David Ruffley

This is quite outrageous. They are giving members of the travelling public just weeks before unilaterally pulling out of Bury St Edmunds. I'm completely appalled by the glib complacency of their statement that the withdrawal of service will cause 'minimal disruption'.

They give us their reason the fact that in Bury St Edmunds their operations 'have not been commercially viable'. Frankly, there should be no good reason for this except, perhaps, that First Group were not offering a very good service in the first place.

David Ruffley MP will conduct a Stowmarket Town Centre Walkabout to see first-hand how regeneration is reviving the town with Councillor Lesley Mayes and Dave Benham, Regeneration Manager for Mid Suffolk District Council, on Friday 20 January at 9.30am.

David Ruffley MP said: 'I am disappointed by the failure of Ipswich Hospital to meet so many of its targets set out in its annual Quality Account 2010/2011 and by the sudden withdrawal of the Hospital's application for Foundation Status.

I will be asking Andrew Reed why the application has been withdrawn, and what impact this will have on the future of patient care at the hospital.

David Ruffley MP will visit DanceEast at Jerwood Dance Studios, Ipswich on Friday 27 January at 11am.

David Ruffley said: 'DanceEast is an excellent project which brings music and movement to a wide audience. Far from the preconception of toddlers in tutus, the dance projects run engage with men, women and children of all ages and backgrounds.

I will meeeting with Assis Carreiro, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, and Lucy Taylor, Head of Development.

David Ruffley MP will be the special guest a the Bury Bamako Exchange photographic exhibit 'Your Place & Our Place' at The Edmund Gallery, Bury St Edmunds on Friday 3 February at 6.45pm.

David Ruffley MP said: 'I am greatly looking foward to seeing the photographic exchange between schoolchildren here in Bury St Edmunds, and Bamako, Mali.

David Ruffley MP will be celebrating Chinese New Year with his constituents at the Canton Chinese Restaurant, Bury St Edmunds on Friday 3 February at 12.30pm.

David Ruffley MP said: 'I am delighted to be celebrating the Chinese New Year with my constituents and Councillor Patrick Chung. 2012 looks set to be a great year for Bury St Edmunds as we will soon host the Olympic Flame which is excellent news as the year of the Dragon is meant to be the most auspicious in the Chinese calendar.

David Ruffley said: 'I welcome the Autumn Statement's modest boost for Suffolk businesses.

West Suffolk Hospital was awarded NHS Foundation Trust status on Thursday 1 December 2011.

David Ruffley MP said: 'I wish to congratulate West Suffolk Hospital Trust ('WSHT') for being awarded Foundation Hospital Trust status.

David Ruffley MP will be discussing policing issues in Suffolk with Simon Ash, Suffolk Constabulary Chief Constable, County Councillor Joanna Spicer, Chairman of Suffolk Police Authority, and Dr Daniel Poulter, MP at Martlesham Heath Police HQ.

Among general issues relating to police pensions, rural policing and crime levels David Ruffley MP will be putting the following questions to the Chief Constable:

What is Suffolk Constabulary's overtime bill compared with the national average?

David Ruffley MP will be laying a wreath in honour of Britain's fallen heroes at the Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade on Sunday 13 November, commencing at the Athenaeum in Bury St Edmunds at 10.10am as well as attending the Festival of Remembrance at the Regal Theatre in Stowmarket on Saturday 12 November at 7.30pm.