MP Press Releases

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David Laws to lead commons debate on gulf war illness

David Laws, the Liberal Democrat Deputy Defence Spokesman, has won a debate on Gulf War Illness. It will be held tomorrow evening in the House of Commons. Yeovil MP David Laws will call on the Govern... more

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Local MP warns of house price acceleration

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, has received information from the Halifax showing how rapidly house prices have risen in the South West. The figures show that over the last 4 ... more

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Local MP welcomes budget’s nhs investment

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, has today commented on the 2002 Budget. David Laws MP said: “I support the increased investment in the NHS which Gordon Brown ann... more

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Cider duty cut welcome - laws

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, commenting on the Chancellor’s announcement that cider duty was cut by 2% in the 2002 Budget, said: “I am pleased that the Chancell... more

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Government still failing rural areas - laws

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, today criticised the Government for failing to acknowledge the needs of rural areas when developing its policies. Commenting after the publicati... more

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Laws - “ one in three post offices to go”

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, has today commented on news of Post Office plans to cut the number of urban post-offices by 3,000 – a total reduction of a third. Locally, th... more

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Local MP pays his respects to the queen mother

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, has today paid his respects to the Queen Mother with members of the Yeovil Branch of the Royal British Legion. The group passed through Westminster... more

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David Laws MP publishes shocking care home survey figures

David Laws MP is once again highlighting the plight of the more vulnerable members of our society by releasing the worrying results of his comprehensive Constituency Care Homes Survey. The result... more

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Mp slams local train delays

David Laws, the Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, is today releasing the latest train delay figures produced by the Strategic Rail Authority. The figures show that South West Trains has the worst p... more

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Somerset lib dem MPs trounce tories in commons work rates

Local Lib Dem MP David Laws is today releasing figures on the parliamentary activity of Somerset MPs. The figures show that Lib Dem MPs David Laws MP and David Heath MP have both taken part in more v... more

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Laws comments on rnas yeovilton announcement

Local Lib Dem MP David Laws has today received a letter from the Minister for Armed Forces confirming that the removal of Sea Harriers at RNAS Yeovilton is to be delayed from 2003 to 2004-06. Dav... more

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Laws welcomes somerset police's use of antisocial orders

David Laws, Lib Dem MP for Yeovil constituency, can today reveal that Avon & Somerset Police force, together with local councils, is one of the top users in England of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (AS... more

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Mp condemns equitable life cover up

Local Lib Dem MP David Laws has today condemned both the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for covering up crucial documents revealing the possibility of a failure to effectively reg... more

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Local MP slams "government complacency" over nhs dentistry

Local Lib Dem MP David Laws today asked the Minister for Health at Health Questions why no one in Yeovil constituency is able to register with a dentist, in spite of the Prime Minister’s pledge ... more

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"Somerset's education grant gap worse than ever" - laws

Local Lib Dem MP, David Laws, is today releasing new analysis produced by the House of Commons Library which shows that the gap between Somerset’s Education Grant per pupil and the average ove... more

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