4 intouch Winter 2017/2018 Printed and delivered at no cost to the taxpayer The news letter published by the North West Conservatives Better Services Merry Christmas

Conservatives in and Deane Conservatives ensure borough want the council to improve services, not funding for our own Community to cut them. The borough’s council tax Patrol team to protect residents charge is the 6th lowest in the country against Anti-Social Behaviour. yet we have one of the highest spends per head. Conservatives know how to A new approach by the borough manage the borough’s finances well by to supporting the homeless finding new and better ways to increase and disadvantaged, following intouch revenues while cutting council costs year withdrawal of support by HCC, on year. which has become a trailblazer On Thursday 3rd May 2018 there will be local nationally. Conservatives decided to keep elections in Basingstoke & Deane in your ward of weekly bin collections because that is what residents wanted. Whitchurch A What Conservatives have done – real delivery, not Thank you YOUR conservative

just promises. This years General Election saw a More Homes – Local Housing for Local People fantastic result for the Conservatives CANDIDATE here in North West Hampshire. The borough has a housing problem. Demand for housing is growing as people live longer. Kit Malthouse achieved the highest dave george House prices locally are too high for many young people to get on the housing ladder, let alone share of the vote ever at 62% giving climb up it. Too many people are camping out with Mum and Dad or living in poor quality rented him a majority of 22,679 on the highest turnout for 20 years. He has Hello and accommodation. That’s why the borough Conservative Administration has taken positive action. now also been reelected as a member of the powerful Treasury Select Committee, and chair of the all party Merry Christmas! A housing allocations policy that puts local people first for social housing. group on Life Sciences. Dave George is your local Candidate Kit said: “After two years in a job it was for the Whitchurch Ward. He is In Whitchurch we will be building over 350 homes. The Neighbourhood Plan requires really humbling to see this incredible a strong campaigner and has a that 40% of these will be affordable and prioritised for those with a local connection. level of support from local people. I proven ability to deliver in support am extremely grateful to everyone of the community. As chairman of and will continue to work hard fighting the Steering Committee he led the We are ensuring homes are built with all the facilities needed for a good quality of life North West Hampshire’s corner in successful development and adoption and are built to a high standard of space, comfort and environmental sustainability. parliament. of the Neighbourhood Plan. This Over the last two years, I have visited will help to protect the Town against dozens of schools, businesses, unsustainable development and as well as robustly representing the charities and projects and met will deliver a number of important community at thousands of people including some community benefits including Borough Council. He has a reputation talented and motivated people from additional sports facilities, a new as a “go getter” and has the time, Whitchurch. It has been the most bus drop off point for the school energy and enthusiasm to do the job. Get Involved Keep in Touch! Drop us a line with any issues or incredible honour and I am so very and significant areas of public open concerns you may have. We are grateful. space. Display a poster Attend social events Vote by post I want my Campaign to always pleased to hear from you. Thank you.” Deliver leaflets Join the local Party Stand for Council As an active campaigner who fights be your campaign too. for a better Whitchurch, he has gained a very good understanding of Name Please return to: You can also get in touch with me via local issues, such as HGVs, which are NWHCA, 2 Church Close, Andover, my new Facebook page - facebook. Address Hants. SP10 1DP or email: important to local people and affect com/WhitchurchConservative/ or email [email protected] their quality of life as well as their aspirations for themselves and their [email protected]. We would like to keep in touch with you about future campaigns and send families. These include the need for I will look forward to talking to you invitations to events and topical political affordable housing and better access over the coming months, and I hope insights. Please tick the relevant boxes below to indicate how you would like to to the . you have a great festive season in the receive this information. Email If elected as your borough councillor meantime. Telephone Mobile Email Dave will work proactively and The information you provide will be used for these purposes only, and will be used only Tel No. by the Conservative Party; including its candidates, representatives and associations. We tirelessly to improve the quality of life will not give information to anyone else. Promoted by Tracey Kirk on behalf of Whitchurch Conservatives both of 2 Church Close, Andover, Hants, SP10 1DP. Printed by Bulpitt Print Ltd., Hunting Gate, East Portway, Andover, Hants. SP10 3SJ and increased prosperity of the Town

