CHARLIE ELPHICKE MP Better healthcare, more jobs and money NEW HOSPITAL IN NEW YEAR? Charlie’s long fight to get a proper hospital for Dover has received a boost from local health chiefs. Hospital bosses say they now plan to start Championing building in the New Year. For years our local health services were decimated under Labour – now we have a Conservative MP real progress has Dover & Deal . been made. Still Charlie warns against Speaking up for us complacency. Charlie says, “This is great news. When they start laying Charlie has been our MP for just two years, bricks we can celebrate. Until then we yet has already made as much impact A proper hospital for Dover? need to keep pressing our case.” nationally as he has locally. Charlie regularly speaks in the House of Commons on subjects ranging from saving our port, fixing our economy, building a fairer union with English votes for English laws and scrapping Labour’s human rights laws that too often STRONGER BORDER SECURITY give villains and terrorists the upper hand. Human trafficking, illegal entrants, drugs and contraband smuggling are tackled by UKBA officers working at Children’s rights Dover and Calais. Charlie opposed Charlie is securing changes Labour’s open door immigration in family law. As a thoughtful, policy. Charlie wants to see UKBA independent minded MP, he has protected from cost cutting and made the case for children to get the computer equipment and have the right to know both their support they need. Under Labour’s parents after family breakdown. “Human Rights” legislation, too often Now, thanks to Charlie’s foreign criminals are not deported campaign for children’s rights, and terrorists are set free to walk our the Government programme streets. Charlie is fighting to have announced in the Queen’s Labour’s Human Rights Act scrapped Speech will make sure both so we can deport terrorists and parents can know and have a foreign criminals without delay. Charlie inspecting border controls at Dover relationship with their kids after divorce or separation. Charlie’s Queen Speech victory Keep our port forever England JOBS AND MONEY Caring for the least well off The Pfizer shutdown was a real blow to local jobs. Meanwhile the Labour Charlie has also campaigned in appointed harbour board management Parliament for the least well off. He have sacked hundreds of workers at wants to see the poorest taken out the Port of Dover. Charlie successfully of tax altogether and ensure that big campaigned to get the fast train service international businesses like Google, for Deal, helped win a £40m regional Apple and Amazon pay their fair share growth fund for East Kent, has supported of tax. Charlie has also been active in Dover and Deal’s Portas high street bids, In it for the poorest, not for himself publishing policy papers on how we hopes to see our towns and villages can make the economy grow faster. benefit from superfast broadband and is Last but not least, Charlie has delivered on his pledge not to abuse fighting to boost our local economy with expenses and does not claim for homes, food or furniture. FIGHTING LABour’S the Hadlow Project at Betteshanger that PORT SELL OFF would create up to 1,000 new local jobs. Justice for children with special needs The next few months should see a decision made Charlie is deeply concerned on whether our port will be privatised. The Labour by the challenges faced Government started a privatisation process to sell off by parents of children with our port to the French or whoever. The sale was about special educational needs to be signed off at the time of the 2010 General here in Dover and Deal. The Election. Once started the process is very hard to statementing process is stop. However Charlie has succeeded in stopping bureaucratic and can take Labour’s sell off so far. He wants to see Dover years. Even then finding become a People’s Port, owned by our community, a suitable school is a real safeguarded for England forever. struggle for many. So Charlie organised a special needs If Ministers throw out Labour’s sell off plan, then summit with parents and At the special needs summit our port’s future will be secure; there will be a new the leaders of Kent County Council. Parents spoke movingly of partnership with the port, community and ferry their experiences. As a result the council is reviewing its special companies; and there will be more regeneration, needs provision and looking to make improvements. Charlie says, jobs and money for our community. Whatever the “I wanted to hold this summit to help support these dedicated outcome, one thing is for sure - thanks to Charlie’s parents. I hope positive changes will be made to make things efforts, our community will get more money from the easier for them and their families.” port in the future. Fast train - good for jobs Promoted by Robert Nodding on behalf of Charlie Elphicke MP, both of Dover and Deal Conservatives, 54 The Strand, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7DP. Printed by: Buckland Media Group Ltd, Barwick Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0LG Working tirelessly all year round... Northbourne Sholden Enjoying some Campaigned cricket while strongly against opening new unwanted WHAT THEY housebuilding Eastry play equipment Fighting for broadband in Aylesham SAY... Eastry and all our Supported the villages opening of the Skills In the average week Charlie receives Factory and pressing Jobs for Deal nearly 1,000 emails and hundreds of for the development of Snowdown Backing the letters. Charlie works hard to ensure Hadlow College bid to create up to residents’ concerns are acted on as 1,000 local jobs quickly as possible. Charlie also holds regular constituency surgeries. Here are some of the things people are saying: East Kent Light Railway Deal train station Pressing for Opening Thank you for your great kindness extension from Platform 1 Cafe Eythorne to and celebrating “ in sorting out my pension Hamill Brickworks the new high problem for me. speed service Mrs B, Capel-Le-Ferne” You are doing a grand job. Dover needs so much done to bring it back “ St Margarets to how it was 40 years ago when Campaigned I moved here. to keep fire Mrs W, Dover Dover station open ” Meeting I am always pleased to hear from Christian Aid to hear about the “you – more than I ever did from your work they do predecessor, which was never! RNLI Mr B, Deal Supporting ” the excellent We now believe we have an MP who work our lifeboatmen do will work for Dover and Deal. You don’t “ Go Whites! just send constituents ‘acknowledgement’ cards then forget about them. Astor College Mrs R, Dover ” I am writing to thank you . for your Proper hospital for ...get in touch! efforts on the Roundhill Tunnel. “ Enjoying a Dover Dover Mr M, Martin Mill Athletic game On track for Contact details: ” with daughter building to start Charlotte Tel: 01304 379669 Email: [email protected] May I say how impressed I am with next year Successfully pushed through to academy Website: www.elphicke.com the way you have conducted yourself in the “ status Charlie Elphicke MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA House of Commons since your election. Promoted by Robert Nodding on behalf of Charlie Elphicke MP, Mr C, Kingsdown both of Dover and Deal Conservatives, 54 The Strand, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7DP. ” Printed by: Buckland Media Group Ltd, Barwick Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0LG.