As published by the Nottingham Post on 10th March 2014 Nottingham East MP Chris Leslie has hit out at a Government move to cut further education funding. The Government said last week that it was cutting funding for 18-year-olds by 17 per cent. Mr Leslie said this will create “real problems for course planning and a risk that this age group will suffer as a result”…. Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 10th February 2014. The post office in St Ann’s is to stay in its current location, despite plans to move it. Post Office management have confirmed that the move from St Ann’s Well Road to the Lifestyle shop in St Bartholomews Road have been cancelled because of the distance customers would have to travel. In his constituency e-mail, Chris Leslie, MP for… Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 5th February 2014 A previously failing primary school which has turned round its fortunes received a visit from a city MP. Chris Leslie, MP for Nottingham East met with head teachers and governors at Haydn Primary School on Friday to praise them for obtaining an “outstanding” status from Ofsted. Seven years ago it had been deemed “inadequate”, the… Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 27th December 2013 I am writing in reply to the ”Nottingham unemployment rate falls by 16% in a year” article published on January 22 by the Nottingham Post. You’d think that we were experiencing some sort of job creation miracle. Sadly, the nightmare remains, especially for those who’ve been out of work for a year or more. This… Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 17/12/13 A NOTTINGHAM MP has thrown his weight behind the battle to save a public library. Nottingham East MP Chris Leslie says he sympathises with residents and councillors over Nottingham City Council’s plan to close Bakersfield Library. He said: “I totally sympathise with Bakersfield residents who are disappointed at the proposed closure of the small library in Watson Avenue. “I… Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 09/12/13 TALENTED pupils scooped spectacular prizes at a special assembly attended by Nottingham East MP Chris Leslie on Friday. The competition to design a Christmas card was entered by schools across the MP’s constituency, with the overall winner coming from Seely Primary School, Sherwood. Nine-year-old Andrew Arkle, from Class 3/4F won the competition with his design of a… Read More
As published by the Nottingham Post on 04/12/13 A Notts MP wants to spark a debate about the increase in water bills, which he believes is “adding to the cost of living crisis”. Chris Leslie, MP for Nottingham East, wants to garner public opinion after Severn Trent reported their profits and the company noted a rise in water consumption in the summer. Mr Leslie said that the company’s pre-tax… Read More
As published in the Nottingham Post on 18/11/13 A Nottingham MP has asked the government to repeal the so-called bedroom tax. Chris Leslie, MP for Nottingham East, supported an opposition motion in the House of Commons calling on the government to repeal the policy. The “bedroom tax” affects housing benefit paid to less well-off tenants. People who are adjudged to have too much living space… Read More
Nottingham’s Labour MPs – Chris Leslie, Lilian Greenwood, Graham Allen and Vernon Coaker – commenting on Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to privatise the Estates and Facilities department: “While we have faith in the local hospital team, it is disappointing that the creeping privatisation of NHS services has taken such a significant step with this decision. “Patients need reassuring that services such as cleaning,… Read More