David Ruffley

'The number of fixed penalty notices issued in Suffolk has increased by over 300 percent since 1997- on the basis that each of these fines brought in £60, the Government will have raked in over £1.8million in fines from motorists in 2007 alone'

David Ruffley MP has today released new figures which reveal that convictions for speeding offences in Suffolk have increased by over 200 percent since 1997.

The new figures were released in answer to David's questioning of Alan Campbell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office.

'Vandalism is a despicable crime which can ruin the quality of life local residents enjoy and I am quite simply staggered that since 1997 the people of Suffolk have been blighted by over 134,000 acts of criminal damage.'

David Ruffley MP has today released new figures which reveal that there have been 134,278 instances of vandalism recorded by police in Suffolk since 1997.

The figures were released in answer to David's questioning of Alan Campbell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office.

Commenting after laying a wreath at the Cenotaph on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds on Sunday 14 November David Ruffley MP said:

David Ruffley, MP for Bury St Edmunds is backing a campaign set up by the All Party Parliamentary Markets Group, of which he is a member, to promote market stalls in Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds.

Ruffley welcomes new Dean of St Edmundsbury, the Reverend Canon Dr Frances Ward,
and attends her installation on Saturday 16 October at St Edmundsbury Cathedral

David Ruffley MP has welcomed the Reverend Canon Dr Frances Ward as the new Dean of St Edmundsbury and will attend her installation at St Edmundsbury Cathedral at 2.30pm on Saturday 16 October.

David said:

'I am delighted to welcome Frances Ward to St Edmundsbury and wish her every success in her new role.

Bury St Edmunds MP, David Ruffley, praised West Suffolk College in the House of Commons on Thursday 14th October, for their commitment to adult learning and the advantage that this has to the voluntary sector in the UK.

Directing his question at the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, Mr John Hayes MP, Mr Ruffley asked the Minister if he was seeking to charge adult students more fees ('co-payment' in the jargon).

Mr Hayes stated that he was not able to answer the question due to the pending comprehensive spending review.

David Ruffley MP's return to full Parliamentary and constituency duties has been very warmly received.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'I join my Parliamentary colleagues on all sides of the House in warmly welcoming David back. I know he is looking forward to continuing to represent his constituents in Bury St Edmunds and fighting for the causes he believes in.'

David Ruffley MP questioned the Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs- James Paice MP- in the House of Commons about what the government was doing to help the industry diversify into biofuel production.

Mr Ruffley said that the 'greater use of biofuels in this country will not only cut CO2 emissions, but give a vital boost to East Anglian sugar beet growers.'

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con): What steps her Department is taking to support the sugar beet industry.

David Ruffley, the MP for Bury St Edmunds is leading the campaign to save the British pub in Suffolk. Latest figures show they are currently closing nationwide at a rate of 39 a week.

British Pub Week, which is taking place from 30th of October until the 6th of November, is aimed at encouraging people to celebrate the great British pub and to see and experience everything that it has to offer.

Mr Ruffley stated that the UK already has 'one of the best maternity rights regimes in Europe' and that the proposal to raise maternity pay even higher 'would be unaffordable for the British taxpayer and for small and medium-sized businesses.' Mr Ruffley's call to repatriate employment and social legislation back to the UK roused cheers from his colleagues as well as support from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Maria Miller MP to whom he asked the question. She described the measures as 'highly regressive' and said that the Governmentdid not support them.