June Report
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David responds to the 'Gary Scott' Affair3 Jul 2008Normally letters between MPs and constituents are private, but once Mr Gary Scott chose to release a letter to him from David to the press, David feels bound to set the record straight. David says Mr Scott's letter to him made various accusations, implying the David was out of touch with Gateshead people and David could kiss his vote goodbye. He says Mr Scott has lived in Gateshead two years, David over 60, and most feedback David has received from his constituents show they are behind David. Read David's full response.. |
London gets the Lion's Share26 Jun 2008David has said that London gets too much money spent on transport compared with the rest of the country. The North-East gets far less than London and the South East. David, who is a senior member of the Commons Transport Committee, and others have been campaigning for a long time for improvements to the region's infrastructure, especially upgrading the A1 round Gateshead and dualling it further north. |
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Road Consultants' costs criticised20 Jun 2008David has warned the Depart for Transport over its spending on consultants. This comes after it was revealed that the DfT and its various agencies had spent £348 million over three years on consultants. |
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North-East missing out on Research17 Jun 2008David says the region needs more research funding. The region receives just 1.5% of all research and development spent in the UK by government and industry, and David says this is not enough to drive the region's economy forward. |
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North-East Economy 'robust'12 Jun 2008David has said the region's economy is 'quite robust'. He was reacting to figures that show a rise in unemployment in the region, but the figures are disputed after it was admitted there was a wide margin of error. The Office for National Statistics says there are 15,000 more jobless people in the region than three months ago, but then said there was a huge margin of error. |
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Withdraw flawed Schools List10 Jun 2008David has cosponsored a Parliamentary motion calling for the list of so-called failing schools to be withdrawn. It points out that privatised academies are on the list and that this shows privatisation of education is not the answer and that the list undervalues the work of teachers in some very deprived communities. |
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