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Gillian Merron is the Labour Member of Parliament for Lincoln and Minister in the Department for International Development (DfID).
Gillian was a trade union official for NUPE, now UNISON in the East Midlands, and was elected to Parliament in 1997 to represent Lincoln. In 2007, Prime Minister, Gordon Brown
asked her to join the Cabinet Office and become a new Regional Minister an...
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 MP BACKS NEW PLAY AREAS FOR LINCOLN |
New play areas will be built across the County thanks to £1 million of investment announced today as part of the Government’s Children’s Plan. Lincoln MP, Gillian Merron, welcomed the news that Lincolnshire County Council will receive around £1 million from the Government to invest in dozens of new play areas. The MP is now campaigning to make sure that the Lincoln benefits from this huge inve...
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| MERRON URGES RETHINK ON BUSES |
Lincoln MP, Gillian Merron, has written to the leaders of the City of Lincoln Council and North Kesteven District Council to urge them to look again at their decision to reduce the hours of free bus travel for Lincoln pensioners and disabled people. Today, the Government is introducing free national off-peak bus travel so that pensioners and disabled people can now travel off peak, by bus, anywhere ...
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| "LINCOLN'S A GREAT DESTINATION" MP TELLS AMBASSADOR |
Lincoln MP, Gillian Merron, has written to His Excellency Mr Jan Winkler, the Czech the Ambassador to the UK, to personally invite him to visit Lincoln. As part of British Tourism Week, visit Britain asked ambassadors where in the UK they have visited and where they would like still to visit. The Czech Ambassador had visited the Lake District, Edinburgh and Arundel Castle but would still like ...
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| GILLIAN MERRON WELCOMES BUDGET FOR STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY |
Gillian Merron, MP for Lincoln, today welcomed the Chancellor’s Budget as a commitment to economic stability, opportunity and security for all. The 2008 Budget set out key measures to help lift 250,000 children out of poverty, and an extra boost of £50 to over 60’s households and £100 for over 80’s households on top of the Winter Fuel Payment. Gillian Merron MP said: “Today’s Budget de...
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| MERRON SUPPORTS LINCOLN TOURISM |
Lincoln MP, Gillian Merron, has pledged her support for the second annual British Tourism Week from 10-18 March 2008 by signing a special pledge card at the House of Commons. Gillian Merron MP said: “Tourism in Lincoln provides jobs and is an important part of our local economy. Lincoln has so much for tourists to see and do. Tourism Week is a chance for people to visit our city, its ...
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| CITY MP URGES SUPPORT FOR IMPS BOSS'S BATTLE |
Gillian Merron, Lincoln MP and Imps supporter will join hundreds of other fans this weekend as she signs a get well card for manager Peter Jackson, who was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. The card has been organised by Lincoln City Supporters Trust and Gillian is urging fans to get down to Sincil Bank on Saturday 1st March to sign the card and support the team in their match against Wyc...
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Gillian Merron is the Labour Member of Parliament for Lincoln and Minister in the Department for International Development (DfID).
Gillian was a trade union official for NUPE, now UNISON in the East Midlands, and was elected to Parliament in 1997 to represent Lincoln. In 2007, Prime Minister, Gordon Brown
asked her to join the Cabinet Office and become a new Regional Minister an...