Tweet Tuesday, 5 March, 2024 Local News Help local people get things done by filling in the short survey below. Carterton Local Survey Current Your details Leave this field blank 1. Making our Streets safer: What's most important to you? Rank options Weight Recruiting more police offciers Weight for Recruiting more police offciers -3-2-10123 Focussing on neighbourhood policing Weight for Focussing on neighbourhood policing -3-2-10123 Cutting speeding outside schools Weight for Cutting speeding outside schools -3-2-10123 Rank from top to bottom. 2. Improving Education: What's most important to you? Rank options Weight Building new sports facilities Weight for Building new sports facilities -3-2-10123 Focussing on skills education Weight for Focussing on skills education -3-2-10123 Opening new nurseries Weight for Opening new nurseries -3-2-10123 Top being most important and bottom least. 3. Cutting the NHS backlog: What's most important to you? Rank options Weight Recruiting more GPs Weight for Recruiting more GPs -3-2-10123 Building a new community diagnositc centre Weight for Building a new community diagnositc centre -3-2-10123 More care closer to the community Weight for More care closer to the community -3-2-10123 Top being most important and bottom least. 4. Improving Transport: What's more important to you? Rank options Weight More funding to repair potholes Weight for More funding to repair potholes -3-2-10123 Completing & further A40 upgrades Weight for Completing & further A40 upgrades -3-2-10123 Cotswold Line upgrades with an integrated bus network to link to rail Weight for Cotswold Line upgrades with an integrated bus network to link to rail -3-2-10123 Top being most important and bottom least. 5. New investment in town centre: What's most important to you? Rank options Weight Keeping the town centre clean & tidy Weight for Keeping the town centre clean & tidy -3-2-10123 Investing in new shops & businesses Weight for Investing in new shops & businesses -3-2-10123 Keeping free parking Weight for Keeping free parking -3-2-10123 Top being most important and bottom least. 6. Creating new jobs: What's more important to you? Rank options Weight Securing new businesses for our area Weight for Securing new businesses for our area -3-2-10123 Building a new skills training college Weight for Building a new skills training college -3-2-10123 Making good use of Carterton's REEMA brownfield sites Weight for Making good use of Carterton's REEMA brownfield sites -3-2-10123 Top being most important and bottom least. 7. I'd like to keep you informed about the results of this survey, as well as some of my other campaigns and activities. So please tell me the best way to get in touch by ticking the relevant boxes. You can opt out at any time. 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There will be an easy way to opt out of future messages with each one. For more information on how we handle your data and your rights, please see our Data Protection and Privacy Policy. 8. Lots of local people have signed my petition to Upgrade Carterton Town Centre. If you back our ideas - and would like to have your say - please tick yes below. Yes No Unsure Other… Enter other… 9. To help us make this survey representative, please let me know how you voted at the last general election in December 2019. Labour Lib Dem Conservative Brexit Party Green Didn't vote 10. And how did you vote in the June 2017 general election? Labour Lib Dem Green Conservative Brexit Didn't vote 11. Thinking ahead to the next General Election, as things stand today, what are the chances of you voting for each of following parties - on a scale of 0-10 Questions 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Labour 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Liberal Democrat 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Conservative 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Reform UK 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Green 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Other 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 means there would be no chance of you voting for the party and 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote for the party? 12. Putting party politics aside and thinking about them as people, which of the main party leaders would your prefer as Prime Minister? Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Unsure/ No preference 13. I'm working with residents to make our area an even better place to live. Would you like to join your neighbours and help make a difference? Sign up to become a member Sign up to vote by post Deliver newsletters about our area occasionally Display a poster at election time Share local news via social media Find out more about becoming a councillor Other… Enter other… 14. The Prime Minister set out priorities for the government. Which priorities are most important to you? Rank options. Weight Halve inflation to ease the cost of living and give people financial secuirty Weight for Halve inflation to ease the cost of living and give people financial secuirty -5-4-3-2-1012345 Grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. Weight for Grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. -5-4-3-2-1012345 Reduce debt so we can secure the future of public services. Weight for Reduce debt so we can secure the future of public services. -5-4-3-2-1012345 Cut NHS waiting lists so people can get the care they need more quickly. Weight for Cut NHS waiting lists so people can get the care they need more quickly. -5-4-3-2-1012345 Stop the boats. Laws to make it clear that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftily removed. Weight for Stop the boats. Laws to make it clear that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftily removed. -5-4-3-2-1012345 Please rank from top to bottom.
Supporting our Local Pensioners Wednesday, 15 May, 2024 I am very aware of concerns raised recently on the freezing of tax thresholds. I am, and always will be, a strong proponent of a low tax economy. I have long called for a clear pathway to be laid out towards lower taxation and lower regulation.