15 Most Recent Stories From West Midlands Liberal Democrats News Stories

Thu 2nd Sep 2010:

MEP welcomes EU aid to Pakistan and supports plan to look at debt restructuring.

The EU and the international community should look at the benefits of restructuring Pakistan's debt to stop flood aid donations being swallowed up by rising interest payments, says Lib Dem Euro MP Liz Lynne.

Wed 1st Sep 2010:

European Blind Union nominates Liz Lynne for MEP Awards.

A European alliance of charities working for blind people has nominated Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne for a prestigious award.

Thu 22nd Jul 2010:

Birmingham's Shahjalal Housing Co-op is 'a model for community inclusion' - MEP .

Lib Dem Euro MP Liz Lynne has praised the Birmingham-based Shahjalal Housing Co-operative as a model example of a community initiative for affordable housing.

Wed 21st Jul 2010:

County Euro MP regrets vote to axe three Warwickshire fire stations .

A vote by the Conservative-led County Council to close three of the county's 19 fire stations marks a sad day for the people of Warwickshire, says Euro MP Liz Lynne.

Wed 14th Jul 2010:

Liz Lynne welcomes European Parliament support for Lib Dem plan to reform CAP.

West Midlands Euro MP Liz Lynne has welcomed the overwhelming support of the European Parliament for a Lib Dem blueprint to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Fri 9th Jul 2010:

Lorely selected as Chair for BIS committee .

Solihull MP Lorely Burt has been selected as the co-chair of the newly created Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Thu 8th Jul 2010:

Burt calls for action in Parliament on Powergen.

Solihull MP Lorely Burt has asked for a debate on empty property rates, following residents' complaints about the state of the former Powergen site in Shirley.

Sat 3rd Jul 2010:

Liz Lynne welcomes tougher EU cap on mobile roaming fees .

LibDem Euro MP Liz Lynne has welcomed even tougher rules to limit charges for using a mobile phone in another EU country, which came into force on July 1st.

Fri 2nd Jul 2010:

Burt backs local decision making on housing numbers.

Solihull MP Lorely Burt has backed the new right of local authorities to determine how many homes are needed for their own area.

Thu 1st Jul 2010:

No threat to eggs by the dozen, says Liz Lynne .

Lib Dem Euro MP Liz Lynne has spoken out to reassure businesses and consumers that there is no threat of a ban to sell eggs by the dozen.

Liberal Democrats create £1bn fund for communities hit by cuts - Burt.

Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a £1bn Regional Growth Fund to help communities that may be particularly affected by public spending cuts.

Wed 30th Jun 2010:

Chiropractors deserve more support from Europe's health ministers - Liz Lynne.

West Midlands Euro MP Liz Lynne is backing a cross party call for Europe's health services to recognise the huge benefits of chiropractic and extend access to the specialism to patients in all EU countries.

Solihull MP leads campaign against unfair bank charges.

Solihull MP Lorely Burt has set her sights on a new campaign designed to giver power back to consumers. Lorely has today brought to Parliament a Private Members Bill designed to end rip-off charges on consumers from banks and financial institutions. Penalties such as overdraft charges are often overly punitive and represent an unfair deal for consumers, especially when their details are hidden away in the small print of contracts.

Fri 25th Jun 2010:

Solihull MP re-elected as chair of Parliamentary Party.

Solihull MP Lorely Burt has said she is 'delighted' to be re-elected unopposed as chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party.

Thu 24th Jun 2010:

Liz Lynne hails victory in campaign to scrap compulsory retirement age.

Treasury documents released with the Budget confirm that the Coalition Government is to scrap the compulsory retirement age, a change long championed by MEP Liz Lynne and Age UK charity campaigners.

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