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- Steve's speech calling for more to be done to support seaside towns
Speech to Coastal Regeneration Conference. Winter Gardens, Margate.28.1.10. Stephen Ladyman MP. Good morning We have already heard this morning from Phyllis [Starkey MP, Chair of Communities and Local Government Select Committee] about her committee’s report on coastal towns. The Select Committee she chairs is a cross party group - and the Government agreed with parts and disagreed with parts of her report. There are agreements and disagreements both about past activity and about the way forward – and my job today is to give you the Governments viewpoint. In addition, we have...
- Wear it Pink!
 It’s time for local MP to wear it pink and help beat breast cancer South Thanet MP Stephen Ladyman is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink, on Friday 30 October 2009.Last year over one and a half million people took part in wear it pink to help improve survival rates for the one in nine women who experience breast cancer during their lifetime. This recession busting fundraiser is affordable and easy to take part in, giving everyone the chance to help make...
- Veterans Day
 Following the success of last years inaugural event Steve celebrated Veterans Day 2009 at the Clarendon House Arts Centre in Ramsgate with a number of South Thanet veterans and their families. It is in recognition of veterans' continued service to the community that the Ministry of Defence launched the annual Veterans Day on 27 June 2006. Veterans Day is both a celebration of the contribution made by all those who have served in the Armed Forces and a means of raising public awareness of Veterans issues. It takes the form of a nationwide celebration. Steve said; 'Initiated...
- Ladyman welcomes £9m Thanet Community Care Scheme
South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, has today welcomed the announcement today of a new £9m project to reduce health inequalities and improve access to health care in Thanet. Speaking from Westminster he said: "This initiative by our local Health Service is excellent news. Not only will it mean that every Thanet citizen has easy access to a GP from 8am to 8pm the project will also target health inequalities right across the District. As well as having hubs in Ramsgate and Margate the Thanet Community Care Scheme will also have a mobile unit so it can deliver health care...
- Tesco Community Fair
 Hundreds of people turned out to visit a Community Fair at Tesco Broadstairs Extra, it was one of twenty stores selected nationally to host a Community Fair. Twelve Charities, twelve food and drink suppliers a national barbecue competition and local face painter, all played their part to encourage the local community to volunteer for local charities and organisations. Free food and drink was supplied by Nestle, Kellogs, Weetabix, Coca Cola, Pringles and Tesco, all going down a treat. The charities involved were The National Autistic Society, Prostate Cancer Support, Girl Guides Thanet Division, Demelza Childrens Hospice, Kent Air...
- Stephen Ladyman's reaction to news that Thanet College is not included in the next wave of funding for New Colleges for the Fut
Stephen Ladyman's reaction to news that Thanet College is not included in the next wave of funding for New Colleges for the Future Funding "This is dreadful news. The team at Thanet College have worked incredibly hard on this project and I have no doubt they will be broken hearted. However, the programme continues and the next wave of funding will be prioritised from the Autumn for funding from 2011. We need to redouble our efforts to ensure that Thanet College is included and that is what I will be doing everything I can to achieve. I've already spoken to...
- STEPHEN LADYMAN MP FIGHTS FOR THE FUTURE OF SOUTH THANET NEWSAGENTS
 Stephen Ladyman MP has pledged to fight for the future of newsagents in South Thanet. The commitment came after it was revealed that traditional newsagents are being forced to shut up shop at a rate of more than one every day. Developments in the news distribution industry – the businesses that deliver newspapers and magazines – have left most newsagents with no choice over who supplies them. Shop owners fear that the lack of competition will leave them with no alternative supplier and vulnerable to increased costs. Last week almost 800 newsagents delivered a petition to the Office...
- MP demands Tories repay cost of reception - press release
MP demands Tories repay cost of reception - press release. Carter has embarrassed Kent and misused public funds says Ladyman. South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, has demanded that Kent's Tory Party and Council leader Paul Carter repay Council Tax payers for the cost of a parliamentary reception billed as supporting Kent's businesses but which was hijacked for party political purposes. Stephen Ladyman said after the event: "Paul Carter’s speech and that of Caroline Spellman, the shadow local government spokesperson, were an embarrassment to Kent. They were blatantly party political, they made no attempt to invite alternative views from Government spokesmen...
- Help For Heroes Cook Book
Stephen Ladyman MP joins celebrities for the ultimate charity cook book South Thanet MP and Vice Chair of the Labour Party Stephen Ladyman has joined Prime Minister Gordon Brown and 100 other celebrities and military servicemen and women to help cook up the perfect fund-raising book for the Help for Heroes charity. Food For Heroes is the cookery book equivalent of the X Factor chart-topping single Hero. Published by Accent Press on June 26 2009 to coincide with the first official Armed Forced Day, all profits from the book are being donated to the help for Heroes charity to help...
- Local MP Steve Ladyman calls for greater recognition for the UK’s six million carers
 South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, has teamed up with TV and radio presenter Jonathan Dimbleby to support this year’s Carers Week (8-14 June) and celebrate the contribution made by those people in South Thanet and throughout the UK who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled. This year, the theme for Carers Week is ‘Carers… the UK’s secret service’ and calls for carers to receive greater recognition for the work they carry out, so vital for their families and friends, and for their communities. Steve met up with Jonathan at the House of Commons to...
