Karl has welcomed new figures showing the Conservatives’ Start-Up Loans and New Enterprise Allowance schemes are supporting people in Lincoln to set up their own business – helping to provide growth and jobs for hardworking individuals and families in our area.
On Friday the 19th June, Karl McCartney MP, had the pleasure of visiting two care homes in his City of Lincoln Constituency, White Gables and Stones Place, both homes he has visited previously, in support of Care Home Open Day.
Karl McCartney has welcomed new measures announced by the Government that will see the law changed to give local communities the final say over planning decisions for new onshore wind farms.
Karl MCCartney has welcomed new figures showing since 2010 the number of people in Lincoln claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell by 1,444 - a 45% per cent drop.
Karl has welcomed the news that from September all pupils will study the EBacc at GCSE to ensure they get the crucial skills and qualifications they need to succeed in life. The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is awarded when students achieve A* to C in five core GCSE subjects including English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Languages – the courses that universities and employers value the most. From September 2015 all pupils starting secondary school will study the EBacc when they reach their GCSEs.
On Monday, 8 June 2015, Karl McCartney MP, the Member of Parliament for the City of Lincoln, joined Princess Anne and the Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Cllr Martin Hill OBE, as well as other guests and thousands of members of the public at the formal opening ceremony of the newly refurbished Lincoln Castle and the Magna Carta Centre.
On Friday 5 June, Lincoln’s Member of Parliament, Karl McCartney MP, attended the official opening of Canwick Road in Lincoln following Lincolnshire County Council's Improvement Scheme in the area.
Lincoln’s Member of Parliament, Karl McCartney MP, is backing the call for the people of Lincoln to come forward and make their connection with fostering during The Fostering Network’s annual Foster Care Fortnight campaign.
