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Hello and welcome to my website, which I hope you find both useful and informative.

Since 1997, I have been proud to be the MP for Sutton and Cheam, where I was born (in St Helier Hospital) and live with my family.

On this site you can keep up to date with my work in my constituency and in Parliament. You can also find information on how to contact me. If you are looking for my upcoming surgery dates please click here.

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Paul's Latest News

  • Local MP Paul Burstow welcomes these figures on unemployment
    Article: Apr 23, 2013

    The Office of National Statistics today released figures showing that people claiming unemployment in Sutton was at 2.7% for the month of March.

    The figures show that the total number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the constituency was 1 385, a decrease of 79 people from this time last year in March 2012.

  • Paul Burstow and Nick Clegg celebrate the tax cut for hard working families
    Article: Mar 21, 2013

    Local Lib Dems were celebrating today after a major campaign victory. Today's Budget announced that the Income Tax Personal Allowance will be raised to £10,000 in April 2014. This will provide a tax cut of £700 for 87,100* people, and over 8,000 people on low incomes will be taken out of Income Tax altogether.

  • Paul backing plain packaging
    Article: Mar 19, 2013

    Local MP Paul Burstow backed No Smoking Day last Wednesday (13th March); a national campaign to encourage people quit smoking led by the British Heart Foundation.

    No Smoking Day is aimed at helping people who want to quit smoking to do so at their own pace, and to highlight where they can get the support that they need. This year the theme is Swap Fags for Swag in an attempt to show smokers exactly what they gain when they quit the habit, both financially as well as the health benefits.

  • Paul Burstow MP backs the work done by local organisations to provide apprenticeships for young people
    Article: Mar 19, 2013

    Figures obtained by local MP Paul Burstow have revealled that Sutton has seen an 83% increase in the number of apprenticeships awarded in the year 2011/2012.

    The news came during National Apprenticeship Week, which aims to promote apprenticeships in order to provide jobs and training whilst boosting the economy.

  • Paul speaks on the issues surrounding mental health
    Article: Mar 15, 2013
    By Paul Burstow

    Speech by Rt Hon Paul Burstow MP, 14th March 2013:

    INTRODUCTION

    There can be no health without mental health.

    That simple statement sums up the mission set out in the mental health strategy I published just a little over two years ago.

    It's a radical idea: that there should be parity of esteem between mental and physical health.

  • Nick Clegg (Photo by Dave Radcliffe for the Liberal Democrats)
    Article: Mar 10, 2013

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has closed the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Brighton by calling on members to spread the message of the Party's commitment in Government to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society.

    In his keynote Leader's speech, Nick paid tribute to the work of the Party in winning the Eastleigh by-election, beating the Conservatives into third place and squeezing Labour while campaigning on the Lib Dem record of delivering in Government.

  • Paul Burstow MP helps the fight against cancer
    Article: Mar 7, 2013

    Local MP Paul Burstow became a citizen scientist last week (27th February) to help Cancer Research UK in their fight against cancer.

    By taking a few minutes out of his day, from his own computer, he was able to analyse molecules in cancer cells using the new Cell SliderTM website which could help Cancer Research UK step up their groundbreaking research in search for a cure.

  • Paul with Waitrose manager Andy and charity representatives
    Article: Jan 29, 2013

    Local MP Paul Burstow and Waitrose Worcester Park's Branch Manager, Andy Goodman, presented today (FRI) presented six cheques to local charities. The presentation took place at Waitrose after shoppers chose the charity as part of Waitrose's monthly Community Matters scheme.

    Community Matters is the 'green token' scheme that helps Waitrose Partners and their customers support their local community. Branches donate £1,000 per month, which is divided proportionally between three nominated local organisations, according to the number of green tokens customers vote with.

  • Lib Dems campaign to save our Thameslink
    Article: Jan 21, 2013

    Campaigners and local MPs were celebrating today as the Government bowed to pressure to save the Thameslink.

    In response to Network Rail proposals to terminate the much-used service at Blackfriars, rather than carrying on to St Pancras, St Albans and beyond, Sutton's Lib Dem Councillors and MPs launched a campaign to save the service.