http://www.islandmp.org Conservative Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_146.php Andrew Turner yesterday met with officials from the Office of Fair Trading OFT to discuss their draft report on the crossSolent ferry market During the meeting the OFT and Mr Turner confirmed the competition issues on which they agree which include the fact that competition is limited the difficulties of bringing new operators into the market due to restricted berthing availabilit Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:03:18 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_145.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP has welcomed the announcement that the Conservative Party has formed a new rightofcentre group in the European Parliament called the European Conservatives and Reformists GroupThe Conservatives did well in the European elections on the Isle of Wight beating UKIP the Liberal Democrats and Labour at the ballot box This success was mirrored across the countr Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:52:41 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_144.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP has criticized the Governments dental policy which has reduced access to NHS dentists on the Isle of WightMr Turner said On the Island NHS statistics tell us 37000 Band One dental procedures have been performed so far this year What we are not told is how many people have been to an NHS dentist Access to NHS dentists on the Island has been made muc Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:41 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_143.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP has criticized the Governments poor handling of the proposed inquiry into the Iraq WarOn 15th June Gordon Brown announced that there would finally be an inquiry into the Iraq war an inquiry the Conservative Party has been calling for since the invasion in 2003 In his announcement Mr Brown stated that the inquiry would be held in private and that no blame Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:24:55 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_142.php During a debate yesterday raised to highlight the difficulties in legally disposing of Fallen Stock livestock that has died of natural causes or been humanely destroyed on the Isle of Wight Dan Norris MP Minister of State in the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA gave an unexpected commitment to visit the Island in person to find a solution to the longoutstanding prob Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:01:00 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_141.php Andrew Turner has apologised today after a constituent found a mistake in his expense claims following publication by the House of Commons yesterday of all claims over the past four years A constituent who lives in Wootton discovered that a receipt for 16204 covering a carpet cleaner and sundry items was submitted twice once in 2006 and again in 2007 and raised the matter with him this aftern Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:13:40 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_140.php Andrew Turner has responded to the widespread concern about the blacking out or redaction of information on the expenses details published by the House of Commons yesterday The Islands MP explained that the redaction of the information was done by the House of Commons Authorities and not in response to a request from him other than some personal details relating to his staff that had Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:45:10 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_139.php Molly the Mole came to Parliament last week with the experts from Cancer Research UK to warn MPs about the dangers of too much sun The Islands MP Andrew Turner attended the annual Westminster Molewatch Clinic where he was given a clear warning about the risks of sunburnThe most serious form of skin cancer is malignant melanoma It is now the most common cancer for women in their 20s and Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:01:23 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_138.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP is supporting the campaign by the National Deaf Childrens Society NDCS that is calling for the Government to require new schools to meet national building standards and ensure that all children can listen and learn effectively Last year NDCS launched the Sounds Good campaign which seeks to ensure that new schools are built with and tested for good acoustics Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:59:18 +0100 GMT http://www.islandmp.org/press_release_item_137.php Andrew Turner the Islands MP has said that although he is disappointed that the Office of Fair Trading OFT have indicated they are not minded to take the investigation into the crossSolent ferry markets further at this stage he is certainly not giving up His comments came after a report from the OFT released last Friday make clear that although a number of tests have been met that would Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:47:34 +0100 GMT