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Sadiq praises local residents’ work to save the Buff-tailed Bumblebee – our local ‘iconic’ bee |
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:41 |
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Sadiq
has been contacted by a number of local residents who have raised their
concerns about Britain's bee population.
With
47 bee species in the UK deemed vulnerable or endangered and with a 53% decline
in managed honey-bee colonies between 1985 and 2005, Sadiq is supporting
Friends of the Earth's ‘Bee Cause' campaign to reverse the decline of UK bees.
The campaign is calling on the Prime Minister to commit to a Bee Action Plan to
tackle all major causes of bee decline. It's also supporting individuals to
make change in their gardens and communities to help bees.
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Sadiq supports local Walk to School campaign |
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Monday, 20 May 2013 13:52 |
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This
week marks pedestrian campaigners', Living Streets, Walk to School Week as part
of National Walking Month. Sadiq is supporting Living Streets' call to
encourage more children to walk to school.
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Sadiq oversees historic election in Pakistan |
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 14:32 |
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The Pakistan General Election took place on
Saturday 11th May - marking the end of the country's first full term
served by a democratic government.
Sadiq Khan MP visited Pakistan as part of the
group of UK international election observers who visited polling stations
across the country working to ensure the elections were fair and democratic. He
was the only MP to act as a UK election observer.
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Sadiq warns vulnerable constituents of phone fraudsters |
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:42 |
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With ‘Courier Fraud' claiming over 2,000 victims across the
country in the last two years, Sadiq Khan MP is working with Ofcom to warn
elderly and vulnerable people about phone scams and remind them that they
should never give their PIN or bank card to anyone.
‘Courier fraud' sees fraudsters telephoning you claiming to be
from an authority, usually the bank or the police or the Serious Fraud Office.
They tell you that your bank has been compromised and that they need to collect
your card.
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Springfield Regeneration Update |
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:41 |
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The Trust submitted their park strategy for the green space on the
site to Wandsworth Council in December. The Council subsequently asked that the
Trust do more work on the strategy to provide more detail and clarity. They
also asked that the strategy be prepared with the Council's Playing Pitch
Strategy in mind (which shows the need for certain sports facilities in the
Borough).
The Trust is currently waiting for the Playing Pitch Strategy so that it can be
discussed with the sports working group which has been set up with local
residents and sports clubs.
Sadiq has confirmed that the Council have now informed the Trust that their Playing
Pitch Strategy will not be ready until June/early July.
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Sadiq comments on Better Services, Better Value report, published 3rd May 2013 |
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Friday, 03 May 2013 14:23 |
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Sadiq Khan MP for Tooting said:
"This morning's announcement on the future of St Helier's
and Epsom Hospitals is worrying - not only for those in its immediate vicinity
but also for the rest of South West London more generally.
"At a time when the NHS is
undergoing the biggest reorganisation in its history, the possibility of more
pressure being forced upon existing services which are also currently in flux,
could create a whole myriad of problems.
"I raised my concerns with the
possible closure of services at neighbouring hospitals with Miles Scott at the
beginning of the year and will be keeping a close eye on how this situation
develops, particularly with regards to any impact on St George's Hospital. I
will also be meeting with Senior NHS stakeholders as soon as possible to go
through my concerns, and those of my constituents, in more detail"
You can read the report here.
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Sadiq backs Stop Broadwater School Expansion Campaign |
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Friday, 03 May 2013 08:19 |
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Wandsworth Borough Council recently
announced plans to increase pupil intake at Broadwater Primary School in
Tooting from two-form entry to three-form entry, adding one 30-pupil class per
year. Parents and carers, governors, pupils and staff are united in their
strong opposition to the proposed expansion and have mounted the Stop
Broadwater School Expansion Campaign.
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Sadiq calls inaugural Housing Summit to discuss better housing for Tooting |
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:54 |
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As
house prices and rents in Wandsworth continue to soar and the need for social
housing becomes more desperate, there is concern that Wandsworth Borough is
hurtling towards a housing crisis.
Sadiq Khan MP said: "I am seeing more people
than ever in my advice surgeries who are worried about the cost of rent, the
condition of their rented property and benefit cuts. I am so concerned by this,
and the impact of changes to the welfare system, that I invited a number of key
stakeholders to Parliament for a housing summit, to discuss how these problems
can best be addressed."

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‘This is your Parliament’ Tooting MP reminds local residents |
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:48 |
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Local
MP and life long Tooting resident Sadiq Khan has begun a campaign to remind
local residents that they all have the right to visit Parliament, including
visiting the debating chamber and Big Ben.
In
addition to arranging tours he also is encouraging local residents to apply for
tickets for Departmental Questions (including Health, Treasury, Defence, or
Foreign Office). He is also given four PMQs (Prime Minister's Questions)
tickets every year to give to his constituents.
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Plight of last Brit in Guantanamo Bay, Shaker Aamer, debated in parliament |
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:58 |
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Shaker
Aamer was one of the first to be locked up in Guantanamo Bay and is now the
last remaining Briton in the American-run detention centre. Shaker Aamer has
now been held there for eleven years, despite being cleared for release. Many
of his family live in South West London, including Tooting.
Since
becoming an MP, Sadiq has long campaigned on behalf of Shaker Aamer and his
family for his safe return home to the UK and for the closure of Guantanamo
Bay. Sadiq has lobbied both the Foreign Office and the Prime Minister on many
occasions and attended demonstrations outside parliament.
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Sadiq meets with Deputy Mayor and continues to campaign for better policing in Tooting |
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 13:01 |
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Last month the Mayor announced
that Sadiq's campaign to save Tooting Police Station from closure and ensure it
remains open to the public, had been successful. A month on from this good
news, Sadiq met with Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Stephen Greenhalgh,
to discuss the future of policing in Tooting.
As a result of campaigning from
Sadiq and local residents, Tooting Police Station will now continue to have a
point of access to the public, despite originally being earmarked for closure
by the Mayor of London. There will also be an additional contact point in St
Georges Hospital with consideration of further contact points possible.
Despite saving the police
station, Sadiq continues to be worried about cuts to local policing, as Safer
Neighbourhood Teams are to be reduced from a minimum of 1 Sergeant, 2 Police
Officers and 3 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to a minimum of one
PCSO and one police officer per ward. He sought assurances from the Deputy
Mayor, that these officers would will stay in post long term so that they can
build vital local connections. It is important that local residents get to know
their local policing team and that the police know their area.
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Tooting MP Sadiq Khan formally opens fantastic new facilities at Earlsfield Station after 8 year campaign |
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:25 |
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Since first being elected in 2005, improving transport links has
been extremely important to Sadiq. He has campaigned for investment into
Earlsfield Station to redevelop facilities and improve access to the station
since first being elected in 2005.
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