09 June 2008

Ed Williams, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Meriden has issued a set of questions in advance of Meriden MP Caroline Spelman’s meeting with the Parliamentary Commissioner Sir John Lyons today (09 June 2008).

The meeting comes after several days of speculation about whether Caroline Spelman used parliamentary expenses to pay for childcare. Ms Spelman claims that Tina Haynes (the nanny who looked after her children) was paid to act as her constituency secretary.

12 May 2008

Ed Williams, pictured above, before Sunday's fun run in Knowle.

After completing the run Ed said:

"There was a great atmosphere at the run and I managed to get round in one piece. I wasn't even too stiff on Monday!

"According to the organisers the event has raised about £37,000 which is great news for the nominated charities!"

9 May 2008

Labour's parliamentary candidate for Meriden will join nearly 2,000 other runners this Sunday (11 May) to take part in the Knowle fun run.

In its 25th year, the fun run has been an annual fixture since 1984 when 500 runners first undertook the five mile course. The fun run was initially organised by local resident Isobel Robertson, but is now run by the Knowle and Dorridge Lions.

Ed Williams said:

"I am delighted to be taking part in this year's fun run and I have already been training hard!

02 April 2008

New national concessionary passes that will give the over 60 and eligible disabled people free off peak travel on all local buses in England from 1 April have been welcomed by Labour's local parliamentary candidates Ed Williams and Sarah Merrill.

More over 60s in the West Midlands county than in any other travel region have applied for the pass - some 400,000 in total.

Labour's Meriden campaigner Ed Williams said:

Local campaigner Ed Williams has committed to cutting his personal carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2010.

Ed Williams said:

"Almost half of the UK's CO2 emissions actually come from the energy we use as individuals either at home or when we travel.

"Obviously, most of that energy is generated by burning fossil fuels which produce greenhouse gases - CO2 in particular. It is these gases which are contributing to the changing climate.

"I have signed up to save my 20% and I would urge others to do the same."

Ed Williams, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Meriden , has returned from a trip to Rwanda and Kenya vowing to “keep up the fight” against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region.
The trip was arranged by Cricket Without Boundaries, a UK Charity supported by Gordon Brown and Andrew Flintoff. The Charity was founded by Ed with fellow cricketer Andy Hobbs and aims to use sport – in particular cricket - to develop local communities and spread awareness of HIV/AIDS.

Labour's parliamentary candidate for Meriden, Ed Williams, has today defended Solihull's New Deal Programme.

Ed Williams spoke out after the launch of the Conservative's 'Work for Welfare' document which suggested that a Tory Government would cut successful back-to-work programmes like the New Deal.

In Solihull alone, between 2001 and 2006, 3,783 young people, over 25s and lone parents have been helped back to work by the New Deal Programme.

Ed Williams said:

"Making sure there is a job for everyone who needs one is one of my top priorities.

Ed Williams, Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Meriden, today welcomed the increase in funding per pupil in Solihull announced by Schools Minister Jim Knight.

Funding per pupil will rise by £200 per pupil for next year, that's well above inflation at a rise of 5.7 per cent. It will rise by £500 over the next three years. This is the first ever three year school funding settlement the local authority.

Ed Williams said: