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27 JUL 2010

European Scrutiny Committee

Monday, the House of Commons resolved by motion to appoint Stephen Phillips MP as a member of the European Scrutiny Committee for this Parliament. The Committee assesses the legal and political importance of over 1,000 EU documents each year and decides which are debated by MPs. It can also prevent Ministers from agreeing to proposals which the Committee has not cleared or which are awaiting debate by the House of Commons. Faced with a mountain of papers delivered to his office, Stephen Phillips said, "The burden of regulation and law coming out of Europe remains huge and was one of the issues which many people raised with me before the general election. I am naturally thrilled with my appointment to the Committee and am looking forward to getting stuck in with my new colleagues so we can ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny of what Brussels is up to."

16 JUL 2010

Rosemary Kaberry-Brown

Grateful voters from all over the constituency turned out Friday to say thank you and to bid farewell to Rosemary Kaberry-Brown, who has acted as the constituency agent for the Member of Parliament for three decades. After seven parliaments in which she has visited and assisted numerous constituents on occasions when the House of Commons has been sitting, Rosemary has decided to scale back her activities and to work only part time as the new constituency secretary to Stephen Phillips. Commenting on her loyal and valued service, Stephen said, "Rosemary has filled in for my predecessor on those occasions when he could not be in the constituency in person for the last 30 years. In an age before email and fax, this was an essential role which she has discharged with diligence and good humour. Hers is a familiar face to many and I know everyone will join me in saying we will miss her. But she is not going far, and I also know that as she takes up her new post, her knowledge and expertise will assist me to do my job for many years to come."

09 JUL 2010

Young at a Century Plus

Proof positive that life in Lincolnshire is good for your health, Stephen Phillips spent an evening with local Conservatives in Leasingham, first amongst them Mr Coy, the oldest member of the Association at the grand old age of 101. Setting himself up for another century as life patron of the Leasingham and Rauceby branch, Mr Coy welcomed Stephen to his first annual general meeting in Leasingham, as always presided over by local Conservative Councillor Susan Waring. Stephen offered his thanks to the local team for all they had done in the recent election before meeting other residents of both villages who had turned out on a glorious evening to listen to him speak about the new government and its priorities. "Mr Coy is an inspiration to us all," Stephen said. "He's also told me that the secret to his incredible health and long life is a tipple every day, something I shall now put into practice!"

18 JUN 2010

Epilepsy Action

Friday, Stephen Phillips attended Barrowby Pre-School to hand out a prestigious award from Epilepsy Action celebrating the school's success in putting together a programme enabling children with epilepsy to be properly catered for whilst at the school. "I am delighted to present this award to Barrowby Pre-School," Stephen said, "It's fantastic to see the work the pre-school does to support children with epilepsy being recognised." In a day for school visits and surgery appointments, Stephen then moved on to Heckington St Andrews CE School where Year 6 pupils had written to him after the election to talk to them about their concerns as young people in their village. With further events in the constituency in the evening and over the weekend, Stephen has tried to hit the ground running as he said he would before he became our new MP.

11 JUN 2010

Rauceby Primary School

As a pleasurable part of his new duties as our MP, Stephen Phillips paid a visit to Rauceby Church of England Primary School to attend an assembly and hand out well deserved bronze, silver and gold certificates to pupils. Stephen complimented staff and pupils on their beautiful school which has served the village community since 1842 and which is heavily oversubscribed. With building work shortly due to start to enhance the facilities available to pupils, Stephen promised to write to the County Council nonetheless to ensure that the funding which the school needs to ensure the best possible education for reception pupils is found in the near future. "Visiting schools like Rauceby Primary is the best part of my new job," Stephen said. "I'm really pleased to have been here today and to have seen for myself yet another fantastic school in the constituency."

08 MAY 2010

Thank You

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who turned out to vote on Thursday, whether you supported me or not. This has been the longest election campaign that I can remember being part of, and certainly the hardest one on Fiona, me and the kids. Free of the count and the media by 5.30 am Friday, I was in the House of Commons by lunchtime, complete with pass, email address and a computer with which to 'hot desk'. Office, phones and staff will follow, but I always said that I wanted to hit the ground running, whatever may be happening nationally to form a government - events well above my pay grade. And so here I am, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sleaford and North Hykeham. Whether you voted for me or not, I will try to do my best. I can't promise always to agree with you or that I won't from time to time get things wrong. But I hope that I will serve everyone in the constituency in the way in which I have promised during this campaign.

25 APR 2010

Reaching the Parts ...

... other candidates simply do not reach. As the only candidate from the main political parties with a home in the constituency - neither the Labour nor Liberal candidates actually live here - it comes as no surprise that Conservative candidate for the general election, Stephen Phillips, has been reaching out to areas where his rivals seem either unable or unwilling to go. This week, Stephen and the team visited over 50 communities in the constituency as well as spending time in both Sleaford and North Hykeham. "You can't be a good MP today unless you actually talk to the people you're asking to send you to Westminster about what they want," Stephen said. With two weeks to go in the election campaign, it's work that shows just how seriously Conservatives are campaigning to get our message across locally as well as nationally. It's also work the other candidates in this election seem intent on avoiding.

17 APR 2010

All over the place

From Barrowby in the south of the constituency to Doddington in the north; Swinderby in the west to Ewerby Thorpe in the east, Stephen Phillips and his team are criss-crossing the constituency on a daily basis canvassing and talking to people about the change our great country is crying out for. With lengthier stops in Sleaford and North Hykeham, this is a busy and tiring time for all of the team, but morale is high as everyone works as hard as they possibly can for a Conservative election victory based on the party's exciting plans for the next five years and not on personalities and sound bites delivered over the airwaves. The message is clear: a straight choice between more of Gordon Brown or a fresh Conservative government which will get us out of the mess Labour has created. Only Gordon Brown or David Cameron can be prime minister after 6th May and voting for anyone except the Conservatives is an invitation to more of the same waste, debt and taxes. That's something nobody the team are speaking to seems to want.

10 APR 2010

Campaign Launch

Several hundred people from all over the constituency turned out Friday evening for the official launch of Stephen Phillips's campaign to become our next MP at an old-fashioned campaign meeting at Leadenham. Formally dissolving the local Conservative Association for the period of the election, George Clark, Chairman, commented that, "everyone has swung behind Stephen in the last few months and we're looking forward to seeing a new and powerful voice for all of us in the constituency at Westminster just a few short weeks from now." The meeting was also addressed by the President of the Association, Andy Severn, before Stephen delivered a powerful and moving speech formally accepting his adoption as the Conservative candidate for the general election and identifying the positive changes which a fresh Conservative government would offer over five more years of Gordon Brown.

07 APR 2010

Time for Change

"We can't go on like this." "We can't face another five years of Gordon Brown." Two messages Conservative candidate Stephen Phillips and visiting shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Caroline Spelman MP, heard on doorstep after doorstep on the opening morning of the general election campaign. Determined to help local Conservatives hit the ground running, Caroline came to Lincolnshire to lend her support to activists battling to win as many votes as possible to ensure that the country gets the change we all need so badly. "It's a fantastic morale boost to have had Caroline in the county today, "Stephen said. "We're all working as hard as we possibly can to ensure that there is a Conservative government on 6th May 2010 to stop another five years of the same debt, waste and taxes which have been the hallmark of Gordon Brown's time in office. I just wish we could have a shadow cabinet member here every day!"

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