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Tory tax rise means thousands more families to lose their child benefit Up to an extra 750,000...

Tory tax rise means thousands more families to lose their child benefit   Up to an extra 750,000 people will become higher rate taxpayers tomorrow (Wednesday), meaning that thousands more families will lose their child benefit in 2013 Labour will warn today.   Following changes announced in last June’s Budget by George Osborne [...]

Delyn MP and former Policing Minister David Hanson has expressed his concern at reports that 2,200...

Delyn MP and former Policing Minister David Hanson has expressed his concern at reports that 2,200 of the most experienced Police officers are to be lost due to the government’s huge frontloaded cuts to the police.   North Wales Police is one of many forces across the country that has been given [...]

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect...

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect elephants   (London, 24th March 2011) David Hanson, MP for Delyn, and Sgt Rob Taylor, Wildlife Officer of North Wales police force are to show their support for elephants by backing the International Fund for Animal Welfare [...]

This Budget does nothing to help families in North Wales who currently face real challenges and...

This Budget does nothing to help families in North Wales who currently face real challenges and from April will find a real cut in their incomes, nor does it help our businesses to grow.   Before yesterday’s Budget Labour called for a re-think to George reckless plan to cut our public [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise...

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.   Marking the United Nations World Water Day, David Hanson joined hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who walked in solidarity with the almost [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson is backing a campaign launched by the shopworkers union Usdaw to shine a...

Delyn MP David Hanson is backing a campaign launched by the shopworkers union Usdaw to shine a light on the Tory-led Coalition’s hidden cuts to family budgets.   With all eyes on this week’s Budget announcement, David joined Usdaw members and their families at an event in Parliament to highlight the tax [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has expressed is real concern at the latest rise in unemployment across the...

Delyn MP David Hanson has expressed is real concern at the latest rise in unemployment across the UK. UK unemployment rose by 27,000 in the three months to the end of January to 2.53 million, the highest since 1994. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate was now [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson attended the launch of a new book chronicling the history of Caerwys. Over...

Delyn MP David Hanson attended the launch of a new book chronicling the history of Caerwys.   Over 100 local residents crammed into the Town Hall to get their free copy of ‘Caerwys- a History Since Victorian Times’ by Dr Tim Erasmus   Around the Town Hall there was a display of the most [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has met with Flint Councillors and Sandy Mewies AMat Flint Court House to...

Delyn MP David Hanson has met with Flint Councillors and Sandy Mewies AMat Flint Court House to mark the end of the Court’s service to the town.   Despite a strong campaign the Tory-led coalition in Westminster has decided to close the historic court as part of a wider programme which will [...]

Delyn MP and Shadow Treasury Spokesman David Hanson is calling on the Chancellor George Osborne to...

Delyn MP and Shadow Treasury Spokesman David Hanson is calling on the Chancellor George Osborne to reverse the government’s VAT rise on fuel. The hike in VAT to 20 per cent in January has added nearly 3p to the price of a litre of petrol and will raise £700m for [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has responded to today’s rise in unemployment by calling on the Government to...

Delyn MP David Hanson has responded to today’s rise in unemployment by calling on the Government to change course and reinstate employment support to get people off benefits and help grow our economy. David Hanson said: “Today’s job figures are extremely disappointing and show that the Government is getting it [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson is supporting the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Mending Broken Hearts...

  Delyn MP David Hanson is supporting the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Mending Broken Hearts Appeal. It aims to raise money to fund research that could help people like the hundreds living in Delyn with heart failure as a result of a heart attack. David Hanson said: “This groundbreaking research could offer hope [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson is urging his constituents today to save money on their household gas and...

Delyn MP David Hanson is urging his constituents today to save money on their household gas and electricity bills and reduce their carbon emissions by taking up the energy efficiency measures that energy companies in the UK offer. Following an agreement with the government in September 2008, the major energy [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has asked the Welsh Secretary of State to speak to Kerry Foods management...

Delyn MP David Hanson has asked the Welsh Secretary of State to speak to Kerry Foods management about plans to close the Headlands Food site in Flint and relocate to Grimsby.     David Hanson said:   “I have called on the UK Government to speak to Kerry Foods about plans to close the [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has spoken at the launch of the Pathfinders...

Delyn MP David Hanson has spoken at the launch of the Pathfinders initiative   Earlier this year in his role as Police Minister David Hanson met with members of the Flintshire Community Safety Partnership to mark the news that Flintshire has been accepted as one of 12 pathfinder areas for the new neighbourhood agreements. [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson is urging Tory and Lib Dem MPs to vote for an opposition motion tomorrow to...

Delyn MP David Hanson is urging Tory and Lib Dem MPs to vote for an opposition motion tomorrow to rethink plans to privatise England’s forests.   The Conservative-led government have announced their intention to sell off Forestry Commission land in England before consulting on the proposals. They have failed to provide [...]

Despite opposition from many leading health organisations, the Government’s Health and Social Care...

Despite opposition from many leading health organisations, the Government’s Health and Social Care won a crucial vote last night in the House of Commons.   The top down reorganisation of the health service will cost billions, has been criticised on all sides and risks patient care by opening up the NHS [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has in the House of Commons today called on the Conservative-led coalition to...

Delyn MP David Hanson has in the House of Commons today called on the Conservative-led coalition to ensure that rail services in North Wales are not reduced.   David Hanson said:   “In a week when the Wrexham and Shopshire railway has closed - with services to end this Friday - there is a [...]

David Hanson MP has urged Delyn residents to protect themselves against the deadly threat of Carbon...

David Hanson MP has urged Delyn residents to protect themselves against the deadly threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. New research from the Carbon Monoxide – Be Alarmed! campaign shows that 63% of households in Wales could be at risk of poisoning by not having an audible Carbon Monoxide alarm.    Carbon [...]

The Llwynegrin Singers have raised £1,600 for the charity CHICS. The charity CHICS...

The Llwynegrin Singers have raised £1,600 for the charity CHICS.    The charity CHICS (Children's Cancer Support Group) are based in the North West of the UK, covering Merseyside, the Wirral, North Wales and West Cheshire.   The Children's Cancer Support Group, formed in 1986, provides support and information for parents of [...]