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12 April 2006

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Kitty helping 40 constituents a week

Local MP, Kitty Ussher is helping around 40 of her Burnley constituents every week it was revealed today, following the first ever release of her quarterly constituency casework figures.

Kitty has helped around 450 people with a wide variety of problems since the year began with tax, pension and benefit problems top of her first ever quarterly casework ‘league table’.

In the first three months of 2006, Kitty has seen over 150 constituents at the regular surgeries she holds across the Borough with other cases picked up on the doorstep or by letter, email and telephone calls direct to her Burnley office.

Kitty said:
“Helping people who have a problem or issue is a key part of my job and one I take very seriously. Before I was elected I promised to be an accessible MP who would try and sort out people’s problems as quickly and efficiently as possible. Now every quarter I’ll also let people know how I’m doing.

Keeping a record of the number & type of cases being dealt with allows me not only to produce this quarterly information but in particular it can act as an early warning that something is wrong if the number of cases involving a specific issue or agency suddenly rises.”

Kitty’s Quarterly Casework League Table:
January – March 2006
Issue % of Cases
Tax, Pensions & Benefits 12
Government Policy 10
Health 10
Other Council Services 10
Housing 9
Litter and Bins 8
Immigration 8
Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour 7
Planning and Development 7
Roads and Transport 7
Other 6
Education 5
Utilities 1

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In addition to her weekly column in Friday's Burnley Express, Kitty also writes for the Guardian on-line politics page as well as Tribune newspaper


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