I have two children, both of whom wear glasses. My younger child's eye sight hasn't stabilised yet and he needs a new prescription pretty much every 6 months. We have to choose a new pair of frames every 6 months, because it actually costs a lot more to have new lenses put into an old pair of frames than it does to buy a new set. It seems complete sets of frames and lenses are subsidized, but simply changing the lenses in an existing frame is not. I am very grateful we parents get free eye tests on the NHS for our kids and that we also get reduced prices on the frames and lenses. However, I do think it is wrong that I can get a pair of frames with lenses for free on the NHS, where as if I want to keep an existing frame, I have to pay in the region of £35 per lens. This crates a huge amount of waste (we have around 15 pairs of old specs at home), wastes resources and the NHS is throwing away money when it can't afford to do so. I expect the NHS is tied in to some deal with the frames manufacturers which dictates that they cannot subsidize new lenses for existing frames. but it creates so much unnecessary waste and expense, so this needs to be changed! Let's encourage parents to reuse their children's frames and reduce the amount of waste we all create, but let it not cost more than the price of a new pair of frames with lenses.

You, the governors, do not have a democratic mandate to make this decision because the majority of you have been appointed. You have not been elected by parents or teachers. We, the parents, demand a binding vote on the proposal, for our children and for the local communities.

Dear Sajid Javid Please could you explain the rational in forcing elderly great-grandparents, Mozaffar Saberi (83)and Rezvan Habibimarand (73) to return to Iran? They live in their Edinburgh flat, bought in 1978, have raised 4 children in the UK, have 11 grandchildren and a great grandchild all living close by. Not only do they rely on daily support from their tight-knit family, but they also enable their daughter to work as an NHS nurse by caring for her severely autistic son. This decision lacks basic humanity; it erodes the values of a tolerant and civilised country making a mockery of the “British Values” teachers must talk about as part of Prevent training. How do their British grandchildren feel about British values when their grand-parents, in their final years, are torn from their family in this in-humane and futile manner? It is heart breaking and it is not in our name, we urge you to reconsider and allow Mozaffar and Rezvan to live out their lives with their family in the UK. Here’s a link to the full article in The Guardian 18 January 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/18/home-office-refuses-to-let-great-grandparents-remain-in-uk CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Too many MP's are voting against policies that both main parties promised to deliver on and it is destroying public faith in democracy. By ousting those that lie just to get elected, we can prevent dishonesty and restore trust in our democracy.

Our British lorry drivers are dwindling at an alarming rate and the shortage is becoming a national concern. Lorries are the life blood of the countries demand for consumption. The transport of goods is vital for the survival of all of us. We're all responsible for this as we're all consumers. In fact the only reason for lorries on our roads is us... All of us. With a career change I am now a dry powder tanker driver. I financed this myself which cost thousands. And was having a discussion with a family Man who was not happy in his present career. I suggested to him, why not an HGV driver. His reply was an anxious "I would love that, but however, I have neither time or the finances to do this". I spoke with a mother of a school leaver who suggested they had not heard or thought of this option. We desperately need to get the backing of the government, industry and hauliers to promote the finance, career promotion and training of new British HGV drivers.

I am a UK teacher and academic (Mr B Solomon) well known to my many awesome students over the years and I can see how a Swindon Institute of Technology IOT can benefit our Students lives. Carol Kitching, principal at New College, said: “This truly innovative and collaborative bid will go a very long way towards improving and sustaining STEM skills and knowledge and contributing to the economic growth and success of Swindon’s economy. We are delighted to be a partner in this exciting project.” https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17366736.first-look-at-proposed-21m-swindon-institute-of-technology-well-know-in-march-if-its-got-the-green-light/ Swindon Advertiser has reported that "Based on North Star Avenue, the proposals are backed by some of Swindon’s biggest employers. They include Nationwide, BMW Group, Excalibur Communications and Recycling Technologies. Between them, the firms will contribute £1m to the project." Steve Wain, principal of Swindon College, said: “Putting this bid together has been an uplifting experience. It is great to see everyone working so closely together to make this bid as strong as it can be. “Collaboration is the most efficient and effective way to provide employers and our communities with the high-level skill training they need to secure well-paid sustainable employment in local industry. “Our employers are committed to meeting their current and future skills needs by employing as many people from the local area as possible and see how the IOT can achieve that.” Last year, it was announced the Swindon College-led consortium was one of 16 projects shortlisted by government to bid for cash to set up an institute of technology. If successful, the £21m Swindon scheme will see the conversion of Swindon College’s tower block and technology buildings. The institute of technology, which would be backed by Oxford Brookes University and Cirencester College, will offer high-level technical qualifications in advanced manufacturing and engineering, life sciences, digital sciences and creative media. Director of Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative Ian Larrard is hopeful against tough competition " we are one of 16 established further education institutions out of 35 that have progressed to stage 2. We desparetly need to gain this Bid given youth unemployment rates. We will offer technical specialist skills and training, project management, advanced engineering, manufacturing and digital and life sciences" www.businesswest.co.uk

