Dismore demands Barnet’s Conservative MPs must ‘put constituency before party’ and vote against the Health Secretary’s scheme to exclude local people form decisions over local NHS hospital trusts in financial difficulty. Clause 119 of the Care Bill would give Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt the power to close or downgrade services without local people having their say unless it is blocked […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore has today written to the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Dr Paul Leinster demanding that they test the Pymmes Brook for contaminants from the Cat Hill construction site. Kim Coleman of the Cat Hill protest sent Mr Dismore images of waste from the construction site entering the Pymmes Brook at the water way of the Oak Hill […]
Read moreDuring the London Assembly plenary with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe on 5th March, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden accused the Commissioner of complacency over race discrimination in the Met. Mr Dismore has been demanding answers about race discrimination cases against the police for over a year and has still not been […]
Read moreIn today’s City Hall Health Committee meeting, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today challenged NHS chiefs over their allocation of public health resources. Mr Dismore revealed that In 2013/14, Westminster received £132 per head, and Kensington and Chelsea, £130. Yet Barnet received only £ 37, despite having worse life expectancies than either Westminster or Kensington. […]
Read moreIn today’s City Hall Health Committee evidence session, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden argued with health chiefs over the consequences of the closure of Chase Farm A and E. Mr Dismore revealed figures that showed the pressures this has caused on the London Ambulance Service, cancelled operations, and delayed transfers of patients out of […]
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