kitmalthouse.com [email protected] @kitmalthouse 2 intouch Winter 2017/2018 intouch Winter 2017/2018 3 BOROUGH ELECTIONS MAY 2018 ..... Local More Jobs Infrastructure YOUR VOTE COUNTS Fund Cutting Basingstoke & Deane Borough Our majority on the council is just 6 Council (BDBC) is a Conservative councillors and with 20 council seats being Communities in Whitchurch, Overton, run council and we are proud of contested across the whole borough next Oakley, and , Council our track record of delivering good May we will be seeking your vote in May , , 2018. In this leaflet we are summarising , , , services and not cutting them as so Newtown and have Costs many councils have been forced to some of the actions we’ve taken to help keep the borough such a great place been awarded LIF grants by the do in the face of difficult financial to live. We hope you’ll agree that it’s borough for projects totalling nearly circumstances. important to keep the borough in the £1/2 million. Your borough council hands of a party that has proven it knows We need more jobs locally to has the lowest council Conservatives have allocated over tax in Hampshire how to run the services you value while ensure that people don’t have £5m through the borough’s Local to commute long distances (£131.19 per average keeping costs under control and planning Infrastructure Fund to communities house compared to the ahead for a better future for all of us. to London. That’s why across the borough over the past 4 Conservatives are investing Hampshire average of years so that they can decide where £193.50 for 2017/18) in job creation across the it is best spent on local facilities. borough. and the 6th lowest in . Yet only The borough is on the up. 4 other councils in Conservatives are delivering SMALL BUSINESSES England spend more millions of pounds of new per resident on services The health of small businesses is a key priority for than BDBC because Better Infrastructure investment into the borough, North West Hampshire and Kit works hard to fight their we have significant regenerating and modernising corner in government. Basingstoke and bringing new additional income jobs and facilities across the Following the announcement that the government built up over many and Facilities borough. was bringing in quarterly tax returns, he worked with years by managing our the Federation of Small Business and others to run finances carefully and Conservatives believe controlled growth is Basing View is buzzing with a vigorous campaign against this unjustified burden wisely. Despite this it the best way to ensure long term prosperity. activity with a new Waitrose on SMEs. The campaign worked and following the has been necessary to Without growth we will not be able to support and John Lewis at Home, the election, the government announced significant increase your Council the services and facilities that we enjoy first offices under construction changes to the scheme, essentially abandoning it for Tax because of loss of today. They will simply decay. But sustainable for 15 years, and a business the moment. Similarly Kit has lobbied hard for changes government grants but growth needs the necessary infrastructure in hotel planned. to business rates on SME’s and against the “staircase” tax, which may we’ve limited this to £5 place in advance or alongside new housing per year for an average £300m of new investment is hit businesses who occupy two floors in a building. Always eager to visit and hear from so that it benefits those already living here as businesses, particularly startups, Kit held a summit in Andover earlier this year exploring household. well as new residents. planned for the Leisure Park, doubling its size with new what more can be done to attract, retain and grow high value technology based companies to the area. Every year we’ve cut More homes for local people are required but attractions including a new the costs of running that should only be delivered if there are well Infrastructure Fund and making grants of over Aquadrome plus a Bicester- the council. £10.4m thought out plans for roads, transport, utilities, £5 million for over 70 local projects since style new Designer Outlet has been found in health and education infrastructure needed. 2014. Improvements funded include to village Centre and creating 2,400 Upcoming Neighbourhood savings over the last 8 halls, sports and playgrounds, tennis courts We have secured more than £40 new jobs, all at no cost to years without reducing and parking and access. million to support road improvements the council tax payer. These EVENTS Plans services. are proposals opposed by on most of the major access routes The Whitchurch projects funded Labour. Disability Confident Conservatives introduced Conservatives want to around the borough. include an artificial football pitch at Seminar - designed Neighbourhood Plans in the cut the costs of “politics” We have empowered local Testbourne School and help to To help small businesses, for employers who Localism Act 2011. It is a way at Basingstoke including communities to make their improve some of the traffic and especially pubs and shops, want to learn about for communities to shape the reducing the number own decisions using our Local parking. we are providing financial offering employment future of places where they of borough councillors assistance with business opportunities for the live and work, giving more say from 60 to 51, doing rates relief. disabled and what on where new homes, shops, away with Political Assistants, currently Helping businesses and support is available. businesses and community A Clear Vision for a Better Borough facilities should go. The effectively funded by More Homes, More Jobs, Better Services shoppers alike with 1 hour Shared Space Summit borough now has 5 adopted residents at a cost of free parking in borough car £130,000 a year, and parks in Basingstoke - Starting to look for plans including Oakley, Overton Conservatives want Basingstoke and Deane to “blue-sky” ideas to sort and most recently Whitchurch moving from the current Conservatives are enabling out the streetscape in where 92% of those voting in expensive system be an even more prosperous place to live where the borough’s local Whitchurch, Overton the referendum supported the of holding council businesses to play a key and . plan. Other community leaders elections 3 years out of everyone can share in the benefits of growth that role in the development are working on their plans, 4 to elections only once will bring an even higher quality of life for all in of the next “big” global If you are interested in with St Mary Bourne and East every 4 years. None of telecommunications either of these issues, Woodhay’s well advanced. the opposition parties technology, 5G. have supported these our community. please do get in touch. savings. We are pleased to see that the Conservatives are very pleased to see that the Whitchurch Neighbourhood Whitchurch Neighbourhood Plan is totally in Plan has allocated a site for CONTACT your local CONSERVATIVE Councillor employment development w: northwesthampshireconservatives.org.uk Promoted by Tracey Kirk on behalf of Whitchurch accord with these ambitions and has provided a which will include start up Conservatives both of 2 Church Close, Andover, Hants, units aimed at growing small t: 01264 353398 SP10 1DP. Printed by Bulpitt Print Ltd., Hunting Gate, East good platform for growth and prosperity. businesses and increased Portway, Andover, Hants. SP10 3SJ prosperity.