They are elderly, and have the right to live out their life surrounded by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, in the own home. Not be deported to a country where they know no-one and have no home.

Deaf children feel excluded because no one understand them only those close to them and other deaf people,,and they go to different schools where their surrounded by mostly deaf people and children that are not deaf dont understand them at all,shops and many places they are not understood by other people,this can cause depression in deaf children because they feel different,but if everyone knows bsl sign language it would make a differance

It's the most humain thing to do. Her sons life & future is in their hands.

Because in February 2018 my Filipino wife was denied a Visitors Visa to the UK, to carry out this vital process which has to be carried out in person by my wife and myself at the Philippine Embassy London so that I can Emigrate and join my wife in the Philippines, in this case according to Philippine Law, my wife is the sponsor, and I want to apply for a 'None-Quota Immigrant Visa to the Philippines so that I can join her and our 3 year old Daughter, it is astonishing that my wife was refused a Visitors Visa, yet we married in the UK, my wife gave birth to our Daughter here in the UK, she lived for 23 months in the UK, and was handed a Residency Permit and the right to work following an uncompleted 3 stage 5 year UK spousal settlement visa which was not completed because she returned to the Philippines following chronic home sickness, so now I cannot emigrate and join them, and my wife cannot visit the UK to start off the process of my Immigration plans. I'm sure we are not the only ones put in this situation.

To prevent the elderly and vulnerable having to travel long distances to large Hospitals more suited to major Trauma, with small injuries such as finger dislocations (which still need an X-ray to diagnose). This would free up staff to treat life threatening, major cases, and prevent patients waiting, often in severe pain,for hours in A&E. for with minor injuries. I tripped over in the road in Helston and could see my thumb was at a strange angle. My son drove me straight to Helston Hospital Minor Injuries Unit. I was in a lot of pain but they just said go to Truro A&E. This was at 2.30. and I finally had the dislocation set at 10 that night. No pain killers offered, or blood wiped away - I was a 'Minor Injury' and frankly, clogging up the very busy department. The old lady next to me had fallen on her face and she too, sat with me the same length of time, covered in blood. We should have been treated at a Minor Injuries Unit near where we live, it makes sense, surely ? If my son hadn't been there it would have been an ambulance and then left stranded in Truro with no way of getting home, late at night, which I also have experienced.

Nuclear warheads are regularly transported in convoys on public roads to and from the atomic weapon factories at Aldermaston and Burghfield, and RNAD Coulport on Loch Long, where the weapons are stored and loaded onto Trident submarines. A nuclear warhead contains radioactive material and high explosive and this poses serious questions about public safety. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 requires Category 1 Responders (including Local Authorities) to conduct a risk assessment of potential threats and to keep the public informed. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) document, Local Authority and Emergency Services Information (LAESI) Edition 10, if there was a serious accident the MoD would look after the nuclear weapon, but Local Authorities, Emergency Services and the Health Service would be responsible for potentially contaminated casualties, evacuating people nearby and advising many more to stay indoors. We want Cumbria County Council to openly review how prepared the civil authorities are and inform the public about their findings. Then the people of Cumbria can decide whether this transport poses an unacceptable risk.