Government Minister Ed Vaisey who visited Weston last month has written a letter to Council Leader, Nigel Ashton, saying how impressed he was by the work the Council is doing.
Hello and welcome to my website! I’m John Penrose, your local Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare. Please use this site to find out more about the work I’m doing for Weston, Worle and the villages and how to contact me should you need my help.
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Vaisey praises new library and pledges support for BirnbeckMP celebrates launch of ambitious £26million water quality project
Water treatment plant opened by local MP
Politicians dismayed over failure of Lloyds branch sale
Why do utilities disappoint us?
Do you feel ripped off?
Utility Week: Cautious support for radical Tory proposal to overhaul regulation
Daily Mail: Penrose's plans aim to make utility firms and financial product providers play fair
This Is Somerset: Put customers first, says MP
John's Policy Paper: We Deserve Better
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The Weston Mercury reports on an ambitious £26million project designed to safeguard the water quality of bathing beaches in and around Weston that has been completed. Weston's MP, John Penrose was invited to be part of the launch by revealing a plaque to celebrate the occasion.
A 26m water treatment plant was opened by Wessex Water on Monday April 29th. To mark the occasion, a plaque was unveiled by MP John Penrose and Wessex Water Chairman Colin Skellett.
The Financial Times reports on Politicians, including John Penrose, who across the party divide have voiced their dismay over the Co-operative Group’s decision to walk away from the Lloyds branch sale plan on Wednesday, describing the deal’s collapse as a blow to consumers as well as the coalition government.
In an article for The Western Daily Press, John asks why we’re generally satisfied with the people who sell us everyday items like food or clothes but not those who sell us utilities like energy, banks, trains or water. 
In this week's article for The Evening Post, John asks if you've looked at your gas or electricity bill recently and, if so, whether you're one of the many who feel ripped off by their energy suppliers.
Utility Week reports on John Penrose's proposals to radically liberalise regulation of energy and water companies and the fact that it is winning cautious approval from industry experts. 
The Daily Mail reports on MP John Penrose's proposals to help customers compare tariffs for energy, water and credit cards as well as the other proposals within his new Policy Document, We Deserve Better, designed to protect consumers and drive down prices of utilities.
This Is Somerset reports on Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose's proposed radical changes to gas and electricity providers that calls for the industry "puts customers first". 
Former Minister John Penrose's complete 'We Deserve Better' Policy Document, which outlines a means to replace failed economic regulators with consumer reforms, so we all get a better deal on our utilities.
