Our MP's: Pledges for the next five years

Lucy Allan, Telford MP

First of all I would like to say a massive thank you to everybody who was part of what is a very unexpected outcome for Telford and they put their trust in me and I will not let them down.

One of the main things I have been talking about is getting Telford better connected in terms of both transport and mobile and broadband because that is important for business, jobs and growth in the town and it is also important for the profile of Telford and, it sounds cliché but I want to put Telford on the map.

I want to make people sit up and take notice of Telford, I want people to make noise about Telford, I do not want people to think we are somewhere on the way to Wales, or a town just past Birmingham – and I want people in Westminster to hear Telford's voice.

I will stand up for the NHS in Telford 100 per cent. I have followed the Future Fit programme very closely because I have been a non-executive director of a hospital trust previously. The best thing for healthcare in Shropshire is for a single site emergency unit in the county.

My belief is that it has to be in Telford because Telford has the new women and children's centre and it must keep its A&E.

I will also work closely with Telford & Wrekin Council.

Daniel Kawczynski, Shrewsbury & Atcham MP

As the re-elected representative of Shrewsbury and Atcham I wish to continue to support policies that will create jobs, growth and prosperity.

Unemployment in Shrewsbury has halved since 2010. Whichever party or parties form the next government, they must continue the policies that will lead to more jobs and higher wages both nationally and locally.

I am adamant that as an MP it is vital to champion and support local businesses as well as encouraging apprenticeships and opportunities that will fuel the economy to fund vital public services.

My top priority is to continue to fight for fairer health and education funding so that we can carry on addressing the rural inequalities that we have begun to remove. Fighting to retain our A&E services at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is important both for the constituency and the region.

I will also be championing investments into our infrastructure, improving road and rail links.

With my Shropshire colleagues, I will continue to seek improvements to our mobile connectivity and broadband, which are not only essential from a practical perspective but from a business one as well.

Last, but perhaps most importantly, I will continue to provide ongoing advice and support for constituents.

Mark Pritchard, Wrekin MP

I am grateful for all those who once again voted for me.

It is a great honour to be re-elected again to serve The Wrekin in Parliament, especially as the first MP to be returned in three consecutive elections since the late Conservative MP Bill Yates who served from 1955 to 1966.

I had the privilege of getting to know Bill and Camilla when first elected. Both have since died, but Domino Bill's memory lives on.

My priorities for the next Parliament will be: 1. To ensure the local and national economy continues to grow. This means fighting for jobs at the Defence Support Group and for local HMRC jobs to be retained in Telford.

2. On the back of a strong economy to ensure the Princess Royal Hospital continues to expand and thrive and see new medical and clinical services introduced there. Not least retaining our local 24-hour accident and emergency unit.

3. To campaign to see further rail and road improvements, including the new M6 northbound link.

4. To intervene, where possible, to ensure greenfield sites are protected from over-development.

5. To ensure that the people of The Wrekin have a chance to say Yes or No to stay in the European Union.

6. To always put my country and constituency first – and my political career last.

Owen Paterson, North Shropshire MP

It is a great honour to be re-elected in the town where I was born and the area in which I have always lived.

I now plan to carry on with existing projects and my priorities boil down to the following.

Firstly communications: road, rail, broadband and, above all the mobile phone.

In the last parliament I worked with other Tory MPs in Shropshire to get the Shrewsbury rail service up and running, I'd like to see that extended and once it is established get further services in Gobowen and Wrexham.

The state of the mobile phone system in Shropshire is completely dire and I have tried all three of the main networks, so getting that right is fundamental.

The second priority is business. I want to prioritise helping businesses across the board and they are the ones that are giving people jobs and have brought the unemployment rate down in north Shropshire to 1.5 per cent.

Education is another priority of mine. Academy schools are really beginning to work.

But health is also a real priority. We have a real chance on the reconfiguration of services to stop the endless pillow fight, as I call it, between Telford and Shrewsbury and get urgent care centres in Oswestry and Whitchurch.

I will also continue to hold regular surgeries and answer calls, emails and letters as promptly as possible.

Philip Dunne, Ludlow MP

I am delighted to have been returned as Member of Parliament for the Ludlow constituency for the third time. In the months leading up to the election, I set out my priorities for our area through my plan for the Ludlow constituency.

Delivering on this plan will help direct my work for south Shropshire as the MP over the next five years: backing local business to grow and create quality, secure jobs for local people; raising the personal allowance to £12,500, taking lower earners out of Income Tax altogether; fighting for fairer funding for our rural schools, more apprenticeship opportunities and a new University in Shrewsbury; working to secure quality healthcare, including campaigning for urgent care centres in our local community hospitals and more effective GP access and ambulance cover; campaigning to improve broadband and mobile connectivity across south Shropshire; and standing up for pensioners to ensure a fair state pension, capping care costs and reforming savings.

Ensuring a strong and thriving economy is the best way to achieve these aims – it is the essential foundation needed for the incoming government to invest in Britain's future. So I will work in Westminster to champion our long-term economic plan, which has delivered so much over the past five years, to continue to improve lives for all in Shropshire over the next five years.

Glyn Davies, Montgomeryshire MP

It's a very special honour to be elected to represent Montgomeryshire as Member of Parliament, for the place I was born and have always lived. But it's also a real challenge for the new Conservative Government, in finishing the job of restoring the British economy to sound health.

I have several clear objectives over the next five years.

Firstly, it's crucial that we raise the level at which people pay income tax. This is absolutely crucial in a generally low wage area like Montgomeryshire. No-one should pay income tax if they earn less than £12,500.

Secondly, I need to end the threat posed by National Grid and wind energy giants to desecrate Montgomeryshire's wonderful landscape with their pylons and turbines. I vowed 10 years ago to stop this horrible scheme, and am totally committed to delivering on it.

And thirdly, I am determined to ensure that A&E services in England remain on hand at Shrewsbury rather than Telford. This has been a priority for me over the last 20 years, and has become almost an obsession.

There are many other ambitions I have for Montgomeryshire, particularly relating to jobs in manufacturing, towns, farming and tourism. I'm looking forward to a challenging and exciting future, serving the people of Montgomeryshire.