David Ruffley

Superfast Surfing for Suffolk

David Ruffley MP is campaigning for superfast broadband in Suffolk, following expressions of huge concern from constituents. Along with fellow MPs he has written a letter to Dr Andy Wood, the Chairman of Choose Suffolk, in support of a bid for Government funds.

David Ruffley MP to hold with GP commissioning group on radical NHS shake-up

David Ruffley MP is holding a meeting with the Board of the West Suffolk Commissioning Federation on 11 February 2011. The WSCF is based in Bury St Edmunds and comprises all GP practices in West Suffolk. Under the Government's NHS reforms over the next three years the Federation will take over the budgets currently administered by the Suffolk Primary Care Trust.

On Tuesday 23rd November, Bury St Edmunds MP David Ruffley attended HRH Duke of Edinburgh's reception at the Banqueting House, Whitehall to celebrate the launch of the King James Bible Trust, a charity set up to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible's publication in 1611.

On Friday 26th November, David Ruffley, MP for Bury St Edmunds, and other Suffolk MPs, will meet with Suffolk GPs to discuss the questions raised by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's new White Paper on NHS Reform. The White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, has been described as the most radical shake up of the NHS since its creation in 1948.

David Ruffley MP will attend the second meeting of the Business Community and Suffolk MPs Liaison Group on Friday 26th November at 3pm in the BT Headquarters in Martlesham.

David said: 'Issues on the agenda include: the provision of broadband across rural Suffolk; the formation of a new Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for Norfolk and Suffolk; tourism in Suffolk and the London Olympics 2012.

David Ruffley, MP for Bury St Edmunds, was elected overwhelmingly by his fellow Conservative MPs in the House of Commons to serve on the Treasury Select Committee. In the election David beat off competition from MPs from Wolverhampton, Esher, and Lincoln for membership of the Committee. David's election by MPs was confirmed in a House of Commons vote tonight.

David Ruffley MP officially opened the new £470,000 midwifery-led birthing unit at West Suffolk Hospital on 10 December. Designed to provide a 'home-from-home' environment for women who want a natural birth, the unit has four individual rooms with en-suite rooms, and one with a birthing pool.

David Ruffley MP visited the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds, on 4December and praised the work being carried out on the historic building. Widely regarded as the oldest complete civic building in England, the Guildhall is of regional and national importance. It has played a vital role in the history of Bury St Edmunds, from its medieval roots to its use as a Second World War operations room.

Speaking at the Bury St Edmunds Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 10 December, David Ruffley MP set out a ten-point plan to help small businesses. David said that the Government would:

Ruffley Goes Back To School: A Question Time with Sixth Form Students; and a Meeting with the Head about Academy Status

David Ruffley MP will visit Stowmarket High School on Friday 4 February 2011. He will take questions from pupils, aged between 16 and 18, on the future of education. Mr Ruffley will also be meeting the Headteacher and Chair of Governors to discuss the Government's radical education reform, including new 'Academy' status.