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24 the Mall Carisbrooke Road Newport Isle of Wight
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01983 530808
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Time Is Running out for Vitamins Andrew Turner the Islands MP recently joined celebrity actress Jenny Seagrove and Totland resident Chris Whitehouse to urge the Prime Minister to block a bid by the EU to ban thousands of vitamin mineral food supplements used safely in the UK for decadesAs they launched the Time Is Running Out campaign campaign group Consumers for Health Choice unveiled thousands of posters in British
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MP welcomes Climb Down on Daft Amendment Andrew Turner has welcomed the decision of the Government to abandon plans to force churches and religious groups to employ nonbelievers Clauses in the Equalities Bill currently going through Parliament would have extended equalities legislation to all public bodies with the effect that Churches would not have been able to discriminate in favour of believers in their recruitment practices H
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Commons Told of Island Survey Results Andrew Turner the Islands MP yesterday quoted some results of his recent survey of Island residents in during a debate about immigration in ParliamentAlmost 500 Islanders had completed his survey on Tuesday afternoon 498 Island responses on a range of national issues and Mr Turner took the opportunity to quote some of the results Mr Turner said Controlling immigration emerged as
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Turner shocked at Iraq Revelations Following the first day of Claire Short MP the former International Development Secretary giving evidence to Sir John Chilcots Iraq Inquiry Andrew Turner the Islands MP has expressed his shock at some of the information that has emergedMr Turner was one of 15 Conservative MPs who voted against the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 At the time he said that it was the most difficult decis
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Rights for Householders not Burglars Andrew Turner the Islands MP has welcomed the commitment made by David Cameron MP to make changes to the law to take greater account of the rights of householders to protect themselves their properties and their families against those who break into their homes Speaking at the weekend the Tory Leader saidThe moment a burglar steps over your threshold and invades your property wi
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Bankruptcies linked to Economy Figures Andrew Turner the Islands MP has said that the increase in bankruptcies during the current economic crisis points to many personal tragedies and are linked to the economic situation over the last 18 months Figures released by the Ministry of Justice show that in the Newport County Court a total of 56 people applied to make themselves bankrupt in the 3rd Quarter of 2009 an increase of 24
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Working together very impressive says Shadow Health Minister The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley CBE MP visited the Island yesterday to hear about the unique way in which the Islands health service is structured and described the way that local health professionals worked together as very impressiveShould the Conservatives win the forthcoming general election Mr Lansley is expected to take over responsibility for the National He
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Andrew Lansley MP to visit Island The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley CBE MP is to visit the Island on Wednesday 20th January His visit is at the invitation of the Islands MP Andrew Turner who asked him to come and see how the Islands health service has responded to the reorganisation of the former NHS Trust and Primary Care Trust into a single organisation which is unique in EnglandShould the Cons
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Turner speaks up for Home Educators Andrew Turner the Islands MP has spoken up this week for the rights of those who educate their children at home Speaking during the Second Reading of the Children Schools Families Bill he pointed out that schools are not the only way to deliver education and that many children thrive under the flexible and responsive approach to education delivered at home Just before Christmas Mr Tur
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