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 Laura Moves to New Offices |
After more than 10 years at 6 The Broadway, Laura has moved offices to Three Bridges. Sadly the cost of either carrying out the essential repairs now necessary at the old offices or renting new town centre premises was prohibitive so Laura has had to move a little bit out of ...
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| Success with the 0844 Campaign |
Laura Moffatt MP has been campaigning on behalf of Crawley people to stop local GP surgeries using premium rate 0844 numbers. “There is no way any public service should be making money out of people ringing them and no way people should have to pay any kind of premium rate to contact tha...
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| Sarah Brown Visits Crawley Children's Centre |
The Prime Minister’s wife, Sarah Brown, visited the Children’s Centre (formerly Sure Start) in Broadfield today to meet with parents and children who use thecentre. Sarah Brown has a natural interest in families and young children and is theFounder and President of the children’s charity ...
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| Local Girl Meets the PM |
In November at 10 Downing Street, Amy Othieno from Crawley went with Laura Moffatt MP to visit Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister was hosting a reception to meet young people from all over the country who have turned their lives around. Amy,...
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| Secretary of State Hears Crawley's Views on a University Presence |
On 21 November at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley, Laura Moffatt MP hosted a discussion meeting between the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham MP and local people with an interest or involvement in higher education. Laura, along with others, has been...
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| Laura Visits Thales UK New Site |
Laura Moffatt MP recently visited the brand new development (the Sapphire project) for Thales UK on Manor Royal Industrial Estate. Thales UK employ nearly 2,500 staff in Crawley and this will provide them with a fantastic new working environment. The development will bring seven existing Crawle...
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| Women MPs Really Do Make A Difference |
Laura joined her fellow MPs at the end of the Parliamentary session to discuss policy priorities for women and to have one of the first group photos taken since 1997. "I really do think that having so many women MPs in the Labour Party has made a difference." said Laura. "It's not always the obv...
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| Advertising Standards Authority Rule Against Crawley Borough Council |
Conservatives in charge at Crawley Borough Council have fallen foul of the independent watchdog - the Advertising Standards Authority in respect of the DVD and video they put out to try to persuade council tennants to vote to sell off their own homes. "There was much criticism at the time about ...
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| Victory as West Sussex County Council Announce U-Turn on Charging for Cycling Proficiency |
Following recent reports that West Sussex County Council has made a complete U-turn on their decision to charge for cycling proficiency training, Laura Moffatt ispleased she challenged their decision and hopes they will re-think transport to church schools as well.
“When I first heard...
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| Get Your BP Checked. |
Laura was keen to support The Stroke Association and Rotary International as they came to Westminster to promote blood pressure testing. "The Stroke Associations research shows that 25% of people in the south have undiagnosed high blood pressure. That is really serious because a high BP is...
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| Laura Speaks Out for Safety at Gatwick |
Laura Moffatt MP recently secured a debate about the safety of arrangements for baggage handling at Gatwick Airport. The Transport and General Workers Union had raised concerns after BAA decided to allow an additional company to operate as a ground handler at the airport. This raised concerns ab...
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| Laura Hosts Post Budget Business Summit |
Laura arranged a business summit the day after the budget, inviting over 100 Crawley business people up to the House of Commons to hear first hand from Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls MP and giving them the opportunity to question him on the previous day’s announcements. ...
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| Gordon Brown Visits Local Firm |
Monday 5th March - Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown visited Ceres Power in Crawley. Ceres Power are a multi award winning locally based firm working in the fuel cell technology field. The Chancellor met with staff, heard a presentation about their work and toured the l...
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After more than 10 years at 6 The Broadway, Laura has moved offices to Three Bridges. Sadly the cost of either carrying out the essential repairs now necessary at the old offices or renting new town centre premises was prohibitive so Laura has had to move a little bit out of ...
Laura Moffatt MP has been campaigning on behalf of Crawley people to stop local GP surgeries using premium rate 0844 numbers. “There is no way any public service should be making money out of people ringing them and no way people should have to pay any kind of premium rate to contact tha...
The Prime Minister’s wife, Sarah Brown, visited the Children’s Centre (formerly Sure Start) in Broadfield today to meet with parents and children who use thecentre. Sarah Brown has a natural interest in families and young children and is theFounder and President of the children’s charity ...
In November at 10 Downing Street, Amy Othieno from Crawley went with Laura Moffatt MP to visit Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister was hosting a reception to meet young people from all over the country who have turned their lives around. Amy,...
On 21 November at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley, Laura Moffatt MP hosted a discussion meeting between the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham MP and local people with an interest or involvement in higher education. Laura, along with others, has been...
Laura Moffatt MP recently visited the brand new development (the Sapphire project) for Thales UK on Manor Royal Industrial Estate. Thales UK employ nearly 2,500 staff in Crawley and this will provide them with a fantastic new working environment. The development will bring seven existing Crawle...
Laura joined her fellow MPs at the end of the Parliamentary session to discuss policy priorities for women and to have one of the first group photos taken since 1997. "I really do think that having so many women MPs in the Labour Party has made a difference." said Laura. "It's not always the obv...
Conservatives in charge at Crawley Borough Council have fallen foul of the independent watchdog - the Advertising Standards Authority in respect of the DVD and video they put out to try to persuade council tennants to vote to sell off their own homes. "There was much criticism at the time about ...
Following recent reports that West Sussex County Council has made a complete U-turn on their decision to charge for cycling proficiency training, Laura Moffatt ispleased she challenged their decision and hopes they will re-think transport to church schools as well. 
Laura was keen to support The Stroke Association and Rotary International as they came to Westminster to promote blood pressure testing. "The Stroke Associations research shows that 25% of people in the south have undiagnosed high blood pressure. That is really serious because a high BP is...
Laura Moffatt MP recently secured a debate about the safety of arrangements for baggage handling at Gatwick Airport. The Transport and General Workers Union had raised concerns after BAA decided to allow an additional company to operate as a ground handler at the airport. This raised concerns ab...
Laura arranged a business summit the day after the budget, inviting over 100 Crawley business people up to the House of Commons to hear first hand from Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls MP and giving them the opportunity to question him on the previous day’s announcements. ...
Monday 5th March - Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown visited Ceres Power in Crawley. Ceres Power are a multi award winning locally based firm working in the fuel cell technology field. The Chancellor met with staff, heard a presentation about their work and toured the l...