Lorely will be a strong voice for Solihull in Parliament
Thank you so much for re-electing me as MP for Solihull. It continues to be huge honour and privilege to represent local people in Parliament.
Whether or not you voted for me, I am your MP and I am here to help when you need me. I hold weekly advice surgeries and you will find details of how to contact me on this site.
Solihull is a wonderful place to live and work and I will do my very best to stand up and fight for local people in Parliament.
Solihull Liberal Democrats welcomed Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell MPto Solihull this week, and used the opportunity to highlight the problem of garden grabbing that has plagued Solihull for years.
Led by local Councillor Claire O'Kane and Solihull MP Lorely Burt, Mr Stunell was shown a site in Olton that fell victim to the practice of 'garden grabbing' and is still at risk of further development. Previously, gardens were classified as brownfield sites, which allowed developers to build houses on them regardless of local opposition.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has welcomed today's drop in unemployment figures, which has seen the level of unemployment drop both nationally and across the West Midlands.
The Office of National Statistics today released figures which show that national unemployment was down by 35,000 from the previous quarter, which is the first fall since last spring. In addition, youth unemployment was down by 9,000 and the number of people in employment rose by 53,000.
The figures also contained good news for the West Midlands, which has seen a drop in unemployment of 1.2% since the last quarter. There are now 239,000 unemployed people in the West Midlands, down from 243,000 since December, whilst the number of people in employment rose by 38,000 to 2.43million.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has paid tribute to the work of a local housing group after visiting their new flats in Shirley.
Bromford Housing group work with a huge range of vulnerable adults, allowing them to live more independently, often for the first time. They have recently opened a new scheme just off Stratford Road, which deals specifically with adults with learning difficulties.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has welcomed investment from the Coalition Government that will give an extra £7,800,000 this year to relieve the pressure on school places across Birmingham.
This is part of an additional £600m of capital spending in England this year, which is for investment in, for example, extra classrooms. This comes on top of the £800m to address the shortage in pupil places already announced for 2012-13.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has welcomed a £130 tax cut for 85,000 hard working Solihull people, delivered by Liberal Democrats in the coalition government.
As of today [April 6th] the income tax threshold will rise to £8,105, giving a tax cut worth £130 a year to thousands of people across the borough. On top of this, 2,500 low-earners will stop paying income tax altogether.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt visited a local school this week in order to talk about the new student finance system and answer questions from students about how it works.
Mrs Burt spoke with Sixth Formers from St Peters Catholic School in Solihull and explained how the new system should not prevent them from applying to university.
On Monday 2 April 2012, the £1bn Youth Contract will start. The Youth Contract was announced last year by Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg to tackle youth unemployment.
The Youth Contract aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt and local Liberal Democrats are urging Solihull Council to use new powers in order to tackle the growing problem of pavement parking across the borough.
Olton Ward Councillor Claire O'Kane will today [Tuesday 27th March] put forward a motion urging the council to use the powers given to them by Liberal Democrat Transport Minister Norman Baker, in order to tackle pavement parking 'hot-spots' across the borough.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has commented on the news that the Olympic Torch will be passing through the streets of Solihull on day 44 of its nationwide journey ahead of the London Olympics.
The official street-by-street route was confirmed today by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and will see the torch travel down Streetsbrook Road to the town centre then onto High Street, Church Hill Road, Prince's Way and Blossomfield Road on Sunday July 1st 2012.
Solihull MP Lorely Burt has welcomed news that 6,630 homes in Solihull have received free loft or cavity wall insulation since 2008, according to recently released figures.
Under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) energy companies are obliged to help households in England and Wales reduce their use of electricity and gas to lower their carbon emissions.
