7/29/2019 News Bulletin From Conor Burns MP #105

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In this edition:

Conor Burns MPs DiaryWebsite of the week:Obesity ManagementAssociation

Conor supports theMy Weight, My FuturecampaignConor signs the Book ofCommitment to markHolocaust RemembranceDayPhoto news:Conor meets Members ofthe Youth Parliament forDorsetConor welcomes increasesin public health spending in

BournemouthPhoto news:Conor visits the ArtsUniversity CollegeBournemouthConor in the papers:Question time at BourneAcademy for Conor BurnsMPConor in the papers:MP Burns takes Heseltineto taskPhoto news:National Television AwardsHow to contactConor Burns MP

Issue 105 Friday 8th February 2013

Since the past edition, Conor has:

Hosted a reception in Parliament for the My Weight, My

Future campaign.

Visited the Bourne Academy for a Question Time event withpupils.

Attended the Silicon Beach Business Angels event at the

Arts University College at Bournemouth.

Visited St Michaels Church of England Primary School in

Bournemouth to follow up their visit to Parliament.

Appeared on BBC 2s Daily Politics to highlight the risks of

obesity.

Conducted a help and advice surgery for local residents in

central Bournemouth.

Spoke at Bournemouths Sixty-Six Club Presidents Forum.Signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons

pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and

honouring those who died during the Holocaust.

Attended the National Television Awards in London.

Met with Dorset Member of the Youth Parliament Moya

Dunne, YMP for Dorset, and Bournemouth West resident

and Deputy YMP, Jake Carroll.

Visited Belfast to speak at a Stronger Togetherdinner, which

aimed to build discussion on the social, economic and cultural

importance of a strong and vibrant UK in the 21st century.

Website of the week:

www.omaorg.comThe website of the Obesity Management AssociationThe Obesity Management Association was set up in 2003 as aregistered charity concerned with monitoring and regulating theobesity management sector. The OMA work to ensure patient safetyand care, whilst providing a voice for doctors and clinic owners in thegrowing debate about the treatment of obesity.

The charity seeks to educate and improve public understanding aboutthe treatment of obesity. For example, with 50 per cent of seizeddrugs counterfeit the OMA looks to highlight risks about buying drugsonline, whether through exposing the dangers or the illegality ofbuying prescription medication from a foreign company and shippingthis into the UK or the harm unknown medicines can cause.

Conor supports theMy Weight, My Futurecampaign

Click on the image above to watch Conor discuss the campaignagainst obesity on BBC 2s Daily Politics programme.

Conor is supporting the Obesity Management Associations MyWeight, My Future campaign after hosting a reception for the charity inParliament.The campaign is urging the public to take control and responsibility fortheir weight and to Know My BMI to reduce pressure on the NHS.BMI (or Body Mass Index) uses height and weight to determine thelevel of body fat and help indicate whether a person is a healthyweight. The charity urges people to know their BMI and the BMI oftheir family members and to check it every three months to monitorchanges.Commenting, Conor said I am delighted to be able to get behind this

campaign. The latest Health Survey for England shows that well over50 per cent of women and 60 per cent of men are overweight orobese, giving us one of the highest rates of obesity in Europe.Apart from costing the NHS over 5 billion each year the toll on

peoples health is huge. I encourage people to really take control oftheir weight and take the opportunity to check their BMI. This will nodoubt be a huge step in relieving pressure on the NHS and increasingso many peoples quality of life.Robert Houtman, Trustee of Obesity Management Association said,We cannot go on letting our National Health Service pick up the

pieces as weight balloons in both children and adults. The My Weight,My Future campaign encourages individuals and families to takeaction now, to find out their BMI and take positive steps to addressobesity.>> Click here to check your BMI using the NHSs healthy weightcalculator

Conor pictured with Robert Houtman (centre) and Graham Rowan(right) of the Obesity Management Association at a reception in

Parliament.

Conor signs the Book of Commitment tomark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Conor Burns MP has signed aBook of Commitment in the Houseof Commons pledging his

commitment to Holocaust MemorialDay and honouring those who diedduring the Holocaust.

