John Denham

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John Denham has been representing Southampton Itchen in Parliament since 1992. 

He is currently Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. 

On this website you'll find news about what John's been up to in both Southampton and Westminster. 

You can get in touch with John on constituency issues by following the link below.

 

News from John Denham

• Bitterne Walk in Centre is too important to close

  John has reacted to Southampton City Primary Care Trust’s announcement of discussions on future provision of unscheduled care in Southampton and of Bitterne Walk in Centre in particular. John said, "Bitterne Walk in Centre was one of the first walk-in centres in the country – a real pioneer. It’s popular with patients, an important local service and part of the community. If it isn’t currently meeting its purposes then its role should be developed in line with experience and patients’ wishes so that the healthcare challenges we face in Southampton can be properly met. It would be a real shame...

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• "Stop unfair treatment of local buisinesses", says John

  John has hit out at the Coalition Government’s decision to hinder business start-ups in Southampton. Whilst new businesses starting in Bournemouth or other parts of Dorset will not have to pay National Insurance contributions on their employees firms in Southampton are being denied this assistance. John said, "Unemployment in Southampton is higher than in Dorset, so why are new businesses in the city being disadvantaged by the Tory-Lib Dem Government in this way? It is not clear that a National Insurance Holiday is the best way to encourage new businesses, but, as long as this is part of the...

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• What does "we're all in it together" mean?

  John recentlyI led a debate in Parliament on the unfairness of the Coalition Government's cuts – condemning the Lib Dems for supporting cuts they argued against during the election and pointing to the unfairness of the hardest pressed communities being hit the hardest. As an example of that unfairness he commented… “Let us take two boroughs next door to each other in the same conurbation. One is 15th in the deprivation index; the other 178th. One has 27,000 people on housing benefit; the other has 13,000. One has 11,000 unemployed people; the other has 8,000. One has an average weekly...

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• Protecting tenants' rights

  John has called on the Government to retain the measures brought in by Labour to protect tenants in Southampton from dodgy and absentee landlords. He has warned that plans from the Coalition Government risk damaging the standard of private homes and the quality of life in their communities. In the past few weeks the Government has announced it will sweep away key regulations introduced by the Labour Government to protect private tenants. These include a national register of landlords set up to allow tenants to make basic checks on their prospective landlords, and enable Southampton City Council to enforce letting...

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• Labour build coalition against the "VAT bombshell"

  Southampton’s Labour MPs - John Denham and Alan Whitehead - have written to Liberal Democrats councillors across Hampshire urging them to oppose the Coalition Government’s plan to raise VAT to 20%. The letter criticises the Lib Dem leadership for u-turning on their support of the Tories’ plan to increase VAT and invites local Liberal Democrats to join Labour’s campaign against the VAT rise, and, if they feel strongly, join the Labour Party. John Denham said, “Lots of Liberal Democrat voters are disappointed that Nick Clegg chose to put power before principles and join the Tories in coalition, and I’m sure...

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• Building Schools for the Future scrapped by coalition government

  John has reacted angrily to yesterday's announcement that Southampton's Building Schools for the Future programme has been entirely scrapped by the coalition government. John said, "This announcement has broken David Cameron's promise to Southampton and betrayed our children. The whole reorganisation of secondary schools in eastern Southampton depended on this in investment in Chamberlayne Park, Sholing, St George's and Bitterne Park. It now it means that thousands of children will be denied the modern schools they were promised, and our teachers denied the best teaching facilities. It is unbearable act of betrayal. “During the election David Cameron was reported by...

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Contact John

As MP for Southampton Itchen I'm always happy to hear from my constituents and help with any problems you may be facing.  If you'd like to get in touch, or schedule an appointment at one of my regular surgeries, then please use the contact details below.  Remember to include your home postal address to ensure I can respond to you:

WRITE to 20-22 Southampton Street, Southampton, SO15 2ED

PHONE 023 8033 9807

FAX 023 8033 9907

EMAIL john@johndenham.org.uk

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