Hereford Voice Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Hereford VoiceĀ have in the last few minutes received a reply from MPĀ Jesse Norman in response to our 'Breaking News' article on Friday regarding the Three Counties HotelĀ šĀ https://bit.ly/Hfd3CountiesĀ and also on our Facebook page hereĀ https://bit.ly/hc3chotel MP Jesse NormanĀ Mr Norman toldĀ Hereford Voice; "I have been made aware of correspondence between the Home Office andĀ Herefordshire CouncilĀ regarding the potential location of asylum seekers in Hereford. I have requested an urgent meeting with the Immigration Minister so that all the facts can be established. āThere is a national need to address this important issue, and Herefordians will naturally want to play their part. But there are also real concerns about the extra pressure which this could create on local services which are already stretched. "Herefordshire Council is currently under review by an independent Commissioner in relation to Children's Services; the Hospital remains under huge pressure in A & E; access to GP and dental care is limited at present. "It is essential that these fragile but crucial public services should not be further burdened." 'Remember Where You Heard It First' Hereford VoiceĀ 'Leading The Way For Others To Follow' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 18 hours ago, Hereford Voice said: Hereford VoiceĀ have in the last few minutes received a reply from MPĀ Jesse Norman in response to our 'Breaking News' article on Friday regarding the Ā Three Counties HotelĀ šĀ https://bit.ly/Hfd3CountiesĀ and also on our Facebook page hereĀ https://bit.ly/hc3chotel MP Jesse NormanĀ Mr Norman toldĀ Hereford Voice; "I have been made aware of correspondence between the Home Office andĀ Herefordshire CouncilĀ regarding the potential location of asylum seekers in Hereford. I have requested an urgent meeting with the Immigration Minister so that all the facts can be established. āThere is a national need to address this important issue, and Herefordians will naturally want to play their part. But there are also real concerns about the extra pressure which this could create on local services which are already stretched. "Herefordshire Council is currently under review by an independent Commissioner in relation to Children's Services; the Hospital remains under huge pressure in A & E; access to GP and dental care is limited at present. "It is essential that these fragile but crucial public services should not be further burdened." 'Remember Where You Heard It First' Hereford VoiceĀ 'Leading The Way For Others To Follow' Let's hope that Jesse puts a stop to this!Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 26 minutes ago, Alex said: Let's hope that Jesse puts a stop to this!Ā Two ways of looking at this: 1. Jesse keen to protect his ministerial position thus not ruffling too many feathers with government. 2. The fact he is a Tory means he may have more influence than if Hfd was a non-Tory seat. I know Sir Graham Brady at least managed to get a similar hotel proposition in his constituency from potentially being over 100 young single males, to asylum family units only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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