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Renewed Road User Charging Proposals Slammed Renewed Road Charging Proposals Slammed Renewed proposals for road user charging have been slammed by Warley MP and previous Transport Minister, John Spellar. The proposals have been published today by the Institute of Fiscal Studies. A BBC report highlighting... Chaos at Heathrow Letting Down UK Chaos at Heathrow is letting down the country Chaos at Heathrow’s border controls is letting down the country Warley MP John Spellar told the Commons yesterday. While the country was spending billions on the Olympics our international reputation... Warley RFC Gratned £50k of Olympic Legacy Funding Local rugby club Warley RFC has secured £50,000 of Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund. The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the £135 million Places People Play legacy programme that is bringing the magic of a... Budget 2012 We needed a Budget for jobs and growth that helped hard-pressed families, not a tax cut for the rich The government have announced in the Budget that they will cut the tax rate for the richest 1% of people in... Cut Energy Bills with The Big Switch Warley MP urges residents to join The Big Switch to cut energy bills Warley MP John Spellar has backed ‘The Big Switch’ campaign for energy customers to get a cheaper deal. The Big Switch, launched last month by... Unemployment in Warley Rises Again Warley has 43rd worst claimant rate of all 650 Parliamentary constituencies Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment has risen yet again. In Warley the claimant rate has continued to increase and now stands at... Tax Credits Bombshell “Tax credits bombshell” as 805 couples in Walrey could lose £4,000 a year 805 couples with children in part-time work in Warley could lose around £4,000 a year from this April, following a change to tax credit rules being introduced... End Metal Theft GO FURTHER TO END METAL THEFT Warley MP John Spellar is calling on the Government to go further to tackle metal theft in Sandwell which is damaging the economy and can be extremely dangerous. The Government is moving to stop... Page of 49 \| next »

Biography

John was re-elected as the MP for Warley receiving 52.9% of the vote on the 6th of May and he now serves as a Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister. Before the 2010 General Election John was a Minister in the Whip's Office and had the official role of Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household. John previously served in the government as Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Minister for Transport and Minister for Northern Ireland. John was Opposition Whip... more...

Rt. Hon. John F. Spellar MP