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Housing Allowance has ‘backfired’ says MP

December 14, 2009 Business

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, has supported the homeless charity Crisis in calling for Housing Allowance rules to be reformed to give tenants the right to choose for rent to be paid directly to their landlords.  Mr Turner claims that the new system of Local Housing Allowance, which automatically makes payments to claimants, is failing [...]

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Island MP – ‘first class job’

October 7, 2009 Business

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, was praised this week from the platform of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.  Sir George Young, the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons was speaking about Conservative proposals to cut the cost of politics, which include a commitment to reduce the number of MPs by 10%.  Sir George [...]

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Local Company Heeds MPs Call

September 7, 2009 Business

Cowes based company Vikoma has responded positively to Andrew Turner’s suggestion that grants paid to companies to enable them to develop on the Isle of Wight should be repaid in full should the business be relocated elsewhere.  The Island’s MP made the suggestion following the closure of the Vestas wind turbine manufacturing plant at St [...]

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