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This website was established while I was a Member of Parliament. When Parliament is dissolved on 12th April there will be no Members of Parliament until after the election on 6th May 2010. From the dissolution this website will be frozen.
During the Campaign, I will be using a different website, www.daritaylor4stocktonsouth.org.uk.
INFORMATION RELATING TO MY EXPENSES
The House of Commons Authorities now publish the expenses of all MPs on a regular basis. I have decided to publish mine on my website in order that anyone who wants to examine them can do so easily.
The Evening Gazette and Northern Echo have already had full access to my un-redacted forms,and have published their findings. I would like to stress that I have always operated within the spirit of the rules. I do, however, recognise that the system is in need of serious reform and welcome the formation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority(IPSA). This will regulate expenses from now on and make sure the system is fair and transparent.
Finally, please be aware that the blacked-out areas are to prevent sensitive information such as credit card details, telephone numbers and addresses from being made public. I have also added an additional page to my forms from 2007/2008, which corrects an inaccuracy on page 7 whereby the total claim wasn’t broken down. The total claim, however, remains the same.
ACA April 2005 - Expenses 2004-2005
ACA May 2006 - Expenses 2005-2006
ACA June 2007- Expenses 2006 - 2007
ACA July 2008 redacted - Expenses 2007-2008
ACA September 2007 additional page - Corrected page 7 (2007-2008)
Expenses 2008/2009
My Parliamentary Report for 2008
A flavour of what I have been doing recently:
29th January
I had a number of meetings today including the opening of Stockton Riverside’s new student common room which looks fabulous.
26th January
I met a representative of the CWU and also held a meeting concerning Youth Music.
22nd January
I had a very interesting meeting with the Chief Executive of Natural England.
20th January
I attended a meeting with the Government Minister, John Healy, at which I raised the concerns of residents in Cheltenham Avenue about a loophole in Land lord/ Tenancy Policy which is causing problems for them.
19th January 2010
I attended a number of meetings today including the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People.
15th January 2010
As Chair of the North East Regional Committee I organised an evidence session on the Closure of TCP Corus in Redcar. The meeting was well attended and the Committee took some very important evidence.
17th December
I attended the Egglescliffe School Christmas concert and was once again incredibly impressed the talents of the students.
12th December
I had the pleasure of attending the Egglescliffe Community Association Father Christmas morning and the opening of the Wilson Centre at Long Newton.
11th December
I spoke at the Regional Refugee Forum.
10th December
I spoke at the North East Refugee Service.
8th December
I attended the APPG Chemical Industry meeting and the APPG Adoption and Fostering Meeting.
27th November
As joint Chair of the Fostering and Adoption All Party Parliamentary Group, I met with a Member of the Fostering Network and was deeply impressed by the work taking place within the constituency.
26th November
I was very privileged to be asked to speak at the NEPIC Conference today.
13th November
I was very honoured to attend the Fundraising event for Sgt Lee Johnson which raised a fantastic amount of money to be put towards a bench in his memory.
10th November
Stockton Riverside College’s Uniformed Services students visited me in Parliament today and challenged me with complex questions.
8th November
I attended the Thornaby Remembrance Parade. It is always important and perhaps especially more so now to remember those who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our community and country.
7th November
I was invited to the Women’s Institute in long Newton to speak about Violence against Women and the progress that has been made concerning legislation designed to improved the safety of women. It was a very moving event, showing how strong many women are in the face of adversity.
4th November
I was very pleased to present an award to Stockton Borough Council for its work in combatting noise abatement.
31st October
I attended a GMB Event in Mima.
30th October
I was pleased to visit Mecca Bingo to see first-hand their work on Heal for Wheels and was able to drop a pair of my own shoes in the box.
I was also delighted to attend Eaglescliffe School, where students raised a number of issues with me including education investment.
27th October
I was kindly invited to be the key note Speaker at the Oakwood Centre for an older people’s consultation event called, ‘Are you being served?’
