7/29/2019 News Bulletin from Aidan Burley MP #71

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In this edition: 

 Aidan Burley MP’s Diary 400 people turn out for MPsCannock Chase Jobs Fayre  Aidan formally opens newTesco Superstore inRugeley Walsall – Rugeley ChaseLine electrification Photo news:National Citizen Service MP and MYP team up tourge young people to ‘make

their mark’  Aidan in the papers:Beecroft Road homessaved following petitionpresented to House of Commons by Chase MP  Aidan on Governmentsuccesses as PartyConference approaches  Aidan in the papers:‘No’ vote for shops plan onCannock car park site 

Photo news:British and Irish Lions inDowning Street How to contact Aidan Burley MP

 

Issue 71 – Friday 27th September 2013 

 Since the last edition, Aidan has: 

Held his fourth successful Jobs Fayre in Cannock Chase, as

part of his mission to support local people back into work. Over 

400 job seekers and 30 employers attended.

Formally opened the new Tesco Superstore in Rugeley.

Met with local Head Teacher of Gorsemoor Primary School,

Paul Bennett, to discuss the requirement for school places in

the Heath Hayes area.

Met with the National Citizenship Service participants who he

previously visited during their residential program, to see the

social action project they had undertaken in Chadsmoor . The

young people have repainted a local children’s play area.

Spoken at the Cannock Lions Club Charter Night.

 Attended a Best of Cannock networking event at Blue Ginger 

in Huntington, to discuss with local businesses issues they are

currently facing and their plans for the future.

Met with Richard Kirby, Chief Executive of Walsall Healthcare

NHS Trust, to discuss their potential future role in providing

services at Cannock Hospital.

 Attended the Trust Special Administrators (TSA) Public

Meeting at Lea Hall Club in Rugeley which discussed their 

proposals for Cannock and Stafford Hospitals. 

400 people turn out for MPsCannock Chase Jobs Fayre 

Aidan Burley MP with Nichola Smith and Stacey Oakes fromAllied Healthcare and Cllr Jodie Jones at the Cannock Chase

Jobs Fayre. More than 400 jobseekers flocked to the Cannock Chase Jobs Fayre

on 18th September which was hailed a massive success by AidanBurley MP. Over 30 local firms and organisations were at the event includingBarclays Bank and Allied Healthcare. Some people who attendedwere offered a job there and then in order for them to start workstraight away.

 Commenting Aidan said: "It was a great success. We had over 400 local jobseekers. "People have literally gone straight into work as a result of the jobsfair. "It's the fourth one I've organised in three years. "I meet lots of local people struggling to get into work. They want towork locally and this gives them the opportunity to do that."  

 Aidan has confirmed that he will be organising another jobs fayre inthe near future to get more local people into employment. Nicky Smith from Cannock-based homecare provider AlliedHealthcare was at the event held in the Premier Suite at Bar Sport inCannock town centre. The recruitment officer for the firm said: "There was a really good turnout and we were impressed by the candidates coming through thedoors. "We are continuously taking on people. We were looking to take oncommunity care workers. We had about 20 people interested in

working for us."  

Aidan Burley MP at the Cannock Chase Jobs Fayre. 

Aidan formally opens new Tesco

 Superstore in Rugeley 

Aidan cutting the ribbon to open the new Tesco Superstore inRugeley.

 The new Rugeley Tesco Superstore has celebrated its launch with adouble charity donation, to Rugeley PHAB and the Rugeley Open

Spaces Association. Margaret Bullock with users from the Rugeley PHAB group, andMartin de Ridder, and Gary Grant from the Rugeley Open Spaces

 Association, were joined by the Chairman of Cannock Chase Council,Doris Grice, and Aidan Burley MP, as guests of honour and cut aribbon to declare the new store officially open before enjoyingchampagne and cake with customers to celebrate the launch. 

 As part of the celebrations, Tesco shoppers were also given thechance to win a share of £1,000 in gift cards to spend in the newstore, from the Tesco Cash Cube! 

Celebrations are set to continue on Saturday, when Moshi Monsters,Poppet and Katsuma, will be in store to meet and greet youngshoppers, along with complimentary children’s face painting from11am.

Store manager, Ruth Brown said: “We have really enjoyed our storelaunch celebrations and I would like to thank all of our guests and customers for joining us. We are delighted to support Rugeley PHABand the Rugeley Open Spaces Association each with a £500 donationas they both carry out such invaluable work in the Rugeley community.”  For over 40 years, Rugeley PHAB has been organising outings andregular activities for disabled and able bodied people, whilst providingrespite for carers and family members. The Rugeley Open Spaces

 Association provides and manages a space used by the communityfor leisure and recreational activities.

