Improving public services
Our public services – such as schools and hospitals – are of a decent standard. But I believe that we can do even better and that is what I will be fighting for in both Parliament, and around the constituency – for example in the campaign to protect the future of Rowley Hospital.
We now live in an age where people want and deserve more choice and personalisation with their public services. It is also right that we look to diversify the number of providers to drive up standards. I will be an active voice for such improvements.
- 17th May 2012
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has welcomed reforms proposed by the Government to change the way that support is provided for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
The changes announced this week will replace the current long and complex SEN statementing process and Learning Difficulty Assessments with a single simpler assessment process and education plan.
Parents of children with these education plans will be given more control over how money is spent to support their child, to ensure that they receive the right help for them. read more »
- 10th May 2012Published in:Halesowen News
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has visited Timbertree Primary School to learn how they have turned the school around.
Mr Morris met with Headteacher Hayley Walker and Janine Sargent before being taken for a tour of lessons at the school.
Timbertree had been deemed to be failing by Ofsted inspectors in 2010 and was placed into “special measures”, with regular inspections to judge the school’s progress. read more »
- 12th March 2012
MP James Morris has met with leading figures from voluntary and community organisations from across Sandwell to discuss the pressures facing them.
The event, organised by Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations, brought the MP face-to-face with people running local voluntary organisations, ranging from household names like the YMCA to less well-known organisations serving individual communities. read more »
- 7th March 2012
James has spoken in Parliament in support of future savings in fire service budgets being shared evenly between all parts of the country. He also called for greater clarity on the future of the damping mechanism - the system that limits rises and falls in the amount that each fire authority receives - which currently means that the West Midlands receives extra funds. read more »
- 7th February 2012
James Morris was given a grilling when he visited St Michael’s C of E High School at the new Rowley Learning Campus.
After being grilled in a question and answer session with the School Council about his work as a Member of Parliament, James was shown round the school’s new building by students.
The school has recently been named the most improved school in Sandwell for the increase in students gaining five or more good GCSEs including English and Maths.
48% of students met the standards this year, up from just 30% last year. read more »
- 11th January 2012
James Morris is urging local residents to make their New Year resolutions to save a life by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Although people can join the Register at the same time that they send off for a driving licence, register with a GP or even when they apply for a Boots Advantage card, only 24.5% of people in the West Midlands have signed up – one of the lowest figures in the country.
Calling on Halesowen and Rowley Regis families to check whether they are registered, James Morris said: read more »
- 16th December 2011
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has visited Halesowen’s Royal Mail Delivery Office in Coombs Wood to see for himself how preparations are going for the Christmas post.
On a tour of the centre, James met with local postmen and women and discussed how new working practices are changing the way that they work. The staff at Coombs Wood are responsible for delivering festive cheer to over 44,000 addresses in Halesowen and Cradley. read more »
- 28th November 2011
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has hit out at Labour members of West Midlands Fire Authority for putting Party loyalty ahead of local residents’ safety.
The Fire Authority voted to reduce the number of fire engines covering Halesowen and Cradley Heath from two to just one.
Following a long campaign by Mr Morris, the Fire Brigades Union and the local community opposing the proposals, all twelve Conservative members of the Fire Authority voted against the cut. read more »
- 10th November 2011
Halesowen & Rowley Regis MP James Morris has spoken in Parliament about why West Midlands Fire Service are wrong to propose reductions in levels of fire cover for Halesowen and Cradley Heath. read more »
- 2nd November 2011
Local Member of Parliament James Morris has held a meeting with Anthony Marsh, the Chief Executive of West Midlands Ambulance Service, to discuss the Service’s “Make Ready” reorganisation programme. read more »
