http://www.islandmp.org Conservative Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_80.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP has released an update on the campaign for the crossSolent ferry market to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading OFT To date 8224 businesses and members of the public have supported the campaign either on line at wwwIslandMPcom or by writing into Mr Turners office at 24 The Mall Carisbrooke Road NewportMr Turner saidThere has been a grea Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:40 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_79.php The Islands MP Andrew Turner took to the sewing machine last week to help raise the profile of ecobag advocates Morsbags The organisation held an exhibition in Westminster promoting their Stitch in Time campaign Morsbags is a national umbrella organisation that promotes reducing plastic bag use by recycling secondhand material in order to make reusable bags Over 21000 Morsbags hav Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:17:07 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_78.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP is encouraging Islanders to respond to an online consultation on how the annual 5 billion cost of the prison and probation service could be better spent Mr Turner is a member of the crossparty Justice Select Committee which has launched the consultation as part of their detailed investigation into Justice Reinvestment This idea which is being trialled in s Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:55:23 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_77.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP got on an exercise bike to help promote the British Lung Foundations new awareness campaign for healthy lungsThe British Lung Foundation is urging people to protect their lungs and to keep them healthy by taking regular exercise Mr Turner helped to demonstrate how exercise like cycling or brisk walking allows the lungs to deliver oxygenrich blood to the workin Mon, 12 May 2008 13:58:18 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_76.php The Islands MP Andrew Turner expressed concern as official Government figures were released showing that 188 orders for homes to be repossessed were issued through the Newport County Court last year Mr Turner fears that this number is likely to rise as people come to the end of fixed rate periods at the same time as there is a reduction in the availability of cheap loans and mortgages Mr Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:02:17 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_75.php Following recent Post Office Closures on the Isle of Wight and widespread concern about the process The Islands MP Andrew Turner MP took the opportunity to raise the issue during a Commons debateFollowing the announcement that ten subpost office branches will close on the Island and a further fifty others in Hampshire the whole issue of consultation has been called into questionMr T Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:26:57 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_74.php The Islands MP Andrew Turner took the opportunity to raise again the issue of free public transport provision for Island pensioners with the Transport Minister Rosie Winterton MP during a debate on the Local Transport Bill last weekMr Turner saidThe Government have introduced a scheme where pensioners and disabled travellers in England can take advantage of free offpeak bus travel thro Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:31:38 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_73.php The Islands MP Andrew Turner is on the look out for any small grass roots charity or voluntary group whose objective is to tackle poverty on in the IslandMr Turner saidThe Centre for Social Justice is looking for organisations which tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty for their Social Justice awards I feel sure that there are some excellent groups here on the Island who could be i Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:46:18 +0000 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_72.php Many parents and other people have contacted Andrew Turner the Islands MP saying that they felt that the recent schools consultation has been flawed for a variety of reasons Islanders have told him that they feel information given was either unclear or subsequently proved inaccurate Others have complained that the consultation questionnaire was too complex for them to complete in full as th Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:00:41 +0000 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_71.php Five more Island councils have joined the campaign Ferry Fares Fair It brings the total to 25Andrew Turner MP who is asking the Office of Fair Trading OFT to investigate crossSolent services said the support could make all the differenceAs far as I know every Town Parish Council which has considered the issue has given unanimous backing This support together with the comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:56:37 +0000 GMT