Robert Halfon
LOCAL MPs including Harlow’s Robert Halfon are joining staff and volunteers at St Clare Hospice in calling for the public to vote for their peoples million campaign, a spokesperson for the hospice said, “They are the experts when it comes to winning the public’s vote…
PHARMACISTS IN Harlow have been noticing the increasing number of prescriptions for TB for a long time. And now the growing numbers have come across Harlow MP, Robert Halfon’s radar. In his latest blog, Mr Halfon writes: “I have been getting figures together on Tuberculosis…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has defended his position on the bedroom tax after Labour candidate, Suzy Stride noted his absence from the debate in parliament on Tuesday evening. Robert Halfon said: “In a week when it was announced that unemployment in Harlow continues to fall,…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has welcomed Office for National Statistics figures which show the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Harlow has fallen by 102 in the past year. The number of claimants in the town last month – 2,221 – is also 38…
A HARLOW Conservatives community campaign has been out in force today (Saturday) knocking on doors of local residents to explain how the Government is helping with bills and the cost of living. The campaign explained the Government’s fuel duty freeze which ensures that motoring fuel…
THEY ARE hard-taskmasters at The Spectator magazine and so it is quite an accolade for Harlow MP, Robert Halfon to win the Campaigner of the Year award for 2013. The Spectator said: Campaigner of the Year: Robert Halfon “Instead of hugging a husky, Halfon has…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has called on the Government to ensure the future of youth services in Harlow as Essex County Council consults over slashing their budget from £5m a year to £2m a year over the next two years. Mr Halfon has tabled a…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has been presented with a Politician of the Year award from Avanta, one of the UK’s leading employment and training providers. Each year Avanta names an MP who has made a significant impact both in Parliament and beyond, in the debate…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has backed the former prime minister, Sir John Major’s proposal for an emergency “excess profits tax” on the ‘Big Six’ energy firms. Mr Halfon said: “I think there are three principles here. First of all, one of responsible capitalism, and we’ve…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon raised concerns over poor response times and lack of leadership from management when he met with East of England Ambulance Service Trust chairman Dr Geoffrey Harris on Wednesday. Mr Halfon said: “Dr Harris acknowledged the issues that I raised and gave…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has taken the issue of apprenticeships as the latest subject on his blog. Mr Halfon says: SINCE the late 1960s, the prestige and culture of apprenticeships in our country has diminished. Apprenticeships came to be seen as something for ‘second class’…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon has returned from the Conservative Party conference with a number of messages for his constituents. Mr Halfon said: “I came back from Manchester yesterday following the Conservative Party Conference. The main message was that the Government remain determined to help cut…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement that fuel duty will be frozen for the rest of the current Parliament, if the money is available. His pledge came during his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Mr Halfon said: “Fuel duty…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has backed his prime minister, David Cameron over the worsening situation in Syria. Mr Halfon and his fellow MPs will be recalled to parliament on Thursday to discuss and possibly vote on responses to the crisis. In an article…