Sunday January 27th marked the

68th anniversary of the liberation ofAuschwitz-Birkenau, the Naziconcentration and exterminationcamp which is the site of thelargest mass murder in history. Inthe weeks running up to the day,the Holocaust Educational Trust

placed a Book of Commitment inthe House of Commons, givingMPs the chance to honour thosewho were persecuted and killedduring the Holocaust andencouraging constituents to work

together to combat prejudice and racism today.In signing the Book of Commitment, Conor paid tribute to those whoperished during the Holocaust and honoured the extraordinaryHolocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young peopleabout what they endured, through the Holocaust Educational Trusts

Outreach programme.In the weeks leading up to and after Holocaust Memorial Day,thousands of commemorative events will be arranged by schools, faithgroups and community organisations across the country,remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequentgenocides. This year, people will also be encouraged to honour thosecommunities that have been destroyed by genocide and reflect on theimportance of coming together to oppose prejudice and hatred.Commenting, Conor said: Holocaust Memorial Day is an importantopportunity to remember the victims of the Holocaust and subsequentgenocides. I encourage all constituents to mark the day and to join

members of community in the fight against prejudice and intolerance.Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust EducationalTrust, said: We are proud that Conor Burns MP is supportingHolocaust Memorial Day this year. It is vitally important that we bothremember and learn from the appalling events of the Holocaust aswell as ensuring that we continue to challenge all forms of hatred andbigotry.

Photo news:

Conor meets Members of the YouthParliament for Dorset

Conor with Moya Dunne, YMP for Dorset, and Bournemouth Westresident and Deputy YMP, Jake Carroll.

Conor welcomes increases in public healthspending in BournemouthConor has welcomed a 20 per cent increase in public health spendingfor Bournemouth over the next two years.The increase of 10 per cent for 2013/14 and a further 10 per cent in2014/15 will see Government spending on health in the town rise toover 8.2 million.Commenting, Conor said, Even with difficult decisions having to bemade with the nations budget I congratulate the Government for notcompromising on excellent healthcare.Research carried out in my office and comments Ive received fromconstituents show that people in Bournemouth are alreadyoverwhelming supportive of local health services. This extra moneyclearly shows the Government is not about to get complacent with

public health.The money is part of an increase of over 271 million being investedon public health spending in England over the next two years.

Photo news:

Conor visits the Arts University CollegeBournemouth

Conor, pictured with students and Prof. Stuart Bartholomew on arecent visit to the Arts University College Bournemouth.

Conor in the papers:

Question time at Bourne Academy for

Conor Burns MPBournemouth Echo

Tuesday 5th February 2013

Bournemouth West MP Conor Burns, with Bourne Academystudents and deputy head girl Gracie Prince, back row

third left, who organised his visit.

An MP faced a rather unorthodox question time at the BourneAcademy after being invited to talk to students by the deputy head girl.Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West, said it was the first time hehad ever been asked which kitchen utensil he would rather be, amongquestions about national policy.He said he would be a lemon and lime zester because he wasinterested in scraping below the surface to find the truth.

The event on Friday was organised by Gracie Prince, 15, whoapproached the MP while she was seeking community figures to givethe students an insight into the wider world.She said: I am delighted with how the talk went. The idea was to findout more about how everything is run, but it was also an opportunity toshow what we can do here at the academy.It was brilliant that our MP was able to come, we had a lot ofquestions for him about education and what the government is doingto provide jobs for young people, and it brought home just how muchpolitics affects us.

Mr Burns said he was impressed with the political awareness of thestudents.We have covered everything from the European Union, throughThatcher, Catholicism, euthanasia and the war in Afghanistan, I havebeen very impressed, he said.I have been to the academy a few times recently, but it is the first

time I have been invited by a student, or asked what kitchen utensil orsuperhero I would rather be.This is a great opportunity for me as well, both to hear from localyoung people, and show that we politicians arent remote figurespottering around London, we are community figures.The MP said the superhero he would most like to be would beSpiderman.Richard Youngs, the academys business director, stressed thatGracie had organised the meeting with little involvement by theacademy.He said: It is wonderful that Gracie has done this off her own back, allwe have done is provided a room, and she has done a lot of work.

It is a great opportunity for the students, they have asked a varied setof questions, some serious and some more bizarre, but it all gets themthinking and makes their education real.Conor in the papers:

MP Burns takes Heseltine to taskBournemouth Echo

Monday 14th January 2013

Bournemouth West MP ConorBurns has rounded on LordHeseltine after the former cabinetminister warned that an ill-advised referendum on the UKsmembership to the EU would damage business interests.Mr Burns Tweeted: Warnings from Lord Heseltine on EU should betreated as seriously as his warnings of dire consequences for UK iswe didnt join the euro.

Photo news:

National Television Awards

Conor at the National Television Awards with Coronation Streetstars Bill Roache (above) and Alan Halsall (below).

Three ways to contact Conor Burns MP:

By Phone: 020 7219 7021

By email: conor.burns.mp@parliament.uk

By post: Conor Burns MPHouse of CommonsLondon SW1A 0AA

www.conorburns.com

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