Photo “Portrait of Conor Burns” used under a Creative Commons Licence - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CONOR BURNS MP ANNUAL REPORT 2017 WORKING FOR BOURNEMOUTH & POOLE, ALL YEAR ROUND SECURING LOCAL BUILDING THE BEST HOSPITALS A STRONG START FOR PROPOSALS ECONOMY LOCAL UPDATE P2 CHILDREN P2 P3 THANK YOU FOR ELECTING ME AGAIN IN BOURNEMOUTH WEST AND AN APOLOGY FOR THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S NATIONAL CAMPAIGN It was an honour to be re-elected to country we do need a consensus serve as your Member of on how to pay for this. Yet the Conor speaking at the Parliament in June. Due to the proposals we put forward election night Count. % 5 collapse of the minor parties my frightened people and should . 3 Conor’s majority fell to just under 8,000 never have been launched in the 5 - share although by securing 53.5% of the heat of an election campaign. It E of the vote V vote it was the best result in should not have happened and, I T went up Bournemouth West for the although I played no part in it, I A to 53.5% - V Conservatives since 1987. apologise that it did. R an increase E S of 5.3% on I am now back to doing the job I I came into politics because I N the 2015 O love so much - serving the people wanted to serve the country I love. C General - of Bournemouth West. Thank you. I believe in Britain, in the talent and Conor campaigning with Ann % Election. S resolve or her people and I Widdecombe during the election. 2 . N 6 R Nationally the result was not the passionately feel that our best days 3 U - one the Conservative Party wanted as a nation lie ahead. Sadly our B S R or the Prime Minister hoped for. campaign was gloomy, cliche R M U Conor meeting residents E O % O Frankly after the campaign we ran ridden and devoid of hope. D % N at Edward May Court. 6 N % H B . 8 B nationally it did not deserve to be. 9 R O T . 6 A I . G 2 L L - C O - I will play my full part in making sure I'm proud of the work the my Party learns the lessons of this Conservative Party has done in campaign and that when the next Conor’s Increase Government since 2010. election comes we will have the Year votes in votes Unemployment is at its lowest since ofering that the British people 1974. The deficit is down by three deserve. quarters. That was all under threat 2017 23,812 +3,657 from Mr Corbyn's Labour Party yet Here in Bournemouth and Poole I our campaign barely talked about will continue to communicate the economy. positively the things I believe in and 2015 20,155 +1,347 what I am doing on As a country we face a looming your behalf. crisis in adult social care - political First 2010 18,808 speak for looking after our most With my best wishes, elected vulnerable elderly citizens. As a Conor campaigning with Lord Eden of Winton. WWW.CONORBURNS.COM Promoted by J Major on behalf of C Burns both at 135 Hankinson Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1HR and printed by Uniprint Ltd, Enterprise Pavilion, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5HH Conor meeting staff at Poole Hospital. LOCAL HOSPITALS RECONFIGURATION UPDATE Conor Burns MP has ⊲ Close maternity and Commenting, Conor said, “I maintained his promise to paediatric services at have been clear from the protect local people from any Poole Hospital and very start that I will not changes to local hospitals relocate to a new purpose recommend anything to my that do not deliver at least built unit at Royal constituents that I do not feel the same, if not better, access Bournemouth Hospital. gives them at least the same, to medical services for if not better, access to patients. ⊲ Merge specialist teams medical services than they Conor discussing the CCG’s proposals for key clinical areas such would receive if no change with the Chief Executive of Poole This call comes following as cancer and cardiac was made. Hospital, Debbie Fleming. proposals from the Dorset services to provide care NHS Clinical Commissioning across the county rather “We are fortunate that both Group (CCG) to reconfigure than separate teams on the hospitals we rely on are Conor at "major emergency hospital each site, which often very good and have superb the Royal Bournemouth. care". duplicate the same staf. What will happen at service. each is a reflection on the Core proposals from local space to expand not on their NHS chiefs include: A public consultation of 7,838 quality.” people found 44 per cent ⊲ Centralise local hospital would choose the CCG’s Let Conor know what you services, making