- STEPHEN LADYMAN MP DEMANDS AN END TO DEBT “VULTURES”
 Stephen Ladyman, the MP for South Thanet, has joined the Jubilee Debt Campaign to stop vulture funds profiteering from Third World debt. Stephen is supporting a bill being presented to Parliament to stop financial institutions from making multi-million pound profits out of the debts of some of the poorest countries in the world. The Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) Bill, a ten minute rule bill with cross-party support, is presented in Parliament tomorrow (Wed April 6th). In recent years at least 54 companies are known to have taken legal action against 12 of the world’s poorest countries. Most...
- Thundersprint
MP to race a Kawaski Superbike! South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, will ride a 200bhp Kawasaki Superbike in this year's Thundersprint Motorcycle Sprint on May 10th. Stephen is raising money for CALM, a charity that helps young men in crisis. Stephen Ladyman said: "Suicide is now one of the biggest killers of young men and CALM does a vital job getting across its message that 'being silent is not being strong' and providing support for young men who contact them. I'm delighted that Thundersprint and Kawasaki are backing me and helping me raise money for them." Stephen will be riding...
- Labour cracking down on burglary
LABOUR CRACKING DOWN ON BURGLARY South Thanet MP Stephen Ladyman has welcomed today’s £15m funding pledge by Labour’s Home Secretary which will keep people safe in their homes. Burglary has more than halved in the last ten years but the Labour Government is committed to doing more to tackle the crime. Jacqui Smith has announced a new package of support which includes free burglary prevention advice and a crack down on repeat burglars. It follows a burglary summit hosted by the Home Secretary in February which brought together representatives from charities, public and private sector organisations to discuss...
- Stephen Ladyman MP celebrates free childcare for young children
 Stephen Ladyman MP celebrates free childcare for young children www.surestart.gov.uk South Thanet MP Stephen Ladyman joined youngsters to celebrate the extension of childcare for families with young children at an event in Parliament organised by shopworkers’ union, Usdaw. Steve discussed how the family had benefited from services such as Sure Start, free nursery places and tax credits. Tom Offeh’s daughter Elizabeth is 3 and spends her afternoons at nursery at the Children’s Centre at the local primary school. The facilities were set up with Sure Start funding. "Elizabeth really enjoys her time at the nursery. She is...
- G20 London summit delivers major progress
Getting the world economy back on track G20 London summit delivers major progress South Thanet MP Stephen Ladyman welcomed the progress made at this week's London G20 summit. The Leaders at the G20 agreed to: Restore confidence, growth, and jobs: They committed to make available an additional .1 trillion programme of support to help the world economy through the crisis and to restore credit, growth and jobs. Strengthen financial supervision and regulation: Leaders agreed to strengthen the financial system by putting in place a better and more credible system of surveillance and regulation Fund and reform our international financial institutions...
- Making Community Payback count
Press release: Making Community Payback count Public to vote on 5 Thanet projects: A new scheme giving communities a greater say in how criminals pay back their debts to society has been welcomed by South Thanet Labour MP, Stephen Ladyman. The plan means that the public in Thanet can use the internet to choose the sorts of tough physical labour offenders on community sentences should have to do. Because Thanet is pioneering the scheme, Thanet people are able to vote or make suggestions via the direct.gov website and can choose between five local projects. Voting is open until April 24th....
- Steve 'Stands up' for autism
16th March 2009 Local MP Stands up for autism Stephen Ladyman, the MP for South Thanet, is supporting World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April and joining with UK autism charities, including the National Autistic Society (NAS), in standing up for local people affected by the condition. Organised by the UN and with the theme of ‘Stand Up for Autism’, World Autism Awareness Day brings together autism organisations all around the world and gives a voice to the millions of individuals who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. All too often autism is not properly understood as a distinct...
- The Police Pledge
Steve Ladyman MP supports Labour's Policing Pledge Steve Ladyman, Labour MP for South Thanet, is joining forces with Labour’s Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to raise awareness of the policing pledge. Now Steve Ladyman MP is supporting a new public information campaign launched today by Jacqui Smith to raise awareness of the level of service people should expect from the police. The Pledge, which was rolled out nationally in December 2008, gives local people an unprecedented say over how their communities are policed and the opportunity to hold the police to account – to ensure they are getting the service they...
- Kent Schools get massive funding boost
Kents Schools get massive funding boost The Government is to pump money into Kent's economy this year by giving local schools a massive cash boost. Every school in Kent will get a share of £10.6m worth of funding brought forward from 2010/11 to 2009/10 and paid directly to head teachers to spend how they wish. They can spend it on new labs, books, or sports facilities - it will be up to them. In addition, Kent County Council will receive an extra £19.1m brought forward from next year for bigger building projects. Stephen Ladyman, MP for South Thanet said: "The...
- Fair Tips Campaign
 Fair Tips Campaign Stephen Ladyman congratulated Frank Thorley for signing up to the Fair Tips Charter. Local MP Stephen Ladyman is calling all local pubs, restaurants and hotels to sign up to the Fair Tips campaign that is being backed by Unite the Union and the Daily Mirror: "It is totally wrong that some businesses don’t pass tips on to their staff and some don’t even pay the National Minimum Wage and use tips to top up their wages." The first local business to sign up is Thorley Taverns. "Thorley Taverns has a policy for passing on...
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