Government votes down Liberal Democrat motion to speed up building of new hospitals
The Government has voted down the Liberal Democrats opposition day motion which would have reversed Labour’s delays to the New Hospital Programme.
23 Apr 2025
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Russian travel ban a point of pride – Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to news that he has been banned from travelling to Russia in the latest sanctions list, calling it a “point of pride”.
23 Apr 2025
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael secures confirmation of “no linkage” between defence and fisheries negotiations with EU
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today secured confirmation that there will be “no linkage” between negotiations with the EU on security and defence and those around future access to fisheries.
23 Apr 2025
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Carmichael backs Great British Beef Week
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today given his support to Great British Beef Week, lodging a parliamentary motion to back the event.
23 Apr 2025
Tim Farron votes to fix crumbling hospitals and bring delayed projects forward
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has today voted on a Liberal Democrat motion to fix local NHS buildings which are crumbling and to reverse the Government’s delays to the New Hospital Programme.
23 Apr 2025
South Cotswolds MP Calls for Right to See a GP Within a Week After Shocking Rise in Appointment Delays
Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds, Roz Savage, has renewed calls for a legal right to see a GP within a week - or within 24 hours for urgent cases - after new figures revealed the scale of the crisis facing local patients.
23 Apr 2025