Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Today, Parliament debated the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This is an important and sensitive issue about giving people dignity, compassion, and choice at the end of their lives.
Today I voted to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a Second Reading. I have followed the national debate closely and watched much of today’s debate in Parliament, which ended up passing with 330 votes in favour and 275 votes against.
Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Adult Social Care, hosted a coffee morning aimed at building strong relationships between MPs and carers
Liam McArthur expressed his support for the farming community at the NFU rally this week
Taunton and Wellington Liberal Democrats celebrated a triumphant year at their AGM and fundraising dinner with the election of two new Lib Dem MPs locally – Gideon Amos for Taunton and Wellington and Rachel Gilmour for Tiverton and Minehead.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today marked ten years since Scotland’s mental health waiting targets were introduced by revealing that they have been breached for at least 168,128 people on the SNP Government’s watch.