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Laws promoted to shadow secretary of state for education

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, was this week promoted by Sir Menzies Campbell to be the new Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. David will be shado... more

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Government must listen to views of somerset residents: laws

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, today commented on the news that 82% of Somerset residents rejected a single unitary authority for Somerset in the recent referendum, on a turn-out of almost 5... more

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Laws praises yeovil district hospital on performance on 18 week treatment target

Responding to figures released by the Department of Health showing that Yeovil District Hospital treats 89% of patients within 18 weeks of being referred by their GP, David Laws, MP for Yeovil consti... more

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Laws welcomes collapse of bill exempting MPs from freedom of information act

David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency has welcomed the collapse of support for the bill to exempt MPs from the Freedom of Information Act. The Bill, brought forward by former Conservative Chief W... more

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Laws welcomes reopening of merriott post office on new site

News that Merriott Post Office is to be reopened in Broadway Service Station on 2nd July has been welcomed by David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency. David Laws today received a letter from the Post ... more

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Chard jobcentre must remain open - laws

Responding to the news that the Government plans to close Jobcentre Plus in Chard, David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency, has called on the Government to reconsider its decision. In a letter to ... more

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Liberal democrats set out plans to build a million new affordable homes by 2020

Yeovil Constituency MP, David Laws has welcomed the publication of radical proposals by the Liberal Democrats to tackle the severe shortage of affordable and social housing. David Laws said: “... more

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Laws praises glovers after wembley final

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, has praised Yeovil Town Football Club for its performance this season, which culminated in the play-off final at Wembley on Sunday: “This season has not fin... more

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Laws welcomes moves to add more train coaches for wembley trip

David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency, has welcomed news from South West Trains that the company will be adding coaches to its services on Sunday to help ensure fans supporting Yeovil Town FC can tr... more

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Laws praises yeovil town fc for historic victory

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, has congratulated Yeovil Town FC after the 5-2 victory which puts them through to the play-off finals on Sunday: “My congratulations to Russell Slade and to... more

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Laws slams government on post office closures

Commenting on the news that 2,500 post offices will be closed across Britain, David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency, said, “The news that rural Post Offices are to close is deeply worrying. “... more

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Laws slams south west trains car parking changes and price rises

David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency, has criticised South West Trains for making changes to the pay and display car park at Yeovil Junction Train station and increasing it’s off peak prices. So... more

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Laws welcomes news yeovil crown post office to stay open

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, has welcomed the news from Post Office Limited that the Crown Post Office in Yeovil will remain open. The news was given in a letter to David Laws this week. ... more

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Laws slams attempt to remove parliament from freedom of information legislation

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, has today spoken out against The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, an attempt to remove MPs and Parliament from the scope of the Freedom of Information ... more

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Laws welcomes pensions success for carers

David Laws, MP for Yeovil constituency, has welcomed a Government decision to accept a Liberal Democrat amendment to the Pensions Bill which is going through Parliament. The effect of the Government’... more

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