate. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend Mr Field for proposing it and to Nicholas Soames, who cannot be here today. I do not necessarily share all their views on … Continue reading →

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Jim is outraged by the NHS Appointments Commission

Posted on 15 November, 2010 by Andrew Brown

Jim Dowd: May I point out a mistake on the Order Paper which is entirely of my making? I tabled the title that appears on the Order Paper for the debate, but I have not been keeping up with developments. … Continue reading →

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