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Cotswold MP Welcomes Abandonment of Proposed House of Lords Reforms

Mon, 06/08/2012 - 20:14

As one of the 91 Conservative backbenchers who voted against the House of Lords Reform Bill, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, has welcomed the announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, that the Government is to abandon its plans to reform the House of Lords.

Cotswold MP to Celebrate ‘Ride to Work Day'

Tue, 12/06/2012 - 21:09

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. MP for The Cotswolds, will celebrate both National ‘Ride to Work Day' next Monday (18 June) and the fact that Watsonian Squire Limited, a successful Cotswolds business, are celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2012 by arriving at the Palace of Westminster in a motorcycle side car.

Streamlining at Cotswold District Council

Wed, 02/05/2012 - 19:42

Under the chairmanship of senior Conservative councillor, Ray Theodolou, a working party of District Councillors was tasked to look at ways of streamlining the constitution to reflect current technology and methods.

Cotswolds MP has Pavement Success at Siddington

Tue, 01/05/2012 - 11:37

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, last Friday 27th April organised and attended a successful meeting in Siddington between interested parties to examine the issue of pedestrian safety in the village.

Cotswolds MP Welcomes Government Decision on Fire Service College

Thu, 22/03/2012 - 20:46

In a Written Ministerial Statement and in a letter to Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, the Government's Fire Minister, Bob Neill MP, has today Thursady 22nd March announced that the Fire Service College, located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, is to be sold as a going concern to a private sector company to continue to operate the College as a training centre.

Government Pushed for Improvements to the A417 between Gloucester & Swindon

Wed, 21/03/2012 - 08:17

At a meeting on 19th March organised by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, and Laurence Robertson, MP for Tewkesbury, with Mike Penning MP, the Roads Minister at the Department for Transport, Gloucestershire's MP and representatives of Gloucestershire County Council urged the Government to take action on the issue of the A417 ‘missing link'.

Cotswold's MPs highlight the importance of Exports to Jobs in Gloucestershire

Mon, 19/03/2012 - 18:31

During a debate in Parliament on Thursday 15 March on the effectiveness of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the Government agency which helps UK companies export their products worldwide, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, and Neil Carmichael, MP for Stroud, stressed the importance of their work to the economy and jobs in Gloucestershire.

Cotswolds MP Kicks Off English Tourism Week in the Cotswolds

Mon, 12/03/2012 - 20:55

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, visited the Tetbury Information Centre on Saturday 10 March to herald the start of English Tourism Week 2012.

Cotswolds MP welcomes the Introduction of Elected Police and Crime Commissioners

Sat, 25/02/2012 - 20:16

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, has added his support to the Government’s plans to introduce elected Police and Crime Commissioners.

Cotswolds MP up at the Crack of Dawn to Lend a Hand at Cirencester Delivery Office

Tue, 21/12/2010 - 18:03

Cotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, pictured below with House Administration Supervisor Aidan Burnett-Herd (Left) and Postman Tony Wood (Right), visited the Royal Mail’s Delivery Office in Cirencester early last Friday morning (17 December) to lend a hand in delivering some welcome Christmas post and to see Cirencester’s postmen and women to thank them for their hard work.