From: Conor Burns MP news@conorburns.

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Subject: News Bulletin from Conor Burns MP #119
Date: 5 May 2014 19:58
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In this edition:


Conor Burns MPs Diary

Conor in Parliament:
Burns questions Home
Secretary on stop and
search

Conor Burns Joins Pupils
for Heathlands Grand
Opening

Conor in the papers:
Developer 'misled public'
over controversial wind
farm off Isle of Wight

Photo news:
St Aldhelm's Academy

Conor in the papers:
Nationwides Living Wage
agreement welcomed by
supporters

Still time to tell Conor what
you think about the Navitus
Bay Wind Farm proposals

How to contact
Conor Burns MP




Issue 119 - Monday 5th May 2014



Since the past edition, Conor has:
Held a help and advice surgery for constituents seeking help
in Winton.
Been quoted in the Bournemouth Echo on local employer
Nationwides decision to pay staff the Living Wage.
Held meetings with ward councillors from across the
constituency to discuss local issues.
Attended a lunch to celebrate Bournemouths Founders Day.
Joined volunteers at Hope for Food soup kitchen and food
bank at St Andrews United Reform Church to support those
in need.
Attended the official opening of Heathands Primary School.
Listened to residents issues at the Winton and Wallisdown
West Forum.
Been mentioned in The Daily Telegraph over his opposition to
the Navitus Bay Wind Farm.
Met with the Head and Chair of Governors at St. Aldhelms
Academy to discuss issues faced by the school.
Appeared on BBC Question Time. Click here to watch the
episode on iPlayer.


Conor in Parliament:
Burns questions Home Secretary on stop
and search

Wednesday 30th April 2014


Click on the image above to watch Conor's question.

The full exchange was as follows:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con): I grew up in Belfast in the
early 1970s and, even in the context of a live terrorism situation, there
was widespread resentment of the use of random stop-and-searches,
which led to the alienation of some parts of the community. However,
does my right hon. Friend agree that it is the abuse of the power,
rather than the power itself, that needs to be dealt with? Will she
comment further on what she said about holding officers to account for
their use of the power? Will she confirm that it is not just police areas
that will be held to account, but individual officers?

Theresa May (The Secretary of State for the Home Department;
Maidenhead, Conservative): I am happy to confirm that to my hon.
Friend. He is right to say that this is an important power and that it is
its abuse that causes the problem. It is the abuse of the power that
brings it into disrepute. The revised code will emphasise that when
officers do not use their powers properly, they will be subject to formal
performance or disciplinary proceedings. The individual officer has to
ensure that they are using the powers properly. If they are not, action
will be taken against them.


Conor Burns Joins Pupils for Heathlands
Grand Opening


Conor Burns with pupils from Heathlands Primary School,
Headteacher Sarah Dunn and Chair of Governors David
Cheeseman.

A Bournemouth primary school enjoying a run of record SATS results
has officially unveiled new buildings as part of a 5.3m renovation
scheme.

Proud pupils at Heathlands Primary School in West Howe performed
the ribbon-cutting honours, joined by Bournemouth West MP Conor
Burns and chairman of governors David Cheeseman.

More than 200 cheering staff, children, parents, supporters and guests
watched the ceremony from a new playground before heading inside
to enjoy refreshments, guided tours and entertainment.

It heralded the end of nearly 12 months of renovations and work to
build new blocks at the Springwater Road campus as part of the multi-
million pound project.

Mr Burns, who was joined by senior prefects Gabrielle and Bradley,
said: "Staff at Heathlands do such a wonderful job and they now have
superb buildings to help give children the best start in life.

"The strong turnout for the grand opening shows how important
Heathlands is to the community but also how important West Howe is
to Bournemouth."

Work included a new Key Stage II teaching block. A refurbished wing
with Key Stage I classrooms kitchens and a cutting-edge information
hub with a library and ICT suite was the final piece of the jigsaw.

Stars leaders and prefects gave guided tours, while pupils also
provided refreshments from a cafe and manned stalls.

In the hall, children recited poetry with school reading champion Brian
Moses, performed flamenco dancing and there were songs courtesy
of the choir.

Mr Cheeseman, who was joined by Parent Staff and Friends
Association (PSFA) acting chairman Samantha Ellement, thanked the
borough council for making the building possible.

He added: "School results have been steadily improving.

"Last year was our best year ever and this year is looking very similar.
We now have tremendous buildings to go with our tremendous staff,
pupils and results."

Guests included AFC Bournemouth's community manager Steve
Cuss. Club mascot Cherry Bear has been a regular visitor to the
school. He recently joined Cherries club ambassador Steve Fletcher
and pupils on a litter pick in the West Howe area.

Other guests at the ceremony included Peter Ward of Footprint
Architects and Poole-based Greendale Construction Ltd director
Robert Hooker, contracts manager John Kirk and site manager Roy
Howarth.

Head Sarah Dunn said: "I'm so proud of everybody who has worked
so hard to get where we are today."

Parent and former pupil Gemma Kelly was with children Harley, three,
Leo, eight, and Aaliyah Beale, 12.

She said: "The school has changed so much since I was here. My
children love coming to school."

Other dignitaries included governors, Police and Crime Commissioner
Martyn Underhill and representatives from the local authority.

The work was carried out as part of a 5.3m project also involving an
adjacent unit on the Springwood Campus run by the Linwood School.


Conor in the papers:
Developer 'misled public' over
controversial wind farm off Isle of Wight

Emily Gosden, Sunday Telegraph
Sunday 13th April 2014

Developers of a massive wind farm off the Isle of Wight have misled
the public over its appearance and impact on the economy, according
to campaigners who argue it will ruin views from some of Britains
finest coastline.

Plans for the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm, a vast development of
up to 194 turbines that has sparked fierce local opposition, were
submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on Thursday.

