John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle, has welcomed Government proposals for tougher community sentences that will see offenders made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking. The work will include manual labour, improving public areas by clearing up litter, cleaning graffiti...
In a letter to Carlisle City Council, John outlined his objections to planning applications 11/0596 & 11/0597. John’s primary objection is the short distance from the proposed site of these turbines to dwellings. In addition he raised concerns regarding health conditions and how a turbine would impose...
The proposed health centre, if approved, will consolidate primary medical care in Stanwix. John said ‘Currently primary healthcare in Stanwix is delivered in buildings which are unsuitable and inaccessible for some of my constituents. A purpose built health centre in Stanwix will improve...'
MP for Carlisle John Stevenson has been meeting with local community projects during his recess. John said ‘I have enjoyed visiting these projects and meeting with the people who run them. Every third sector organisation I have met with reports that they have many volunteers...'
The total cost for the project is around £176million. John said ‘The CNDR is a huge investment in our city. The bypass will open up the northern part of our city, providing many opportunities for economic growth and further investment in Carlisle...
John Stevenson MP for Carlisle has called on Carlisle City Council to transfer their current responsibility for highways to Cumbria County Council. Presently, throughout the Carlisle district, both Carlisle City Council and Cumbria County Council are responsible for different aspects of the highways portfolio...
MP for Carlisle John Stevenson will be holding an open surgery in his caravan in Carlisle city centre on 16th August between 11am and 1pm. John will be available to speak to constituents about any issues which they are experiencing. There is no appointment necessary...
Parliament has been recalled on Thursday 9th August and John Stevenson MP along with many other MPs will be returning to Westminster to hear the Prime Minister’s statement on the criminal activity which has taken place in London and other cities across the country...
John Stevenson MP for Carlisle welcomes the news that local BBC radio outlets will not be closed or merged with Radio 5Live as part of significant savings which are currently being explored by the trust. The Director General said ‘I’d like to reassure you about some of the things that we won’t be proposing...
John Stevenson MP is impressed with the £3.75billion worth of savings which has been found by the Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude in the last 10 months. In October last year, Francis Maude pledged to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in the hunt for efficiency savings...
The scheme which was opened on Monday 25th July by the Prime Minister, will promote the development of apprenticeships up to degree equivalent in companies where there is unmet demand for the higher skills that are crucial for job creation and growth in industries such as IT, engineering...
John Stevenson MP for Carlisle visited the BSW Timber sawmill in Carlisle last week to discuss their £6.6 million investment programme and to take a tour of the site which already includes some of this investment.John met with members of BSW management team including Chief Executive Tony Hackney...
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