Simon Burns
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Simon Burns MP receiving petition postcards from Mrs Christine Knight, the owner of the Roxwell Village Post Office, 5th July 2008

Simon Burns MP joins Cllr Tom Smith-Hughes and Post Mistress, Mrs Patel, to campaign for the retention of the Post Office Card Account at Broomfield Parade Post Office
Simon Burns MP with The Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Mrs Yvonne Spence (Assoc Chairman), and John Whittingdale MP at the Chelmsford Conservative Association Annual Dinner in Chelmsford, 3rd June 2008
Simon Burns MP visiting the Headteacher of the Cathedral School in Chelmsford to discuss possible changes to the road outside the school and implications on safety for children, May 2008

Simon Burns MP launching the Js Hospice Big Knickers Walk in Chelmsford, 12th May 2008

Simon Burns MP unveiling the refurbished Britvic Clock Tower, Chelmsford, April 2008
Simon Burns MP visiting Broomfield Hospital Radio Station on 5th April 2008 Simon Burns MP at the cheque presentation to the Turnaround Project at Danbury Outdoor Centre, 28th March 2008 Simon Burns MP receiving a petition from Mrs Gowers against the lack of easy access to the Chelmsford Crown Post Office in WH Smith, 26 March 2008 Simon Burns MP at the 100th birthday party of Mrs Partridge in Chelmsford, Friday, 14th March 2008 Simon Burns MP at the Mayor's Annual Dinner, Chelmsford - March 2008 Simon Burns MP joins other Essex MPs meeting the Chief Constable of Essex, Roger Baker and the Chairman of the Essex Police Authority for a briefing at the House of Commons on policing issues in the county, 24th January 2008






Simon Burns MP signing the Book of Commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day, at the House of Commons, 21 January 2008
Simon Burns MP meeting the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Mid Essex PCT to discuss local health issues, 18th January 2008
Simon Burns MP opening the new Mencap Youth Club in Chelmsford, 15th January 2008
Simon Burns MP meeting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at a campaign meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire. Friday, 4th January 2008
Simon Burns MP meeting former President of the United States Bill Clinton, at a campaign meeting for Hillary Clinton in Nashua, New Hampshire. Friday, 4th January 2008
Simon Burns MP supporting the Amnesty International campaign in Chelmsford, December 2007
Simon Burns MP at the Farleigh Hospice 'Light Up a Life' carol service, December 2007
Simon Burns MP visiting the Oxfam / Make Poverty History Exhibition at Essex Library on Saturday, 1st December 2007
Essex Fire Service fits Smoke Alarm for Simon Burns MP to raise awareness of the Home Fire Safety Program – October 2007

Simon Burns MP receives a Home Fire Safety Visit from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service at his home in

Simon Burns MP at The Opposition Whip's Office Dinner for former Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Sir John Major
Simon Burns MP campaigns to save Essex's Post Offices, October 2007
Simon Burns MP Celebrating 80th Anniversary of St. Phillips Primary School Chelmsford – September 2007
Simon Burns MP Attending opening of the Liz Meader Centre in Chelmsford – September 2007
Simon Burns MP helps to launch the Havest4Hungry appeal for the hungry – September 2007
Simon Burns MP helping ASDA raise money for Breast Cancer Research ASDA in Chelmer Village
September 2007

Simon Burns MP supports the 'No Messin! Campaign' to stop young people playing on railway lines, August 2007

Simon Burns MP visiting Springfield Parish Hall with Lord Hanningfield, following a grant made by Essex County Council for Community Schemes, August 2007

Simon Burns MP opening Eaga Housing's new offices in Chelmsford, August 2007

John Knott with his wife Heather and Simon Burns MP at a Tea Party at the House of Commons. John is holding the Certificate of Recognition he was presented with, which was signed by Simon Burns MP and the Labour MP, Tim Levitt, the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector, to celebrate his nomination as a 'Volunteer Hero'.

