MP Campaigns

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Laws to Support Lib Dem Fight for Equitable Life

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, will today (Wednesday) vote for a House of Commons motion calling on the Government to properly compensate former Equitable Life policy holders. The mo... more

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Future Lynx Contract at Agusta Westland

David Laws MP has been campaigning furiously for the Government to give the green light on this contract signed with Agusta Westland almost two years ago. David has been lobbying the current an... more

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Post office campaign

David is campaigning, alongside local Councillors, to try and save the Post Offices in his constituency on the closures list.  The post offices affected are Haselbury Plucknett, Goldcroft, East C... more

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A358 campaign

David successfully campaigned, both individually and as a member of a cross-party parliamentary group, for the dualling of the A358 rather than the upgrading of the A303. In November 2004, the Departm... more

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‘Axe the tax’ campaign

David and his Liberal Democrat colleagues are continuing to press the Government to scrap the unfair council tax and replace it with a local tax based on ability to pay. The ‘Axe the Tax’ campaign saw... more

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‘Save yeovil post office’ campaign

Following an announcement by Royal Mail at the end of 2004 that it is planning to close number of its Crown Post Offices nationwide, David has recently launched a petition in conjunction with the Yeov... more

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Tax credits

Following a number of complaints from constituents regarding difficulties with the new tax credits system, David has been pressing the Government to address the flaws in the administration of the sche... more

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Suez medals

David continues to campaign on behalf of a number of Suez Veterans in his constituency who have still not received General Service Medals for their service in the Suez Canal Zone in the early 1950s. D... more

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Affordable housing

David decided to take action to campaign for more funding for affordable housing in the South West following reports last year that house prices nearly doubled in the South West region between 1999 an... more

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Broadband

Last year David successfully lobbied BT to increase access to Broadband in rural areas across the Yeovil constituency in towns such as South Petherton and Chiselborough.  The result was that the ... more

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Dentistry

David has campaigned for improved access to NHS dentistry services in the South Somerset area, presenting a petition to 10 Downing Street and writing several letters to Ministers. Working with South S... more