23rd October
I spoke at the opening of a meeting at One North East designed to encourage North East, and especially Teesside Businesses, to bid for Olympic 2012 contracts.
I also had the pleasure of attending an excellent performance of ‘Wasted’, a production by Bridges (PANIC).
21st October
I attended the RSPCA’s Freedom Food campaign launch. Britain has the highest standards of Animal Welfare in the Farming Industry world wide and we are very proud of that fact. Campaigns like this help improve the life of our livestock further, ensuring that they have a decent quality of life.
16th October
Ed Miliband visited Wilton today and saw first-hand the excellent work being done by NEPIC. He was very impressed.
13th October
I attended a meeting concerning the future of rail in the North East as well as attending the Northern Business group meeting.
9th October
I was invited to do a Q & A session with students at Yarm School. The students asked very complex questions and I was delighted to answer them.
8th October
At a meeting with Mark Squires, Chief Executive of Benfield, at their Honda Dealership, I was very pleased to hear that the Government's car scrappage scheme has helped boost their sales considerably.
5th October
I attended the NEPIC Regional Board meeting at Wilton Site.
1st October
I spoke to local shops and shoppers in Yarm High Street concerning the need for additional parking and the possibility of opening up the old tyre garage and the land underneath the viaduct for further parking spaces.
24th September
I spoke at the Soroptomist’s at Pier 22 this evening. It was a magnificent evening characterised by a very lively discussion.
21st September
I was asked to attend the day of Peace Celebration at St Mary’s & St Romulus Church in Yarm. It was an excellent event and very well attended.
13th September
Today was the Battle of Britain Service at the Airman’s Statue in Thornaby. It was once again a very moving service and I was proud to be there, offering my prayers.
11th September
I attended many meetings today, including a visit by the Minister for Schools and Learners, Vernon Coaker MP. Mr Coaker visited St Patrick’s Secondary School in Thornaby and then visited a potential site for the rebuilding of Eaglescliffe School, which would keep the school in one site and allow it to serve both communities of Ingleby Barwick and Eaglescliffe.
6th September
Today I performed a zipwire slide from the top of the Transporter Bridge, across the Tees for the charity Daisy Chain. Daisy Chain is a wonderful Charity, it supports children and their families when most have no one else to turn to and I was very pleased to be taking part in this fundraising event for them. As you may imagine, I was absolutely petrified as I completely and utterly hate heights!
The end of this terrifying (for me) zipwire jump is a cheque for a very professional and excellent charity that delivers help to many many children and their families.
I am very grateful to everyone who has donated.
20th August
I had many meetings today, including a visit to Yarm Medical Practice who are in need of larger and more appropriate premises. I also met Mosque representatives.
From the 24th August to 5th September (two weeks) the office was on annual leave.
19th August
Today I visited the Durham Army Cadets in their annual camp. All the cadets were exceptionally polite and demonstrated their abilities at climbing, shooting and first aid. I was, as always, very impressed.
17th August
I had several surgery meetings with residents.
14th August
I met with representatives of Stockton Borough Council to discuss the strategy for the Next General election in terms of how the votes will be counted and the election night procedure.
11th August
I visited Arlington Court to speak to residents and also had several surgery appointments.
7th August
Cleveland Cascades today received the Queens Award for Excellence. I was very privileged to have been invited and was delighted that yet another company in Teesside is achieving excellence!
I also visited the Real Help Now Roadshow in Stockton Town Centre and met with representatives of the Mosque for a very serious meeting.
6th August
North and West Yorkshire invited me as the Honorary Colonel for the Durham Army Cadet Force, to visit their annual camp at Warcop Training Camp. I have always been a firm supporter of the Army Cadets and know that all our ACF's do incredible work in building the confidence of the young people that join by showing them how to do things like orienteering and abseiling. Cleveland, Durham and North and West Yorkshire ACF's are outstanding.
5th August
I carried out an on-street surgery in Parkfield and spoke to many residents. I was very concerned by the number of houses in which no one was on the electoral register.
4th August
I carried out an on-street surgery in Parkfield and spoke to many residents.
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