Promoting a joint up health and social care system which could provide free or subsidised short-term care for post hospital support and tailor services to be fit for our rural communities.

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Ensuring Labour Government funding for Best Start / Family Hub services helps meet the needs of our local communities in the New Forest, including outreach services in rural areas.

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Working towards linking up train and bus travel for sensible travel times and access. For example, working to provide a bus link to/from Brockenhurst station and providing transport to and from hospitals and GP surgeries.

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Working with the new Labour Government legislation to hold polluters of our streams and rivers to account so we can truly clean up our waterways.

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Working to reduce the number of potholes and gain more money from the National pothole fund for the New Forest. This could release extra money for more robust road improvements.

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Ensuring Labour Government funding provides safe commuting routes to connect towns and rural villages in the New Forest.

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And of course, working with the relevant authorities to mitigate against the effects of flooding and climate change.