About Dan

Dr Dan Poulter was elected MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in May 2010, having previously worked as an NHS hospital doctor specialising primarily in obstetrics, gynaecology and women's health. Dr Poulter continues to practice medicine as an NHS hospital doctor on an occasional basis in order to keep in touch with the problems and concerns of the people of Suffolk. He also has a Law Degree from Bristol University.

Outside of medicine, Dr Poulter was previously Deputy Leader of Reigate and Banstead Council (2008 -10) where he delivered multi-million pound regeneration projects, as well as the national award winning Preston Home Energy and Water Conservation Project which not only reduced household carbon emissions but also saved people money on their home energy bills.

Dr Poulter has served on healthcare improvement committees and gives of his free time to support both local and national charities. He has previously helped to set up medical and lifestyle advice clinics for the homeless and people with drug and alcohol misuse problems. He is also a strong supporter of Help for Heroes, and this year ran in the Kesgrave Fun Run to help raise money for St Elizabeth?s Hospice in Ipswich.

Dr Poulter remains a keen rugby player and cricketer and until recently played on a social basis for Guys Hospital Rugby Club. He will be playing for Diss Rugby Club during the 2010/11 season.

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Dan's Position on the Local Issues

North West Ipswich, Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew

Dan will campaign to :-

• resist housing overdevelopment in North West Ipswich and the Kesgrave area.
• ensure that housing is only delivered together with with transport infrastructure, local jobs, local shops, sufficient local school places and public services.
• protect green open community spaces in new and existing urban housing development.
• support Suffolk County Council?s plans to improve standards in primary education with a new state of the art Primary School in Whitehouse and to secure sufficient primary and secondary school places Secondary local to Kesgrave.
• support the police in fighting anti-social behaviour.

Rural Communities

Dan will campaign to :-

• support Suffolk farmers and campaign for a guaranteed home market for British meat and farm produce in our schools, hospitals and the armed forces.
• ensure that the British food stamp in shops should be given to food only if it has been grown and/or produced in the United Kingdom and not if food has come from overseas and was packaged or processed in the UK.
• ensure that the British consumer knows where food has come from and is able to make an informed choice to support British farmers in our shops.
• support the development of high quality, properly funded community hospital services, as well as rehabilitation and respite care beds at Hartismere Hospital.
• protect the Suffolk countryside from the eyesore of inefficient wind turbines.