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At the launch of the new Draft Bill on energy, Liberal Democrat Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey, writes:

Over the next decade, around a fifth of existing power plants are due to close, against a background of increased energy demand and increasing prices. We need new investment simply to keep the lights on.

But more than that, we need a clean energy revolution to meet our ambitious climate change goals and make this the greenest government ever.

That’s why I am bringing forward a new Energy Bill today.

You can read more about our clean energy revolution here.

We also need to transform our energy market to reduce the risk and cost of low carbon technologies.

That’s what our Bill does.

The UK is fast becoming a world leader in renewable energy, especially in off shore wind. I want us to lead the world in Carbon Capture and Storage too.

And we are also tackling rising energy bills. Without reforming the energy market bills will rise by around £200 in the coming years. Our reforms will mean bills are around 4% lower than they otherwise would have been.

Going green is good for the economy, good for Britain and good for you.

Yours,

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

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Bardon By-Pass Campaign.

Join the Bardon By-Pass Facebook page and keep upto date with the campaign by your County Councillor Michael Wyatt.

Michael said, “Having this facebook page will allow us to make available information as we get it. So far the campaign is on track and over 170 local people have signed the petition calling on the Council re-instate the By-Pass.”

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It is shameful that, despite all the promise on a four or five year old’s first day at school, or the passion of their teachers, you can all too often plot that child’s path just by asking how much their parents earn.

The £2.5billion Pupil Premium was one of the four pledges on the front page of our manifesto.  And now, with Liberal Democrats in government, schools are using the money for things like breakfast clubs; homework clubs; or to provide one-to-one-tuition. These are the sort of experiences many middle class children take for granted but a poorer child might rarely enjoy.

Yesterday I visited a fantastic primary school to see how they are spending their Pupil Premium, highlight our new Summer Schools to ease the transition from primary to secondary, and to set out our plans to reward teachers and hold schools to account.

The Pupil Premium shows that, in tough times, we are implementing Liberal Democrat values and prioritising help for those pupils who need it most.

Best wishes,

Nick Clegg MP

Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister

PS Click here to find out how much money your local school will receive from the Liberal Democrats’ Pupil Premium.

The public inquiry in respect of the Bloor Homes application for 800 dwellings on land to the north of Grange Road, Hugglescote has been adjourned for a period of three months so as to allow the parties additional time to attempt to resolve the outstanding highways and accessibility issues.

County Councillor Michael who represents the Warren Hills Ward on the Leicestershire County Council, which includes the Bardon Ward has today announced that over 150 local residents have signed his petition calling on the District Council to over turn their decision to scrap the Bardon By-Pass in the Council’s Core Strategy.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “Scrapping the By-Pass was nothing but a kick in the teeth to the local residents of Bardon. What also shocked many was the arrogance shown by the Tory District Councillor for Bardon, Michael Specht who voted to allow the axing of the By-Pass without saying a word. I am delighted to report that over 150 have signed the petition so far. The Council needs to listen to the local people who have been fighting for nearly 30 years for the relief road.

The Tories need to do the right thing and restore the the By-Pass, which is desperately needed to help alleviate the growing traffic problems on Bardon Road. Saying one thing in their leaflets and then doing the complete opposite is nothing but a disgrace. I still stand by my call for Cllr Specht to resign before he does even more damage to the Bardon area who are outraged at his actions.”

To sign the petition local residents can visit http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/Bardonbypass

Controversial proposals to increase school bus fares for thousands of young people in Leicestershire have been shelved following a storm of protest from teachers and parents.

Leicestershire County Council had planned to stop subsidising bus services for faith school students and youngsters in further education, a move which would have seen some annual fares more than double. The Leicestershire County Council had planned to stop subsidising bus services for faith school students and youngsters in further education.

County Councillor Michael Wyatt said, “I am delighted to see that the Tories have finally seen sense to scrap the planned rises, which would of financially hit many families in Leicestershire.”

This week, Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat minister at the Department of Health) has launched a national £4 million lung cancer awareness campaign. The campaign, the first of its kind, will use TV, radio and press adverts, and advertising on pharmacist bags and inside GP surgeries, to raise awareness of the disease.

One of its aims is to persuade anyone who has had a cough for more than three weeks to see their doctor.

You can find more information about coughing and lung cancer at the Department of Health website, here: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/05/coughing-could-be-a-sign-of-lung-cancer-2/

With 33,000 new cases diagnosed each year, lung cancer is a blight on the lives of far too many of our families and an early diagnosis can make all the difference. Please take the opportunity of the Be Clear on Cancer campaign to find out more about prevention and diagnosis, and to visit your local doctor if you’ve had a persistent cough – it is always better to be safe than sorry!

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/tag/be-clear-on-cancer/

Cllr Wyatt has reported the bus shelter on Waterworks Road to the County Highways Department due to its dangerous condition after it had been damaged. Cllr Wyatt has been assured the issue is being dealt with and action will be taken soon.

County Councillor Michael Wyatt will as ever keep you updated.

County Councillor Michael Wyatt who represents the Bardon and Greenhill ward on the Leicestershire county council has launched a petition calling for the Tories to over turn their decision to scrap the Bardon By-Pass after hundreds of local residents expressed their support to Michael’s stance against the disgraceful decision taking by the local Tory Councillor for Bardon to delete the By-Pass from the Council’s Core Strategy.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “You can send a clear message by signing the petition that you are outraged at the decision about the scrapping ofthe By-Pass. Please take a few minutes to sign the petition today.”

You can sign the petition by clicking here.

Lib Dems have reacted with anger to the news that the Tory Administration at County Hall is to press ahead with huge increases in charges for school transport and the removal of all travel concessions except those they have to provide by law, despite strong opposition expressed during the recent public consultation exercise.

The Lib Dems believe that the proposals have ignored the impact on service users especially young people wishing to stay on at sixth form. During the consultation a massive 80% of respondents said they were against the proposal to make 16 and 17 year olds, continuing their education, meet the full cost of school transport. The group views this as unfair to hardworking families and is extremely concerned about the Tories long term intention to change entitlement to free home to school transport for all children to the nearest school regardless of whether this is their catchment area school. In terms of concessionary travel the additional services cost a relatively small amount considering the Council is sitting on reserves of over £87m.

Local County Councillor Michael Wyatt said: “We remain committed to reinstating taxi tokens for people in rural areas without a bus service and peak hour disabled travel as we believe the cost of these concessions are low but the benefit to residents that use them is huge. I cannot explain to people in the area I represent that they have to do without these basic travel concessions when the leader of the Council can spend £210,000 on a chauffeur driven car. “