 Aidan Burley MP said: "I was delighted to be asked to attend theopening of this impressive new Tesco store in Rugeley creating 300 

 jobs, over a 100 of which have gone to local residents who were out of work. I especially welcome the financial commitment by Tesco tosupport and enhance the local area with improvements to local busservices and cycle paths and also their plans to clean up the canal towpath next to the store." 

 Ruth added “It has been brilliant to meet our new customers and hear their feedback on the store and the services and ranges.” 

 

Aidan cuts the cake marking the opening of the new TescoSuperstore in Rugeley.

 

Walsall – Rugeley Chase Lineelectrification 

Aidan with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin MP duringhis recent visit to Cannock Chase.

  Aidan is pleased to announce a programme of public 'drop in'sessions arranged by Network Rail, to inform the public and localbusinesses of the imminent start of works on the £30 million ChaseLine Electrification Scheme, between Walsall and Rugeley TrentValley. 

 Aidan was instrumental in securing the funding for this scheme after securing an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons on 14June 2012, when he personally and directly argued the business caseto the then Rail Minister, Theresa Villiers MP. A copy of Aidan'sspeech in Hansard can be read here.

 Responding to Mr Burley in the House of Commons, the Rail Minister then said "I pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend, who has thisevening put the case for that improvement to the House with passion,clarity and detail."  Following the debate Aidan immediately secured a private meetingwith the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, and further put the business case to him for the £30 million of funding required,which the Treasury would need to give to the Department of Transportto fund the scheme. Commenting today, Aidan said: "I am delighted that after twenty years

of inaction and dithering from Cannock Chase District Council and theformer Labour MP, who never held an Adjournment debate in order to

 put the case for electrification of our Chase line in eighteen years, in just two years I managed to secure funding for this scheme from theGovernment. Local efforts from our Council, whatever they were, did not achieve electrification and went unheeded for nearly two decades.That is why I am proud to have taken practical steps to turn thisdream into a reality. Electrifying the Chase line will transform journeysfor my constituents who catch the train to work or visit Birmingham for leisure. I welcome Network Rail's 'drop in' sessions and encourage all my constituents to attend."  The drop-in publicity events open to all local people will be held onand at the following venues: 

Wednesday 2nd October Cannock, Civic Centre - 10:30am to 7:00pm 

Thursday 3rd October Rugeley Leisure Centre, 10:30am to 7:00pm 

 A third session will be held at Walsall Civic Centre, on Friday 4th

October, 10:30am to 7:00pm. 

Photo news:

National Citizen Service 

Aidan with National Citizenship Service participants, seeing their social action project in Chadsmoor where they repainted a local

children’s play area. 

MP and MYP team up to urge young people to ‘make their mark’ 

 Aidan Burley and Local Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) MeganCollins (Lichfield and CannockChase) have joined forces to urgelocal young people to vote in this

year's UK Youth Parliament's annual 'Make your Mark' ballot. The 5 topics with the most votes from the shortlist of 15 will then bedebated by elected MYPs at a special sitting at House of Commons

chamber on the 15th November, chaired by The Rt Hon John BercowMP, Speaker of the House of Commons. At the end of this sitting theMYPs will then vote to decide the most important issue to campaignon for the year ahead. Last year over 253,000 votes were cast. UKYP is again working in partnership with Parliament Week and BBC3's Free Speech programme to promote the topics to schools and thepublic.

  All young people in Cannock Chase aged 11-18 can take part andhave their say by voting online at mym.mi-vote.com. All votes must

be submitted by 11th October 2013. Commenting Aidan said:"I am very pleased to join with Megan to help

 promote this year's 'Make your Mark' ballot. The Youth Parliament  plays a key role engaging and empowering young people to have asay in the key challenges facing our country, and this ballot is a great way for all young people here in Cannock Chase to get directly involved and help decide what issues are debated by Megan and theother MYPs in the House of Commons."  Megan added: "I am honoured to be able to provide an opportunity for young people to have their say; it is necessary for Youth Parliament toempower every young person and I am determined to put forward asmany young person's perspectives as possible."  

Aidan in the papers:

Beecroft Road homes saved followingpetition presented to House of Commons

by Chase MP Sarah Giles, Connect Cannock

Monday 16th September 2013 Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burleypresented a petition to the Houseof Commons on the 11th of September against CannockChase District Council plans to redevelop the Beecroft Road sitewhich could have seen numerous homes affected. You can view the video here.

