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Rising fares is 'raw deal' for Basingstoke

Fares hiked up for rail travellers and more over-crowding down the line

As people across Basingstoke return to work after the New Year Maria Miller local MP this week raised her concern about levels of over-crowding on the trains and rising rail fares.

More Support on our Roads

Today Maria Miller MP for Basingstoke pressed the Government for more support on the M4 Junction 11 scheme to improve traffic flows on the motorway and also the A33, a key gateway into Reading for Basingstoke.

First Class Service

That was Maria's verdict when she visited post office delivery workers in the run up to their busiest time of the year.

Hampshire Community Action Team

Maria has given her support to the Hampshire Community Action Team in the work that they do to help local Basingstoke voluntary services.

Good News for Mums to be

Maria has called for action from local health chiefs to ensure pregnant women in Basingstoke have the same access to ante-natal scans as women in neighbouring Berkshire and Surrey.

MP calls for change in local planning

Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke is sponsoring a bid to bring in new laws regarding the funding of local services to support future house building.

MP takes Basingstoke's trade justice debate to Ghana

Maria took the Trade Justice debate to Ghana as part of a cross party Parliamentary Trade Delegation. Maria was in Ghana to meet farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by cheap US and European subsidised food imports.

Prime Minister disregards the need to invest in Basingstoke services

Today Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke questioned the Prime Minister on the Local Inspectors decision to throw out plans for around 3000 houses in Basingstoke and the surrounding villages because local communities couldn’t cope with the scale of the building plans.

Basingstoke speaks out on Trade Justice

Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke joined residents to show their support for the Make Poverty History and Trade Justice Mass Lobby of Parliament.