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29th June-5th July 2009

Local MP Derek Wyatt has announed his decision to stand down at the next General Election. He wrote to local party members last Friday and then to close friends and colleagues across the political divide. This morning, he sent a special note to his constituents (800+) who receive his weekly newsletter.

He has already received a large number of emails from constituents thanking him for his service to the community.

22nd-28th June 2009

John Bercow was elected the new Speaker last night.

15th-21st June 2009

Swale Carers (17.06.09)
MP Derek Wyatt has placed a Q on the Order Paper this morning on behalf of Swale Carers.

Digital Britain Statement (16.06.09)
Derek raised the issue of whether enough money had been re-allocated from the £600million digital switchover fund.

Swale wins nearly £4 million from Labour Government (15.06.09)
Swale Multi Agency Hub bid has won £3,950,000 for its bid to Government. Well done them.

Oxford bound (15.06.09)
Unusually Derek will be in Oxford tonight for a Design Council-Seeda presentation and on Thursday when he will be speaking to the Vincent's Club on the Olympic legacy.

8th-14th June 2009

Sheppey Community Hospital (12.06.09)
Derek spent an hour this morning, visiting the hospital, seeing the new poly-clinic and the two wards (full) as well as discussing the plans for new car parking.

Thamesteel (12.06.09)
Senior managemnt gave local MP, Derek Wyatt a fuller appraisal of the environmental changes they are seeking on the site.

Tunstall CoE Primary School Governors (12.06.09)
Derek met with local governors for two hours this eevning to chew over their options for a new school

Full Advice Surgery (12.06.09)
There was a full surgery this afternoon at Sheerness Library. Amongst the issues raised with Derek were: dealt BT, Tax Office, Noise, Housing, CSA and Spanish Property rights.
 
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England (10.06.09)
MP Derek Wyatt attended a meeting this morning with Mervyn King and asked him whether the banking systems in non G7 countries especially those from the Middle East and China were ultimately well regulated.

1st-7th June 2009

EU and Councy Council Elections (04.06.09)

MP Derek Wyatt spent time knocking up in Sheerness, Iwade, Milton and Chalkwell during the week and on the day of the elections. Labour lost both its local county council seats and two very committed councillors in Angela Harrison and Roger Truelove. 


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Weekly Blog 18th-24th June 2009

Westminster, Oxford, Westminster, Oxford, Medway Hospital, Quinton Boxing Club, Murston, Medway Hospital & Oxford

Monday
I met up with Piers Murray-Hill. We worked together at Octopus Publishing back in the late 1980s and haven’t seen much of one another since, he is now the editorial director at Carlton Books and I had a couple of ideas for my next book……In the evening, I was a guest of Sir Michael Bichard, the chairman of the...


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