 The Council later scrapped the decision to go ahead with the plans.The decision by Cannock Chase District Council to call off thedevelopment came on the same day that Aidan presented a petition toParliament signed by nearly 3,000 local residents which called on theCouncil to listen to the people and halt the plans which potentiallyincluded Compulsory Purchase Orders and demolition of local familyhomes. Local residents had already reported to Aidan that their house priceswere being affected by the uncertainty surrounding the site, and manyfelt they were left unfairly in limbo and could not make plans for the

future, without knowing what would be happening to their homes. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday Aidan said: “Thepetition, along with a petition on similar terms, has been signed bymore than 2,600 of my constituents and the constituents of neighbouring colleagues—a number that is far higher than the mere963 respondents to the council’s narrow consultation. I pay tribute to

 Allport Action Alliance and, in particular, to Helen and Robert Blaikiefor all their hard work in collecting signatures and standing up againstthese horrendous plans, which would see their family homesdemolished for this vanity project of the council” 

Aidan on Government successes as Party

Conference approaches Chase MP Aidan Burley has highlighted Government achievements inCannock Chase and the West Midlands region with ConservativeParty Conference just a few days away. Since the General Election, in Cannock Chase the number of JSAclaimants has fallen from 2,769 in April 2010 to 1,800 in August 2013

 – a drop of 1.6%. Youth unemployment in Cannock Chase whichstood at over 10% in April 2010 has fallen sharply and now stands at6.2%. 

 As a result of this Conservative led Government's personal taxallowance changes, in April 2013, 34,364 people in Cannock Chasereceived an income tax cut with 1,718 local people being taken out of tax altogether. In the West Midlands region as a whole, figures show that 37,000more people are in work since the General Election. 1.98 millionpeople in the West Midlands have also seen their personal income taxcut due the raising of the personal allowance. In addition, 158,000people have started apprenticeships in the region since May 2010.

Commenting Aidan said: “We are starting to see better times inCannock Chase and Staffordshire after some difficult years. “We know that there is still work to be done, but we are on the right 

 path now. Growth is up and unemployment is down with privatesectors jobs and apprenticeships starting in record numbers. “Another Labour government would just offer higher taxes, further 

borrowing and an Energy policy which will cost hardworking peoplemore. “The Prime Minister will be highlighting this at the Conservative Party 

Conference in Manchester next week.”  

Aidan in the papers:

‘No’ vote for shops plan on

Cannock car park site Express & Star 

Friday 13th September 2013 

Controversial multi-millionpound plans to transforma car park into a shoppingcomplex could be put onhold after more than 50 per cent of surveyed residents said they didnot want it. Beecroft Road car park in Cannock has been earmarked for development by Cannock Chase Council. Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and Next were initially mooted aspossible shops which could move into the complex, before market

tests found the big names were unlikely to be attracted to the town inthe current economic climate. The land is now being lined up for mixed use, including restaurantsand cafés. If plans went ahead, compulsory purchase orders could bemade to acquire land in Allport Road – meaning people’s homes couldbe demolished. 

 A majority of Cannock Chase residents have opposed the plans,according to results from a public consultation, with 58.4 per cent of respondents saying they did not want the scheme. This compared to 31.3 per cent who favoured the plans.

 Council leader George Adamson says he will recommend theauthority no longer pursues the development at this time. “The council will take on board the results of this consultation and Iwill be recommending to cabinet that we respect the views of thosewho responded and will, therefore, not actively pursue thedevelopment of this site at this time,” he said. The consultation, in which 962 people took part, will now be presentedto Cannock Chase Council’s cabinet on October 17. 

 A petition containing more than 2,600 signatures was gathered byresident action group Allport Action Alliance opposing the plans,presented to Parliament by Cannock MP Aidan Burley. Mr Burley said: “Common sense has prevailed due to the acts of localresidents.” 

Photo news:

British and Irish Lions in Downing Street 

Aidan with some of the British and Irish Lions team at a No.10Downing Street reception to celebrate their recent successful

tour of Australia. 

5 ways to contact Aidan Burley MP:

 By Phone: 01543 502 447

By email: aidan.burley.mp@parliament.uk

By post:  Aidan Burley MP6 High Green Court,Newhall StreetCannock, WS11 1GR

In person: Click here for details of how tobook an appointment at AidanBurley MP’s regular help andadvice surgeries.

 

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