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to the October edition of my e-newsletter. I always welcome your comments, thoughts and feedback. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me or to forward this newsletter to anyone else who you think might like to see it.

Recent Activity

Appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury by the Prime Minister.

Visited Newstarts Re-use and Resettlement Project to see their new premises and support their fundraising for a new delivery van.

Visited Rosedene Chartist Cottage in Dodford.

Visited Bromsgrove Library and looked over the proposed plans for a new multi-purpose community facility on Stourbridge Road.

Attended a BBQ to mark the completion of the new Perryfields Affordable Housing Development in Bromsgrove.

Spoke at the 'Save the Alex' Campaign meeting held at Bromsgrove Methodist Centre.

Spoke on a panel at the YouGov-Cambridge forum, held at Magdalene College, Cambridge University .

Attended a coffee morning alongside local councillors at St Godwalds Church, Aston Fields.

Visited Acorns children's hospice charity Head Office in Wythall and met with CEO David Strudley.

Met with the new Head Teacher of North Bromsgrove School, David Hadley-Pryce

Was on the Panel for the Bromsgrove Conservative Association's Question Time event, held in Barnt Green.

Attended a coffee morning alongside local councillors at the French Hen pub, Clent, for constituents to come and discuss local issues .

Went to Macmillan's World's Biggest Coffee Morning held at both Barclays Bank on Bromsgrove High Street and FP Consulting.

Met with Dave Wright, Chairman of Worcestershire Waterways Users Forum, and received an update on waterways in the local area.

Met with Kevin Dicks, Chief Executive of Bromsgrove District Council, and Roger Hollingworth, Leader of the Council, to discuss the localisation of business rates and the planning proposal by Cala Homes in Hagley.

Sajid in the Papers

Bromsgrove MP visits town library
Bromsgrove MP has taken a tour around the town's library, viewing the current facilities and looking at plans for a new library.
Sunday 23 September 2012

MP gets to roots of democracy at Chartist Cottage
Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid took in a slice of political history when he visited Rosedene cottage in Dodford.
Thursday 20 September 2012

Bromsgrove MP takes a trip back in time in Dodford
Bromsgrove's MP enjoyed a trip back in time to see one of the few remaining Chartist cottages in the UK, which is based in the town.
Wednesday 19 September 2012

Don't slam the City, it represents some of the best of capitalism
At a time when politicians are queuing up to bash bankers and trash the City, newly promoted Treasury minister Sajid Javid is different.
Thursday 13 September 2012

Reaction to the delay of plans
Bromsgrove campaigners have welcomed the delaying of the decision on changes to hospital services and have said they hope a long-term solution can be found.
Thursday 13 September 2012

Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid relishing new role
After being handed the role of Economic Secretary to the Treasury in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle, Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid spoke to Standard editor Tristan Harris about his promotion and the part he hopes to play in the country's economic recovery.
Wednesday 12 September 2012

Appeal launched for Bromsgrove's NewStarts
Town MP Sajid Javid officially launched a campaign by NewStarts in Bromsgrove to raise £25,000 for a new van so it can continue its good work helping the needy.
Tuesday 11 September 2012

Redditch Alexandra Hospital campaigners fight A&E proposals
More than 100 people have attended a public meeting against the possible closure of the accident and emergency (A&E) unit at a Redditch hospital.
Friday 7 September 2012

Bromsgrove MP lands promotion in reshuffle
Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has been promoted in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle, which was announced on Tuesday (September 4).
Thursday 6 September 2012

 MG Rover workers lose seven year battle for compensation
A seven year battle by former MG Rover workers for a four-figure compensation payout has been lost after it was announced a trust fund is to be wound up.
Tuesday 4 September 2012

Sajid's Columns

Sajid has a column published fortnightly in the Bromsgrove Advertiser and monthly in the Bromsgrove Standard.

The most recent columns can be viewed by clicking on the links below (and the archive of past columns can be found online by clicking here):

Advertiser- Household Budgets, 05 September 2012 p18
Advertiser- Save the Alex, 19 September 2012 p16

Standard- NHS Worcestershire, 28 September 2012 p10