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Norman Baker MP Member of Parliament for Lewes constituency


Contact Norman at:
Norman Baker,
23 East Street,
Lewes,
East Sussex,
BN7 2LJ.
Tel: (01273) 480281.
Fax: (01273) 480287.
Email: info


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Press releases and press coverage


Press releases 2005

MPs are strangers to the delights of Lewes beer - Baker

MP seeks solution to Southern’s ban of bikes on rush-hour trains

Sunday morning car boot sales in Lewes under threat, says MP

Microgeneration industry thanks Norman Baker MP for supporting the climate change and sustainable energy bill

Plans for bridleway bridge at Itford must consider local countryside says MP

Flats ruled out for Sandringham Close

MP calls for college to re-consider closure of popular café

MP launches competition to find five best food pubs in area

Council promises MP it will install new pedestrian crossing on A259 Newhaven

Lib Dems make tough choices to guarantee Citizen's Pension for all

Local landfill faces possible closure

Lewes MP honoured for environmental achievement

Lewes MP calls for food trade inspector to help Sussex's struggling dairy farmers

MP publishes "shopping list" for Seaford car parking

Lewes MP launches Lib Dem 'NHS watch' website

Under Labour, East Sussex class sizes are the largest in the UK - Baker

MP wins promise for increased safety measures on the A27

Increase in repossessions show housing bubble is close to bursting - Baker

Climate change bills in Parliament - campaigners thank Norman Baker MP

Baker's hearing aid plea to government falls on deaf ears

1421 local pensioners missing out on Pension Credit - Norman Baker MP

MP wins promise for reduction in speed limit on A27 at Wilmington crossroads

Democracy Campaigners thank Norman Baker MP and 31 other Lib Dem MPs for backing Bill to require PM to get Parliamentary approval for going to war.

Lewes MP launches Lib Dem Bovine TB strategy

Local MP slams Government for failing to prevent pensions crisis

Local MP "apoplectic" at proposed sale of Newhaven station land

Lewes MP attacks government over flood defence failure

Government's bird flu defence must consider impact on free-range producers - Baker

MP celebrates 5 years of Warm Front in Lewes

Future of Drill Hall in Seaford still unclear - Baker

Lewes MP secures cross-party cooperation on tackling climate change

MP outraged as government backs down on flood defence promise

Commons electricity use could power Newhaven - Lewes MP releases 'green Parliament' report

MP demands greater say for local councillors in planning matters

MP slams plans for 74 more trees to be removed in Seaford

MP to join farmers in milk protest in Lewes town centre

Local MP calls for brighter approach to bus stop provision

Lewes MP takes Lib Dem green initiative to government

Roche Diagnostics relocation offers new opportunities for Lewes and Newhaven

County Council "in danger of wrecking village bus service" - Norman Baker MP

Green light for station improvements at Newhaven

MP joins farmers in milk protest at Sheffield Park 9pm this Thursday

Sussex farmers left in supermarkets' armlock by OFT report - Baker

Friendly London "monkeys" and Norman Baker MP protest at Downing Street about primates testing

MP gives "two cheers" for A259 safety scheme

Environmental Campaigners congratulate Norman Baker MP - Initiative will help to engage people in measures to deal with Climate Change

East Sussex not a good place to become ill

Lewes MP calls for an end to the use of prime ministerial power to declare war

Local MP shocked at butchering of Seaford Trees by ‘tree surgeons’

Lewes MP helps launch climate change bill

Sussex farmers lose out as supermarkets clean up - Baker

Sussex is better off with water meters - Baker

Local MP challenges BT’s “one-off charges”

Lewes MP condemns London terror attacks

Norman is re-elected by fellow MPs to set green agenda in Parliament

Enough abandoned cars last year in Lewes district to stretch from Newhaven to Seaford

Local MP renews call on government to reopen Lewes-Uckfield line

MP tells NHS trust management they must do much better

MP "shocked and concerned at MRSA findings"

Lewes MP joins Friends of the Earth and Radiohead to press government for new climate change law

Lewes MP joins Sir Paul McCartney at special vegetarian lunch at the Palace of Westminster

