Mark Harper MP - for the Forest of Dean

Working for Gloucestershire West of the Severn

Press releases

Here you may find an archive of press releases for the media.

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Forest MP hails successful Conservative campaign against increased cider tax

Forest MP Mark Harper, has hailed the success of the Conservative party in stopping Labour’s 10% tax increase on cider during the ‘wash up’.

[07 April 2010]

Forest MP slams telephone landline tax

Forest MP Mark Harper, together with his Conservative colleagues voted against the Government’s new tax on telephone landlines following this week’s Budget debates.

[01 April 2010]

Forest MP presses Government to guarantee votes for

Yesterday in Parliament, Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean, pressed the Government to guarantee votes for frontline troops in the coming General Election.

[24 March 2010]

Forest MP backs health committee recommendation to put bed closures on hold

Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean, has backed the decision of the County’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee to call on the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust put on hold proposals to cut beds at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

[09 March 2010]

Forest MP disappointed at Government refusal of funds for Forest schools

Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean, has expressed his disappointment at the decision of the Department for Children, Schools and Families to deny Gloucestershire entry into the Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

[09 March 2010]

Forest MP welcomes new Severn Bridge payment options

Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean, has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport that from 19th March 2010 regulations allowing card payments to be accepted on both Severn bridges will be in force.

[02 March 2010]