Royal proposals while 34 per cent think of the clinicians’ Bournemouth Hospital preferred Poole as the major proposals by using the form Dorset’s major emergency emergency hospital. In on the back of this report or hospital, with Poole particular, Conor wants the sending an email to Hospital delivering CCG to answer concerns [email protected]. planned care and Dorset about accessibility, which County Hospital remaining was flagged as a major worry both a planned and for local people. emergency care hospital. Conor touring Poole Hospital. SECURING THE BEST START IN LIFE FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN A pupil at Manorside Academy Conor has always placed getting better. More good and shows Conor their work. education at the top of his outstanding schools. More An additional agenda - ensuring local teachers and more money for £1.3 billion for Conor delivering a children get the very best start schools. More students than lecture on tourism at schools funding Bournemouth University. in life - from early years to ever going to university, over two years - university. especially those from a disadvantaged background. meaning schools As your MP, he has fought for funding will be local schools to get the funds Conor is also continuing to £2.6 billion they need and always backed champion our local language higher in 2019-20. out local universities to schools, making the case to maintain their status as global Government to keep them Conor talking to leaders in higher education. thriving. pupils at St. 2 million more Luke’s C of E Primary School. Furthermore, things are pupils in a good or outstanding school since 2010. % of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university 19.5 8.5 17.8 1 16.4 More young 15.1 15.1 13.6 14.2 people than ever 12.9 11.2 11.7 before going to university - up 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 from 487,000 in 2010 to 535,000 Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are last year (10% up). Conor at the Education First more likely to go to university - 73% more than 2006. Language School in Westbourne. WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING IN OUR ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES? A GROWING ECONOMY AND MORE JOBS The economy is 15.2% bigger Unemployment is now at than in May 2010. its lowest rate since 1975. 2017 THREE MILLION jobs created in the UK since 2010. 2010 2017 2010 8.0% 4.5% A COUNTRY LIVING WITHIN ITS MEANS WHY IS PAYING OFF THE For 2016/17 that compares to: NATIONAL DEBT SO IMPORTANT? Many politicians like to pretend the national debt built up by Government £48.4 doesn’t matter. It does. Just like when an individual borrows money on a credit card, or a mortgage, BILLION £144.3 £71.2 £142.7 there is interest to pay... BILLION BILLION BILLION UK DEBT INTEREST health schools welfare PAID IN 2016/17 budget budget budget IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN WE BORROW MORE, INTEREST PAYMENTS MEAN LESS MONEY FOR SERVICES. MORE TEACHERS, MORE DOCTORS & MORE NURSES HAVE THERE REALLY BEEN BIG CUTS TO PUBLIC SPENDING? Some like to pretend there have been huge cuts to public services since Labour left ofce in 2010. The facts tell a very diferent story. 2010 2017 2010 2017 2010 2017 441,800 457,300 94,742 106,540 162,565 175,118 15,500 more teachers than in 2010 11,800 more doctors than in 2010 12,500 more nurses than in 2010 LOWER TAXES FOR YOU, MORE MONEY FOR SERVICES The top 2.5% of earners Total Corporation Tax (£ millions) SHIFTING THE (over £100,000 per year), now BURDEN OF pay 40.5% of all income tax 49,772 raised - that is UP from 33.6% TAX FROM 43,040 43,130 43,005 44,410 in 2010 when Labour left ofce. 40,482 40,327 THE 36,628 LOWEST When Labour left ofce in PAID TO 28% 28% 2010, every individual paid 26% THE income tax on earnings over 24% £6,475 a year. Under the 23% HIGHEST 21% Conservatives no one pays a Corporation Tax Rate 20% 20% PAID penny in income tax until they earn over £11,500. That is 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 a tax cut for 30 million people, with the lowest paid taken out Helping businesses to grow with lower corporation tax of income tax all together. rates leads to more money for public services. " LISTENING TO YOU Get in touch ... TELL CONOR Please use this space to raise any issues or concerns your local MP I am directly with your Member of Parliament: As here to help and am always pleased to hear from local residents about what maters most to them.