Find out why Paul Maynard is the man for the job of taking Blackpool and Cleveleys' case to Westminster...
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Paul Maynard will stand up for law-abiding people and help them retake their neighbourhoods
Paul Maynard MP is hosting a Monster Quiz Night at the Homeliffe Hotel, Wilton Parade, Blackpool , 7pm on Friday the 13th April. With specialist rounds, pictures, anagrams to get your brain working and awesome prizes for the top quiz teams you’re bound to have a great night! £7.50 to enter and the ticket includes
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If we can work out how to, we will try to attach a photo with this week’s Letter from Westminster. If we find we can’t, or it doesn’t work on your browser, then by all means click here . This, you will note, does not mean a by-election is impending as I prepare to meet my
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Working in Paul’s office is very different from what I started out doing in my early years of working life. From the humble years of being a general assistant, to becoming an apprentice in an MP’s office, it is a very big step and honour, however with my time working as a general assistant I
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At a speech in Blackpool today at the White Tower, George Osborne set out our plans for a revitalised tourism industry in the UK. The tourism industry is worth £114 billion to the UK economy every year, employs some 8% of the workforce and is our 5th largest industry. It supports 200,000 businesses. We know
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Alcohol has been in the news a lot recently, with minimum pricing being looked at in Scotland, Labour thinking of banning ‘irresponsible’ drinks promotions in clubs, pubs and bars across the Country and general concern about 24 hr binge drinking culture of Broken Britain. And last week was the turn of the Conservatives to air
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They have a new innovation in the House of Commons called Topical Questions. This allows Oral Questions to Ministers to be put down nearer to the day in case something exciting happens that they want to cross-examine Ministers on. At the moment, it seems to consist of Labour MPs thanking Ministers for visiting their marginal
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Quietly and determinedly, the Times Comment writer Libby Purves has been ‘lobbying’ through the pages of her newspapers to change perceptions of what Blackpool has to offer. She was inspired by attending “Showzam!” last year, and sees the potential for Blackpool to capitalise on its unique heritage assets. That potential has taken a massive leap
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We should always welcome potential improvements to Blackpool’s transport infrastructure, but people are right to say “I’ll believe it when I see it” when they hear the Government committing to electrifying this stretch of rail. This has more than a whiff of pre-election desperation to it. Yes, we need electrification to Preston, but we need
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A few months ago, many of you will have received from me a survey concerning the provision of health and care services. We received hundreds of responses, which I have been following up since. I now want to report back to you on what I have done. I have met with three organisations to discuss
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Everyone seems to be getting very wound up about the fate of the Winter Gardens. I would not have thought any of this were a bolt from the blue. Spending £1m a year subsidising a private company to keep it open is clearly not justifiable in the long-term given the change in the conference market,
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Hello, and thanks for visiting my site! As the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, my job is to serve the interests of my constituents and represent their concerns in Westminster. Hopefully, my website will bring you a little bit closer to what is happening and how you can get involved. Find out about where I stand on the things that affect us locally and how you can share your thoughts with me by using the links at the top of the page. I look forward to hearing from you!
