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Should the Organ Donor register be changed to an 'opt out' scheme?
It has recently been suggested that everyone should be on the organ donor register unless they 'opt out'. Do you think this should be the case?
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 AUGUST 26 - TRAGIC DEATH NEEDS COMMUNITY RESPONSE |
“Whether Mohammed Al-Majed’s death was a tragic accident or something more malicious, the fact remains that a young man is dead and our hearts go out to his family and friends”, said MP Michael ...
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| AUG 19 - OLYMPIC FUTURE FOR HASTINGS AND RYE |
As Great Britain go from strength to strength in Beijing local MP Michael Foster has hailed local business initiatives led by John Hodges of the Local Strategic Partnership for a Hastings and Rye sta...
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| AUG 18 - LAST WEEK/THIS WEEK |
Last Week After a weeks holiday, on Thursday I returned to the office refreshed. I even kept my promise to turn off my mobile phone for much of my week away. Thursday’s story ho...
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| AUG 11 - MP CALLS FOR STRONGER CLIMATE CHANGE BILL |
The Climate Change Bill is currently passing through Parliament and MP for Hastings and Rye, Michael Foster, has signed amendments that would increase the CO2 emission reduction target to 80% ...
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| AUG 7 - MP DEMANDS END TO SECRETARIAL OUTSOURCING |
Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster has reacted angrily to the recent revelation that the East Sussex Hospitals Trust has begun a six week trial outsourcing secretarial work to India. “In unce...
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| AUG 6 - TACKLING YOUTH CRIME |
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Getting young people off the streets late at night, intensive support for the most problematic families and tougher, more visible community payback sentences are all meas...
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| AUGUST 01 - MP APPLAUDS EUROSTAR U-TURN, BUT... |
Michael Foster MP was jubilant at news that following a hard fought campaign Eurostar have reversed their decision to end the Ashford Brussels service. A new direct train will be reintroduced on Decem...
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| JULY 30 - WORLD WAR II LAND GIRLS CELEBRATED AT CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION |
The unsung heroes of Britain's war effort were celebrated this week at a champagne reception in Hastings Museum hosted by Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster. The Women’s Land Army ...
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| JULY 29 - VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS CELEBRATE CASEWORKER OF
THE YEAR |
Andrea Samuelson, caseworker in the office of local MP Michael Foster, was recently named ‘Parliamentary Caseworker of the Year’ and on Monday local voluntary sector organisations who work with...
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| JULY 29 - MP URGES COMPASSION IN WELFARE REFORM |
Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster last week welcomed Government proposals to revolutionise the benefits system but also urged caution in the case of people with mental health problems. ...
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| JULY 28 - BRASS BY THE BEACH |
In the final week of Parliament before recess local MP Michael Foster took part in a debate highlighting the vitality and local importance of brass bands. The MP, who for many years was a member of...
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| JULY 28 - LAST WEEK/THIS WEEK |
Last Week On Monday after a day in the office it was an early evening meeting on the A21 improvements. Several schemes are in the pipe line but it is just a matter of persuading the Hi...
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| JULY 23 - WOMENS LAND ARMY VETERANS - MUSEUM RECEPTION |
A group of local Land Army veterans have accepted MP Michael Foster’s invitation for a celebration to honour their dedication to the nation’s victory in the Second World War. At the nation...
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| JULY 23 - MP WELCOMES WELFARE REVOLUTION |
The radical overhaul of the benefit system proposed by the Government this week was welcomed by MP Michael Foster. “The benefit system is not there to give a choice between benefits and wor...
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| JULY 22 - RECORDED CRIME IN HASTINGS FALLS MASSIVE 17% |
Police recorded crime in Hastings fell 17% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 25%, vehicle thef...
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| JULY 22 - RECORDED CRIME IN ROTHER FALLS MASSIVE 9% |
Police recorded crime in Rother fell 9% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 24%, vehicl...
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| JULY 21 - LAST WEEK / THIS WEEK |
Last Week On Monday morning my first appointment was to speak to the probationary Methodist ministers in the House of Commons. Following a tour we met for an hour to talk about issues of polit...
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| JULY 17 - YES, YES, YES, NO! TORIES TWO FACED ON FISHING |
Last week in Parliament MP Michael Foster demanded a redistribution of fishing quota to small vessels such as those launched from Hastings and Rye. The Tory Shadow Fisheries Minister strongly support...
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| JULY 16 - SKIPPING WITH MS SKIPPINGS |
Last Friday Michael Foster was at Little Ridge Primary School to meet the ‘Skipping Club’, led by appropriately named teacher Charlotte Skippings, and hand pupils 1000 Sainsbury’s sch...
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| JULY 15 - PARLIAMENTARY APPRENTICESHIP |
Local MP Michael Foster has backed a call for Parliament to apprenticeship schemes in the various professional trades that exist across the Parliamentary estate. “The future of t...
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As Great Britain go from strength to strength in Beijing local MP Michael Foster has hailed local business initiatives led by John Hodges of the Local Strategic Partnership for a Hastings and Rye sta...
Last Week After a weeks holiday, on Thursday I returned to the office refreshed. I even kept my promise to turn off my mobile phone for much of my week away. Thursday’s story ho...
The Climate Change Bill is currently passing through Parliament and MP for Hastings and Rye, Michael Foster, has signed amendments that would increase the CO2 emission reduction target to 80% ...
Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster has reacted angrily to the recent revelation that the East Sussex Hospitals Trust has begun a six week trial outsourcing secretarial work to India. “In unce...
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Getting young people off the streets late at night, intensive support for the most problematic families and tougher, more visible community payback sentences are all meas...
Michael Foster MP was jubilant at news that following a hard fought campaign Eurostar have reversed their decision to end the Ashford Brussels service. A new direct train will be reintroduced on Decem...
The unsung heroes of Britain's war effort were celebrated this week at a champagne reception in Hastings Museum hosted by Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster. The Women’s Land Army ...
Andrea Samuelson, caseworker in the office of local MP Michael Foster, was recently named ‘Parliamentary Caseworker of the Year’ and on Monday local voluntary sector organisations who work with...
Hastings and Rye MP Michael Foster last week welcomed Government proposals to revolutionise the benefits system but also urged caution in the case of people with mental health problems. ...
In the final week of Parliament before recess local MP Michael Foster took part in a debate highlighting the vitality and local importance of brass bands. The MP, who for many years was a member of...
Police recorded crime in Hastings fell 17% in the 12 months to March. Even more impressive falls have been recorded for specific crimes with violence against the person down 25%, vehicle thef...
Last week in Parliament MP Michael Foster demanded a redistribution of fishing quota to small vessels such as those launched from Hastings and Rye. The Tory Shadow Fisheries Minister strongly support...
Last Friday Michael Foster was at Little Ridge Primary School to meet the ‘Skipping Club’, led by appropriately named teacher Charlotte Skippings, and hand pupils 1000 Sainsbury’s sch...
Local MP Michael Foster has backed a call for Parliament to apprenticeship schemes in the various professional trades that exist across the Parliamentary estate. “The future of t...