Licensing Act -- delay needed
Parmjit Singh Gill MP, Member of Parliament for Leicester South, along with Liberal Democrat front-bench spokespersons, has backed an amendment to the Licensing Act that will call for a delay in implementing
25 Jan 2005
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Drinks Levy should be used to tackle binge drinking
Commenting on reports that the drinks industry will be forced to pay towards policing town centres when 24-hour drinking is introduced,
21 Jan 2005
Gill Votes Against Tory Amendment To Reject Clean Neighbourhoods Bill
Conservative MPs last night voted against giving local councils additional powers to tackle fly-tipping, litter, graffiti, fly-posting, dog fouling, nuisance noise and abandoned cars, by tabling an Amendment against a second reading of the Government's Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill. They claimed measures in the Bill were unnecessary and the Bill focused "predominantly on urban areas". But these claims were undermined by the revelation that the Bill has received the backing of the National Farmers Union, as well as all three parties, including the Tories, at the Local Government Association.
13 Jan 2005
MP Urges Constituents to Participate in Groundbreaking Online Health Consultation
Britain's 1.8 million people with diabetes are getting the opportunity to feed into a new consultation with a view to influencing the future of their diabetes services. The groundbreaking online consultation brings together policy makers, patients and carers to seek opinions on experiences of diabetes care and how the targets in the National Service Framework for Diabetes are being met.
13 Jan 2005
FORMAL END OF WMD SEARCH IN IRAQ IS FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR GOVERNMENT'S CASE
Responding to the formal ending of the search by the Iraq Survey Group for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Parmjit Singh Gill MP, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Leicester South, said:
12 Jan 2005
Traffic calming on Knighton Lane East
Liberal Democrat Councillors have worked with local residents to secure traffic calming measures in Knighton Lane East.
3 Jan 2005