MP calls for an end to snaring cruelty

Lewes MP Promoted In Lib Dem Reshuffle

All Aboard! Lewes MP Welcomes New Direct Brighton - Ashford Train Service

Lib Dems Set Out Alternative To Incineration

Hypocrisy reigns as Michael Howard admits Tories will not upgrade the A27

“We'll scrap the Tories’ Incinerator,” pledge Lib Dems

Norman Baker Slams Government’s U-turn On Out of Town Supermarkets

MP slams increase in school bus fares from 35p to £2.37

Environmental Campaigners congratulate Norman Baker MP - Initiative will help to engage people in measures to deal with Climate Change

MP Calls for Transmanche to bolster Newhaven-Dieppe ferry

Local MP reveals rail passengers still suffering delays under Labour

Local MP condemns government moves to pull the plug on solar power

Norman Baker MP Condemns County Council Attack on Funding for Disabled

Lib Dems Move Arundel and South Downs up Winnable List after Tory Shambles

Lewes MP on Death of Lord Callaghan

Lewes MP Launches Lib Dem Environment Manifesto - Tackle Climate Change, Cleaner Transport, Cleaner Energy

East Sussex County Council Slammed in Commons over "deliberate policy" to keep bed-blockers at Eastbourne DGH

Carbon Increase Blows Hole in Government Green Plans - Baker

Norman Baker Backs Sporting Vision For Lewes

MP STANDS UP FOR LOCAL FARMERS IN THE COMMONS

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PLEDGE 10,000 MORE POLICE THAN LABOUR - BAKER

MP's Pressure Pays Off In Polegate As Lorry Ban Investigation Launched

MP Asks Police To Look Into Operation Of Polegate Car Park

Local MP Congratulates Plumpton College in achieving 'Centre of Vocational Excellence' Status

Local MP's Disappointment at Closure of Newhaven's Halifax Branch

MP Demands Answers On DGH Crisis

MP Welcomes Local Senior Citizens Party Leader Into Lib Dems

Lewes MP calls for crackdown on nuisance election phone calls

Lewes MP launches Lib Dem plans to end fuel poverty

Local MP's renewable energy campaign receives huge Commons backing - Support of 220 fellow MPs makes motion 4th most popular

Local MP and Bishop of Lewes back Operation Noah

'Compensation Claims For Polegate Bypass Must Be Treated Fairly' - Norman Baker

Success as Moorfields Hospital caves in. Adrian Patrick can now have Infliximab, says hospital

Local MP backs Commons bill to protect local specialist shops

AN ONLINE CONSULTATION ON TAX CREDIT OVERPAYMENTS WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU - BAKER

BLAIR FAILS TO TACKLE BUSH ON CLIMATE CHANGE AGAIN - BAKER

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY MUST EXPLAIN PLUTONIUM LOSS - BAKER

TORIES CONDEMN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT POLICIES - BAKER

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEAD THE WAY ON CLIMATE CHANGE AGAIN - BAKER

LOCAL MP TO LAUNCH COMMONS BILL TO BAN NUISANCE CAR ALARMS

LOCAL MP TAKES CHAILEY DUMP SITE CONTROVERSY TO THE COMMONS

CALL TO SORT OUT POLEGATE'S STREET NAMES

AREA OF DERELICT LAND UNDER LABOUR THE SIZE OF 30,000 FOOTBALL PITCHES - BAKER

BLAIR MUST NOT ALLOW U.S. TO DEFLECT HIM FROM TOUGH NEW CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS - BAKER

NORMAN BAKER CALLS FOR OLD HAMSEY BRICKWORKS APPLICATION TO BE REJECTED

Lib Dem Team Launches Fast Train Campaign

MP WELCOMES STEPS TO CURB CRIME IN POLEGATE

Norman Baker Calls On County Council To See Sense On C7 Road through Rodmell

OVER 90% OF LOCAL PUBS SAY THEY WANT TO STAY OPEN LATER WHEN NEW LICENSING ACT COMES INTO FORCE

Norman Baker Calls For Speed Restrictions And Safety Restriction By Firle School

COUNCIL RECYCLING FIGURES ‘UNRELIABLE’ - BAKER LEWES DISTRICT EFFORTS NOT GIVEN PROPER RECOGNITION WEALDEN PRODUCES 37% MORE WASTE PER HEAD THAN LEWES

5th Jan: Council tax: local MP calls for fairer deal for East Sussex residents