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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, is proposing that former service personnel to find out if they are entitled to a deferred Armed Forces Pension, especially those who left the military before qualifying for an immediate pension. According to the Ministry of Defence, more than 15,000 pension benefits remain unclaimed, with many with shorter periods…
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Have you ever heard of a grand jury? If you live in the UK, chances are you’ve only ever heard them mentioned in American TV shows, but they were once a major part of our shared legal system. It is now 93 years since the last grand jury was called in the United Kingdom and…
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I know it will concern many that we are once more set for war in the Middle East, not least those with friends and family in the region, and over recent days I have been contacted by UK citizens stranded in countries which have come under bombardment. Few will shed tears for a regime prepared…
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What happened in today’s Spring Statement…
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Local MP Peter Lamb has today called on NHS Sussex to urgently reinstate 24-hour urgent treatment services at Crawley Hospital, following the decision to reduce the operating hours of the hospital’s Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). The reduction in hours has raised serious concerns among local residents about access to urgent healthcare, particularly during evenings and…
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People contact their MPs for many reasons, but if there is one thing which has been raised at my regular surgeries more than any other it is the need for more support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Crawley is blessed with fantastic schools and dedicated teachers who want to do the…
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With the ‘temporary’ overnight closure of Crawley’s Urgent Treatment Centre about to be made permanent, I took the opportunity to raise the matter in the House another time and to secure a meeting with the Minister of State to discuss how local services might be preserved and improved.
Peter Lamb for Crawley 