Only days after launching a national Love Libraries campaign, the Government demonstrated it had very much fallen out of love with libraries. In its new cultural participation target, the Government consigned the invaluable cultural role of libraries to the dustbin by recognising buying books but not borrowing them from public libraries.
The final scale of Labour's NHS cuts, this year, is starting to become clear. Across the country over 20,000 jobs are being lost, including doctors, nurses, midwives and radiographers.
A broad coalition of organisations have today welcomed local MP Paul Holmes's support in Parliament for a Bill to reduce carbon emissions from offices.
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield has today slammed the performance of the Security Industry Authority (SIA), which has failed to process applications for a licence from Chesterfield security staff for months more than their target. Mr Holmes said:
Following this morning's meeting with Minister, Anne McQuire, Chesterfield Liberal Democrat MP Paul Holmes welcomed the consultation period now being offered to all Remploy employees, following the publication yesterday of the Price Waterhouse Coopers review of the Remploy factories.
The week from Monday 10th to Saturday July 16th was another typical varied working week in and out of Parliament - for this MP at least!