Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield has today called for a total overhaul of the way tax credits are awarded after new figures revealed that 3,900 families in Chesterfield are still being forced to pay back over £3.1 million worth of tax credits, due to overpayments made by HM Revenue and Customs.
IT was reported on May 22 that former Swindon Social Services director Keith Skerman is in the middle of a financial row.
A Friends of the Earth poll has put the Liberal Democrats well ahead of the other main parties in caring about climate change. Asked 'Which of the three main parties cares most about climate change?', nearly 83 per cent of the respondents named the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives were in second place on 12 per cent and Labour on 6 per cent.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a five point action plan to tackle tax credit
Responding to new figures on tax credit payments released today by the Treasury, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, David Laws MP described the administration of tax credits as "a system in crisis, still failing hundreds of thousands of families" and called for the minister responsible, Paymaster General Dawn Primarolo, to be sacked.
Work is now under way to ensure the city is awash with floral displays and ready to defend its East Midlands in Bloom title.
