THANK YOU!

Thank you so much to everyone who supported me at the General Election. During the campaign, many people commented on the doorsteps or at public meetings that they would prefer to see politicians working together, even that a hung Parliament would not be such a bad idea.

I feel that the electorate has sent a clear message that we need to work together, and I have always found that working in a spirit of cooperation is better than conflict. I therefore welcome the creation of a proper and meaningful Coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic Parties, which has now formed our new Government. This is in the best interests of the Totnes Constituency and the Country. We need a strong, united and stable government to tackle the problems ahead.

I hope that you will bear with me whilst I find my feet in the new Parliament and organise my office and administration.

This website is being reconstructed to give regular updates about what I am doing, and allow for you to send me your opinions on a series of current issues. I have always promised that I will seek to represent all views in this diverse Constituency.

Thank you again for your support.

 

 


Latest DiaryMap posts
29 AUG 2010

Hope Cove Weekend

A fun packed weekend! The swimming races went well. The sandcastles were a credit to the competitors and I met the crew from the Hope Cove Lifeboat. Photos by kind permission of Nicole Marie Polec.


26 AUG 2010

Riviera Housing Trust

Today I met with the Chief Executive of Riviera Housing Trust, Molly Holmes and was taken on a tour of their estate. We discussed the problems facing both tenants and the Trust. I heard about Dreamscheme which is a way of working with young people on estates to involve them in projects that benefit ...


30 JUL 2010

Brixham Surgery

This was another busy surgery to discuss a wide range of local concerns.



Latest News, Sarah's Speeches and Debates in Parliament
08 JUL 2010

Debate: Defendant Anonymity

Before she became an MP, Sarah was a forensic medical examiner for Devon and Cornwall police, and spent many long nights with women and some men who had been the victims of horrendous sexual and physical violence. Sarah is convinced that the odds are heavily stacked against the victims, and anonymit...


07 JUL 2010

Westminster Hall Debate: Fuel Poverty (Rural Areas)

Sarah Wollaston (Conservative, Totnes) I congratulate my hon. Friend Dr Coffey on securing the debate. Many hon. Members have suggested solutions to the problem, but I want to emphasise a particular reason why the Minister and the House should be concerned. It is the excess of winter deaths. The fa...


06 JUL 2010

House of Commons Debate: Finance Bill

Sarah Wollaston (Conservative, Totnes) I would like to ask the hon. Gentleman whether he realises why all these very sad cases are unavoidable. It is because we have a national debt of £1 trillion. I was looking at what that means. If every pound were a second, that would be 31,546 years and ...


05 JUL 2010

House of Commons Debate: Political and Constitutional Reform

Sarah Wollaston (Totnes, Conservative) I welcome the opportunity for the electorate to have a chance to vote on AV, but does the Deputy Prime Minister share my concern that it gives a second bite of the cherry to minority parties such as the BNP? Nicholas Clegg (Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Presi...


01 JUL 2010

Debate: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Sarah Wollaston (Totnes, Conservative) I am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. My constituency is home to Transition Town Totnes, of which he may have heard. It leads the way in looking at climate change and peak oil, and I am sure that the people involved will be very inter...



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Dr Sarah Wollaston MP

In August 2009 I was selected by voters of all political affiliations as the Conservative candidate for Totnes, in Britain's first ever fully open postal primary. This has given me a special mandate to represent all views and not just those of the Conservative Party, which I intend to carry forward now that I have been elected as your MP.

After 16 years of working as a GP in rural Devon, I felt it was time for me to stand up for many of the things we all care about, such as strong communities, local healthcare and employment.

As a doctor and a former police surgeon, I have seen the devastating effects of alcohol-related crime and binge drinking, and would take the opportunity to bring my professional expertise to these and other related topics.

In the current atmosphere of cynicism and mistrust of politicians, with my real life experience I can fully appreciate the difficulties that many people are facing in their lives.

Healthcare and science are seriously under-represented in Parliament. I intend to fight for the NHS and for healthcare that is tailored to our needs rather than those of big cities.

I am committed to taking the views of the whole constituency into account and promise to listen and be open to arguments.