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Has anyone had reply from thier MP
« on: January 14, 2007, 05:53:44 PM »

Has anyone had reply from thier MP I am still waiting to her from mine. I sent E-mail 5/1/07 still waiting.  Angry
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2007, 12:54:52 PM »

Several e-mails to Michael Ancram , no replies as yet.....

It has been suggested that this is because I live outside of the Devizes constituency.
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2007, 01:21:43 PM »

Not yet, still waiting for a response from James Gray.  I am confident he will do however as I have spoken to and had emails / letters from him in the past.
Going back to last year everytime I emailed an MP other than my own I usually always got a response asking for my address and informing me that they could only help their own constituents.
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Re: Has anyone had reply from thier MP
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2007, 10:46:25 PM »

No reply from Frome MP as yet either.

All quiet on the Western Front.
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2007, 03:53:05 AM »

I'm sent a couple of emails directly since the beiniing of the year and await responses.  I note that the autoresponder which thanks me for writing tells me than an instant reply is unlikely and suggests that I send a reminder in 2 weeks if I don't hear.   Interestingly, I only get such a response if I email the MP directly - it does not come back if he's just cc'd; on that basis, I think there's email prioritisation going on straight away and this might be - err - a tip on how to get through  Smiley
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Re: Has anyone had reply from thier MP
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2007, 11:28:11 PM »

I now have a response from my MP - David Heath.

He's Lib Dem - and I shall give you all his response in full when I have time.

His basic points are that he has had many letters already about this issue - being a Lib Dem his view is very much that this is a government issue that should have stayed in their power (i.e non-privatisation).

He has tried to contact FGW - but with no adequate response.

























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Re: Has anyone had reply from thier MP
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2007, 09:20:07 PM »

I have had a reply from James Gray.

Basically he says that he notes that I have been in touch with Wiltshire County Council and FGW about my corncerns with the current timetable and my request for a 2 hourly service and to let him know how they respond.  He will then be able to take further action on my behalf if required.  Well I hope its not required but either way I will contact him again once it becomes clearer what the likely outcome of things are for Trans Wilts after the current consultation input has been considered.
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2007, 04:05:13 PM »

Please see separate thread but I have written twice to Salisbury MP Robert Key and he has responded very quickly.

He will be writing on behalf of his FGW passenger constituents to the Minister responsible (unnamed) for service level agreements with rail operators.  He will write again to inform of the result. He also says he has signed two motions.

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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2007, 05:57:22 AM »

I now have a response from my MP - David Heath.

He's Lib Dem - and I shall give you all his response in full when I have time.


I note that although 8 MPs including 2 lib-dems have signed the petition at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wessextrains/, David has not yet done so.   Have any of his constituents heard from him about it / could they ask [again] - please.
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2007, 10:02:02 AM »

To be fair to David Heath , he is actively pushing our petition (see link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/01/the_battle_for_the_regions_tra.html#more
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2007, 10:12:53 AM »

To be fair to David Heath , he is actively pushing our petition (see link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/01/the_battle_for_the_regions_tra.html#more

That's good and fair comment, Lee .... I'm running out of Kb in my head to remember who's said and done what, and I asked purely on the basis of searching the signatures.
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