Simon Burns MP cutting the cake for the 100th anniversary of the Probation Service in Chelmsford, June 2007

Simon Burns MP celebrates with Baroness Thatcher and the 1987 intake of Conservative MPs their 20th Anniversary of being elected to the House of Commons

Simon Burns MP meeting pupils from Moulsham Junior School to discuss their survey of the Parkway crossing in Chelmsford, May 2007

Simon Burns MP campaigning in Chelmsford with Oxfam against global poverty ahead of the G8 summit

Simon Burns MP starting the J's Young Persons Hospice fundraising walk in Chelmsford, Sunday, 13th May 2007


Simon Burns MP celebrates 20 years in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Chelmsford with the Rt Hon William Hague MP and members of his constituency Association, in Chelmsford, April 2007

Simon Burns MP at Our Lady Immaculate School in Chelmsford, March 2007

Simon Burns MP at the launch of the Conservative Party’s campaign for Chelmsford Borough Council

Simon Burns MP visits Auschwitz with students from New Hall, St John Payne and Boswells Schools in Chelmsford, March 2007

Simon Burns MP and Lorraine Phair, of recruitment consultants Pursuit Recruitment Ltd, who are sponsoring the Best Training Programme in the 2007 Essex Business Awards

Simon Burns MP at the opening of Chelmsford’s new bus station, January 2007

Simon Burns MP placing the last part of the mosaic on the front entrance of the Anglian Water Educational Centre, January 2007

Simon Burns MP at the opening of the Anglian Water Educational Centre, January 2007

Simon Burns MP at the Chelmsford Age Concern Christmas lunch, December 2006

Residents of Keene Homes in Chelmsford celebrate the opening of their first community room with Simon Burns MP

Presentation made to the Chief Constable of Essex at the House of Commons on 22nd November, to commemorate the successful campaign by Essex MPs and the Essex Police Authority to prevent the Government merging Essex Police with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Police

Simon Burns MP opening the Writtle Apple Fair, 23rd September 2006

Simon Burns MP with Defence Minister Derek Twigg MP and the Lord Lieutenant of Essex at the Award Ceremony for local Veterans in Chelmsford, 13th September 2006

Simon Burns MP presenting local veterans with Veteran’s Badges at the Royal British Legion, Chelmsford, 13th September 2006

Simon Burns MP starting the charity cycle ride to raise money for Farleigh Hospice in Chelmsford, 10th September 2006

Simon Burns MP at the opening of Chelmsford Rugby Football Clubhouse, 8th September 2006

Simon Burns MP helping Chelmsford Oxfam promote the Make Poverty History Campaign and Fair Trade. 15th July 2006

Simon Burns MP celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the Chelmsford Canoe Club. July 2006

Simon Burns MP with a delegation of Essex MPs visiting the Minister for Police at the Home Office to hear that the forced merger of Essex Police need not proceed. 19th July 2006

Simon Burns MP attends a public meeting in Little Waltham regarding the proposed road project on the A130/131. June 2006

Simon Burns MP outside County Hall in Chelmsford, launching the consultation on Police Force Restructuring in the Eastern Region, 19th June 2006

Simon Burns MP presenting prizes at the Savills Estate Agent's school art competition in Chelmsford, June 2006

Simon Burns MP with former Party Leader, Michael Howard

Simon Burns MP being presented with petition lobbying against the Government withdrawing the Post Office Card Account in 2010 by Mrs Knight from Roxwell Post Office. 31st March 2006

Simon Burns MP attending Chelmsford Civic Dinner in honour of Cllr Duncan Lumley's Mayoral year

Simon Burns MP presents Laura Wolff with the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Young People at Chelmsford New Model Special School.

Simon Burns MP in Basra, Southern Iraq. Pictured in body armour with a team of soldiers who daily patrol the streets of Basra in their armoured vehicles. March 2006

Simon Burns MP meets members of the Student Council from Chelmsford New Model Special School, Woodlands Campus, at the Houses of Parliament on 6th February 2006

Simon Burns MP with Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley MP, and Paul Hutchinson, WCCCA President, at the West Chelmsford Constituency Conservative Association Annual Dinner, 2nd February 2006

Simon Burns MP joins other Essex MPs to call upon the Government to abandon their plans to merge Essex Police Force into one amorphous regional constabulary. Wednesday 14th December 2005.

Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP launching the Chelmsford branch of the British Lung Foundation's 'Breathe Easy' voluntary support group at St John's Hospital, on 11th October 2005

Simon Burns MP visiting Springfield Medical Centre in Chelmsford for charity bike ride launch on 6th October 2005

Simon Burns MP visits Britvic in Chelmsford, October 2005

Simon Burns MP at the launch of the Chelmsford Junior Golf School at Hylands Golf Complex, Chelmsford, September 2005

Simon Burns MP re-opening the New Street Brasserie in Chelmsford and celebrating owner Jon Tindall's recent acceptance as a full member of Master Chefs of Great Britain, 15th September 2005.

Simon Burns MP visits a garden created by the Alzheimer's Society for patients and their families in Hobart Close, Chelmsford, on Wednesday 31st August 2005

Simon Burns MP celebrating the launch of the Harvest for the Hungry 2005 Appeal

Simon Burns MP opening the first Expanded Polystyrene recycling point in Essex at Kay Metzeler in Brook Street, Chelmsford, with the help of local schoolchildren

Simon Burns MP judging 'Visions of Peace' art competition in Chelmsford. Pictured holding winning painting by 9-year old Michael Downie

Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP promotes Help a Heart Week (4-12 June) in Cannons Gym, Chelmsford on 6th June 2005

Simon Burns MP swearing the oath of allegiance on the floor of the House of Commons at the start of the new Parliament, 16th May 2005

Simon Burns MP celebrates his General Election victory with campaign team at the Election count in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP receiving a petition to present to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Home Office from Mrs Jackie Jackson as part of the campaign to re-unite two working prison dogs with their former handler, Mr Broderick

Simon Burns MP wins MP Website of the Month Award from ePolitix

Simon Burns MP launching the 'Clean Your Hands' campaign at Broomfield Hospital with hospital Chief Executive Andrew Pike

Simon Burns MP joins Macmillan lung cancer nurse specialist Liz Butler & Paul Foulger from Chelmsford Cancer Services User Group at the cancer awareness day in High Chelmer, Chelmsford.

Alan Duncan MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, is guest of honour at West Chelmsford Conservative Association annual dinner on 4th February 2005. Pictured with Yvonne Spence, Association Chairman, and Simon Burns MP.

Simon Burns MP supporting the Amnesty International global campaign to stop violence towards women

Ann Sefton with daughter Tina Thompson, Simon Burns MP and ambulance Chief Executive, Anthony Marsh, with the new third emergency ambulance for Chelmsford, which she has campaigned so vigorously for

Simon Burns MP visiting the Red Cross wheelchair workshop in Witham

Simon Burns MP with local band 'Zeano' supporting Children in Need at the Meadows Shopping Centre in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP with the Countess of Wessex at the Essex Achievement in Adversity Awards

Residents and staff at The Lawns Nursing Home in Springfield, Chelmsford, showing their new sensory garden with a seaside theme to Simon Burns MP. Mr Burns is pictured with Pauline Hartman and Ann Ransom.

Simon Burns MP presenting Perryfields Junior School with their cheque for winning the School Grounds Award Scheme, organised by EDF Energy, on Friday 25th June 2004.

(Left to right) Professor Peter Smith, Robert Jones (Chairman of Chelmsford Environmental Partnership), Simon Burns MP, and Mayer Hillman at the House of Commons launch on Tuesday 13th July 2004 of the Sustainable Communities book, edited by Robert Jones, following the Sustainable Communities Conference held in Chelmsford.
Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP being shown around The Sussex Beacon in Brighton by its Director, Steve Curry, on Thursday 24th July 2004. The Sussex Beacon provides a range of clinical and non-clinical services for people living with HIV, including day care, residential care, palliative care and symptom control.

Simon Burns MP meets with Postwatch East of England Committee member, Myrna Liles, to sign up to the Postwatch campaign and pledge to stamp out misdelivered mail.

Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP delivering the keynote address to the Care Expo Conference 2004 on Tuesday 15th June 2004.

Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP opening the Care Expo Exhibition and Conference 2004 at Sandown Park, Surrey on Tuesday 15th June 2004. Pictured with Richard Hawkins, editor-in-chief of Caring Times - joint organisers of the conference.

Simon Burns MP visits pupils at the Bishop's School in Chelmsford on the 23rd April 2004 as part of the 'Back to School' initiative.

Denise Whiffen and Bryony Wise deliver Simon Burns MP a ploughman's lunch on the 4th June 2004 in order to raise funds for the ''s hospice charity in Chelmsford.

Shadow Health Minister Simon Burns MP visiting Chelmsford Cannons Health and Fitness Club, on Friday 4th June 2004, to promote the British Heart Foundation's 'Big Red Fightback' campaign which encourages people to take part in a sponsored step-up challenge to help raise money for Heart Week (5-13th June).

Simon Burns MP visiting The Cathedral School in Chelmsford on the 7th May 2004 as part of the 'Back to School' initiative

Simon Burns MP hands in petition to Number 10 Downing Street with Mrs. Sefton calling for more ambulances in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP visits Chelmsford Primary School Headteachers

Simon Burns MP addresses cancer charities and organisations at Conservative Party Conference

Simon Burns MP opens Clearview Communications in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP addresses the National Care Homes Association rally in London on behalf of the Conservative Party

Simon Burns MP at the opening of the Helen Rollason Chemotherapy Suite at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP visits a care home in Portsmouth

Simon Burns MP talks to a nurse working in a care home in Portsmouth

Simon Burns MP visits Chelmsford, Massachusetts in the USA

Simon Burns MP visits a local Chelmsford company, C-Pod

Simon Burns MP visiting Marconi Selenia Communications in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP meets Sir Geoff Hurst with the cup for Euro 2004 in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP visiting the Chelmsford Centre for the Blind

Simon Burns MP opening Zanzibar in Moulsham Street, Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of Bobby Kennedy, during her gubernatorial campaign in Maryland, USA in October 2002

Simon Burns MP being shown plans of an expanding care home in Stroud, Gloucestershire

Simon Burns MP being shown the SURFIT internet kiosk at the Essex Young Peoples Drug and Alcohol Service in Springfield Road, Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP visiting the residents in sheltered accommodation in Chelmsford

Simon Burns MP showing his support for the RNID campaign to increase the number of digital hearing aids

Simon Burns visiting the Visitors Centre at Chelmsford Prison
Latest Press Releases
- Simon Burns MP meets Post Office over problems with Chelmsford Crown Post Office
- Simon Burns MP questions prisons minister on prisoner education
- Simon Burns MP reassured about rail network
- Simon Burns MP to meet Post Office to retain Card Account
- National Express assures Simon Burns MP of action on Chelmsford-Liverpool Street line improvements
- Simon Burns MP raises problematic Chelmsford-Liverpool Street rail service with Transport Minister
- Simon Burns MP praises the NHS in the Commons
- Simon Burns MP assured on Chelmsford prison overcrowding by Prisons Minister
- Simon Burns MP welcomes Essex police performance
- Simon Burns MP addresses missing children's problems in the Commons
Latest Speeches
- NHS 60th Anniversary – opposition day debate
- Runaway and Misisng Children Bill
- Anti-Semitism
- Speech on the A12 in the House of Common
- Access to the Post Office - 3rd April 2008
- Small Pharmacies (Chelmsford)
- Funding of the National Concessionary Bus Scheme
- HMP Chelmsford, House of Commons
- Speech on Crown Employment (Nationality Bill)
- Social Housing and the Armed Forces, 20th June 2007
Latest Articles
- Westminster View: 24th July 2008
- Westminster View: Parliamentary expenses 17th July 2008
- Westminster View: Housing Prices in the South East 10th July 2008
- Westminster View: 3rd July 2008
- Westminster View: 19th June 2008
- Simon Burns MP: On the House – June 2008
- Westminster View: 12th June 2008
- Westminster View: Alcohol Misuse
- Westminster View: Draft Queen’s Speech
- Westminster View: Local Election Results