Campaigners have written to the Inspectorate claiming it should not
even consider the application as it stands because the developer
failed to consult adequately.

Dr Andrew Langley of the Challenge Navitus group claims the
consultation provided incomplete, unclear and even misleading
information.

Navitus Bay Development Ltd a joint venture between French
energy giant EDF and Eneco of the Netherlands - announced in
February it was scaling back the size of the farm in light of opposition
during the consultation.

However, Dr Langley said it might have been forced to make further
changes had the public been fully appraised of the project.

The revised proposal for the 3bn wind farm would still span 59
square miles. The turbines would be between 580 and 656 feet tall
and would be visible from the shore, including from Durlston Head on
the Jurassic Coast, just 9 miles away, and the Needles on the Isle of
Wight, less than 11 miles away.

Opponents include local Tory MPs Conor Burns and Richard Drax,
who have backed Challenge Navitus campaign.

The group fears the wind farm will hit tourism and the local economy
and threaten the UNESCO World Heritage site status of the Jurassic
Coast.

Englands beauty spots are important as well as getting renewable
energy, Dr Langley said. There is thriving local economy tourism,
yachting and sailing - which depends quite significantly on the
character of the area. It seems illogical to put that at risk when
alternative sites which dont have the same level of risk are available.

Onshore there would be disruption along a 22 mile route, which
passes through the New Forest and protected areas, while cabling is
laid underground.

The complaint to the Planning Inspectorate claims that images of the
wind farm, commissioned by the company, under-represented the
visual impact.

Some were too low resolution or had mistakes while others, while
technically accurate, used panoramic shots that give an impression
much smaller than you would perceive in real life," Dr Langley said.

Challenge Navitus also claims the consultation gave an incomplete,
inconsistent, unrealistic and unclear picture of the socio-economic
impact, failing to highlight the developers own survey findings that a
third of visitors may stay away during the four-and-a-half year
construction period.

But Mike Unsworth, Navitus Bay project director, said that its
visualisations were "in strict accordance with the recognised industry
standards" and it had "every confidence" in them.

We strongly defend Navitus Bays track record of comprehensive and
meaningful public consultation," he said.

The consultation followed guidelines and legislation and had "clearly
detailed" all socio-economic impacts of the project, he said. "The latest
findings show the project has the potential to bring 1.62bn to the
region over its life time," he added.

Mr Unsworth said that the assessment had "concluded that, overall,
the development will not have a significant impact on tourism" and that
the UK government had concluded that the farm would have no
significant adverse impact on the sites Outstanding Universal
Value, which is key to its UNESCO status.


Photo news:
St Aldhelm's Academy


Conor with St Aldhelms Resistant Materials pupil Ben Draper.


Conor with St Aldhelms Resistant Materials pupils Michael
Johnson, Bradley Carhart, Jordan Carpenter, Josh Jones and
Perry Sherwood.


Conor in the papers:
Nationwides Living Wage agreement
welcomed by supporters

Darren Slade, Bournemouth Echo
Monday 28th April 2014

Building society Nationwide which employs 700 people in
Bournemouth has become a Living Wage employer.

The mutual is also becoming a principal partner of the Living Wage
Foundation, which encourages other employers to pay a minimum
hourly rate of 7.65.

The figure is aimed at reflecting the true cost of living in the UK, where
the minimum wage is 6.31.

Alison Robb, group director at Nationwide, said: Its fantastic to have
committed to become a principal partner of the Living Wage
Foundation and we are looking forward to working with the foundation
to encourage other employers to sign up in future.

Nationwides Living Wage accreditation shows our commitment to
doing the right thing by our people and we are proud to take a leading
role in the campaign for fairer pay.

Living Wage Foundation director Rhys Moore said: As the UKs
largest building society, this move brings the Living Wage to high
streets across the country and showcases that the best employers are
voluntarily signing up to pay the Living Wage now.

The Living Wage is a robust calculation that reflects the real cost of
living, rewarding a hard days work with a fair days pay.

The national minimum wage (NMW) provides an effective robust
minimum floor for wages and has all but eliminated extremely low pay
in the UK.

One side effect is that we now see rates of pay at the lower end of the
market clustered at or just above the NMW. The Living Wage provides
a recognised benchmark for employers who are able to pay more.

Bournemouth West MP Conor Burns said: I am pleased to see
employers who can afford to pay the Living Wage doing the right thing
by their staff.

Nationwide employs 700 people in Bournemouth and some of these
will benefit from the increase to the Living Wage.

This means people here will have a little bit more in their pockets to
spend with local businesses.

Nationwide says the move will benefit around 850 of its staff across
the country, most of whom are contract workers from third-party
suppliers.


Still time to tell Conor what you think
about the Navitus Bay Wind Farm
proposals


Bournemouth West MP, Conor Burns, has launched a new survey
asking for residents views of the wind farm off the Bournemouth
coastline.

As you may already be aware, Navitus Bay Development Limited - an
entity owned by Dutch Energy Company Eneco and French Energy
Company EDF - proposes to develop a Wind Farm off Bournemouth's
coastline. If it goes ahead it will consist of between 121 and 194
turbines, covering around a third of the visible horizon.

The survey should only take a few minutes to complete and Conor will
read all of the responses personally and ensure they are heard by
those behind the proposals, all the way up to the Secretary of State
who will make the ultimate decision.

To take the survey, please click here.

Bournemouth Council is also holding a meeting for all
Bournemouth residents on these proposals at 2pm on Saturday
May 10th at the BIC. Please do put the date in your diary and
come along to have your say.


Three ways to contact Conor Burns MP:

By Phone: 020 7219 7021
By email: conor.burns.mp@parliament.uk
By post: Conor Burns MP
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA

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