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| Affiliation | Labour |
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| Name | David Drew |
| Address | 5a Lansdown Stroud
Gloucestershire, GL5 1BB, United Kingdom |
| Email | daviddrew@mpstroud.freeserve.co.uk |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
April 13, 1952
(72 years)
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| Contributor | User 215 |
| Last Modifed | New Jerusalem
Feb 26, 2006 07:21am |
| Tags |
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| Info | SERVING the community into which he was born, David Drew is committed to being your MP both in the Commons and closer to home.
Married, with four children, he was born in south Gloucestershire and has lived in the town of Stonehouse for almost two decades. A Labour Party member for over 35 years, he is well known to local electors and highly respected. In his period of service of more than a decade as a town, district and county councillor for the area where he lives he carried out more than 12,000 pieces of casework for individuals and groups.
Despite becoming MP 6 years ago, he has remained a town councillor and he continues to take these duties extremely seriously. David is also a long-time member of the Co-operative Party and is pleased to have also represented that Party in Westminster.
He first fought the Stroud seat for Labour in 1992 when he increased the Party's vote by 50%. As an expert on education and health he had gained much respect in the regional and national Labour Party and could have fought a safer seat elsewhere. Instead he chose to seek to stay and win the Stroud seat and represent his native Gloucestershire. The result was a stunning victory for him and the Labour & Co-operative Parties.
From his first day in Parliament, David pledged to devote equal time to tackling issues in his constituency as in the Commons. A committed Christian, David has studied the rural aspects of poverty and subsequently introduced a 10 minute rule bill calling for a National Anti-Poverty Strategy. He has a keen interest in all environmental and rural issues as can be seen from his regular involvement in the House of Commons and outside.
As Chair of the Labour Group of Rural MPs David regularly pushed the Government for action to tackle rural problems. As Vice-Chair of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee he is well known for his support of farming and farmers, especially tenant and small family farmers.
David is a key member of numerous All Party Groups and an officer of the following; Charities and the Voluntary Sector, Poverty, Housing and Future Planning, Asthma, Nuclear and Health.
Among other Groups he regularly attends meetings of are Globe UK, Parliamentary Renewables and Sustainable Energy, Warm Homes, Ageing and Older People, ME, Family Farms, Disabilities and Building Societies.
He was also a Vice President of the National Association of Local Councils, recognition of his work on behalf of Town and Parish Councils. Other organisations with which he has a close liaison include Care and Repair (England), CPRE and Church Action on Poverty.
In the constituency, David helped the community in the successful fight to oppose the closure of Stroud Maternity Hospital and has taken a keen interest in planning and housing issues and is long associated with the Standish Hospital Campaign, and the redevelopment of the Lister-Petter site.
He has taken a very active role in the campaign for the reduction of new houses to be built in the constituency. A key player in the efforts to regenerate the towns of Stroud and Dursley, he is also committed to oppose the opening of an incinerator in Sharpness and he has worked hard to to improve local services, retaining sub-post offices and enhancing education, police and social services.
David regularly visits all of the large businesses and many of the smaller ones throughout the constituency and holds regular meetings in schools, medical facilities and with voluntary organisations.
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