West Midlands Trains confirmed this week to South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, that three of the four damaged class 350 trains have now been repaired and returned into service. In addition, two new class 319 trains will be in service in the next couple of weeks.
28,000 people across South West Bedfordshire are now saving towards their retirement, new figures show, as a result of the Government’s auto enrolment scheme.
Employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over who earn more than £10,000 into a pension.
Forticrete, a leading manufacturer of concrete building products, hosted a visit from the MP for South West Bedfordshire last week (Monday 19th February).
South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, has welcomed the £25 Cold Weather Payment payable to residents in receipt of Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance and those on Universal Credit.
Royal Mail have announced that they have achieved their first class mail target by getting 93.1% of first class mail in the LU post code area delivered on time the next working day after posting.
South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous has welcomed the £8,028,623 allocated to Central Bedfordshire as New Homes Bonus money. Commenting, Andrew said “The main issue my constituents raise with me is that the vital infrastructure needed to go alongside new housing is often provided too late.
The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) figures show that 32% of South West Bedfordshire 18 year-olds applied to university compared with 24% back in 2009. This compares with an application rate of 19% in Ashfield and 62% in Altrincham and Sale West.
South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous is lending his support to calls for a UK ivory ban to help protect elephants from further slaughter for the illegal ivory trade.
Andrew Selous, Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire, today signed a pledge to #PassOnPlastic with Sky Ocean Rescue – a commitment to reduce single-use plastic consumption.
