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For a fairer, greener Chelmsford
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP with Stephen Robinson in Chelmsford
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Fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair and clean politics; a fair, green economy with jobs that last.
That's the Lib Dem plan for REAL change.
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Tue 17th Aug 2010
The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned. This long-standing Liberal Democrat policy and manifesto commitment will be introduced as part of the Freedom Bill this Autumn.
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Read "Coalition bans cowboy clampers" in full.
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Fri 13th Aug 2010
During a visit to the Corus plant in Redcar, the Business Secretary Lib Dem Vince Cable unveiled a funding package worth £4.6m from the Tees Valley Industrial Programme for 14 projects in the region. Of this package, £1.3m will help develop Carbon Capture and Storage technology, which will be vital in reducing carbon emissions while ensuring Britain's energy supply.
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Read "Vince Cable announces large investment in low-carbon jobs" in full.
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Thu 29th Jul 2010
The Government has set out ambitious plans to tackle climate change and give the UK the secure, low carbon energy it needs. In his first Annual Energy Statement to the House of Commons, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne MP laid out "a clear strategy for creating the 21st century energy system that this country urgently needs for an affordable, secure, low-carbon future."
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![Chris Huhne MP [Liberal Democrat]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-406417004298b1.75336397/thumbs/232.jpeg "Chris Huhne MP [Liberal Democrat]")
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Read "Lib Dem Minister sets out ambitious climate change policies" in full.
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Thu 29th Jul 2010
The Lib Dem/Conservative Government has announced a Pupil Premium to target extra money at schools taking disadvantaged pupils. It would provide additional per pupil funding on top of the existing funding provided to schools. Schools will be free to spend the additional funding as they choose to raise the achievement of disadvantage pupils.
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Read "Extra money for disadvantaged pupils." in full.
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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