The Wandsworth Guardian is reporting that new Putney MP Justine Greening (Labour) is unhappy as the other two Wandsworth MPs Martin Linton and Sadiq Khan both voted against her amendment to the Civil Aviation Bill.
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News: October 2005 Archives
Transport for London has said that Battersea Bridge (which closed since a barge crashed into it in September) might not reopen until Summer 2006. Martin Linton is quoted as saying "I don't understand why it should take so long to open it to other vehicles. The last time this happened 15 years ago, the bridge was shut for nine months. I thought lessons would have been learnt from that experience so we could avoid it taking so long this time."
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The Wandsworth Guardian runs a story claiming that the western extension to the congestion charge area will return Battersea "to its historic past as an island". The claim comes from residents but seems to be backed by Martin Linton who is quoted as saying
There are many people in the area who need to travel to shops or schools on the other side of the bridge on weekdays and it would be a hardship on them if they have to pay £8 every time.
I'm disappointed he has drawn the boundary at Westbridge and Parkgate roads as there are many people in the rest of north Battersea who do their food shopping or take their children to school in Chelsea.
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This is Local London are running a story about job cuts at St. George's Hospital, Tooting. They include a quote from Martin Linton:
According to Battersea MP Martin Linton, the Government has increased the budget of St George's hospital by £150 million in the past five years up from £200million to £350million.
He said: "It's not easy to control expenditure in an organisation that is growing so fast. The fact that the hospital has overshot its budget is regrettable and it now has to rein back its expenditure in line with its income, just like any other organisation."
He added, however, that it was important to keep what was happening in perspective.
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