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Tony Colman MP for Putney writes
In this week's diary for PutneySW15.com
our MP covers the issues of Richmond Park, pharmacies, school
funding, carers and inevitably the Euro
 Richmond
Park
I
met this week with the head of the Royal Parks Association
and we discussed further the agency’s traffic calming plans
and the proposed reduction of Pen Ponds car park which so
many constituents objected to. As many of you will know the
car park is now to be reduced rather than closed altogether,
so our lobbying did pay off. I have also been concerned, however,
about the possibility of a new golf club house being built
at the Roehampton edge of Richmond Park. I have made clear
my very serious reservations about the plan not least the
increased traffic it will create as well as possible floodlighting
affecting local residents.
Local
Pharmacies
Further
to the petition I presented to the Speaker of the House of
Commons on protecting our local pharmacies I spoke to a group
of pharmacists last week. I feel strongly that we need to
protect pharmacies that serve local communities and will continue
to press the Government to ensure they do not implement the
Office of Fair Trading’s recommendations on this issue, and
to press the Strategic Health Authority and NHS Primary Care
Trusts to ensure that their actions do not threaten neighbourhood
pharmacies.
School
Funding
Some
schools in Putney have been under real financial pressure.
This is partly due to increased personnel costs including
teachers’ pay and pension funding. While this is a national
problem the pressure in Wandsworth is greater because Wandsworth
spends the least on education per pupil of all the inner London
boroughs.
The
Parent Teacher Association of Elliot School recently held
a meeting to decide how they could help the school. I was
not able to attend but Martin Linton Mp for Battersea and
the leader of the Labour group on the Council, Tony Belton,
did attend.
Carers’ Week
The
9th to the 15th of June was Carers’ Week. Putney has 7580
carers who do an extraordinary job. In the UK as a whole 1
in 8 people who work also care for a partner or a child –
meaning they have to juggle their responsibilities. Carers’
Week is all about giving carers advice, support and forging
links. I am attending an event at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability
this Sunday to celebrate with local carers.
If
any Putney constituents would like to find out more about
the support available for carers feel free to contact me,
or go to www.carersonline.org.uk
I was happy to attend the St Michael, Riversdale and Our Lady
Queen of Heaven School Summer Fetes and the Summer Fair at
Queen Mary’s Hospital. I’d also like to congratulate the Wandsworth
Society on holding a very successful summer soiree.
The
Euro
The
big announcement at Parliament this week came from the Chancellor
who, as you all know, said that the time was not yet right
for the UK to join the Euro. The issue of Euro membership
is extremely important for Putney; a large proportion of Putney
residents work in the financial services sector. I have no
doubt that in the long term joining the Euro is the right
path for Britain, but for the time being I fully support the
Chancellor’s decision to wait until all five economic tests
have been passed – this way we can ensure that our hard won
stability is not threatened. This approach basically puts
the British economic interest at the forefront – any decision
will be based on what is best for the economy of Putney and
the national economy not any dogma or pre-conceived ideology.
I
appreciate that the Euro is a controversial issue but I welcome
comments from constituents on this and any other issues. Have
a look at my website for details of how to contact me: www.tonycolman.org.uk
For
more information about what I've been up to and how to contact
me go to my website www.tonycolman.org.uk
Or just e-mail me with any concerns/problems: colmant@parliament.uk
To
check if I am your MP, please log on to www.locata.co.uk/commons
and enter your full postcode.
Tony Colman MP
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For Parliamentary Information: www.parliament.uk
June 13, 2003
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