It is with great pleasure we announce that MP Lee Scott has agreed to open the 2009 Redbridge Carnival at 12:00 on the 5th September. As you will be aware MP Scott was one of the few MP's to be unblemished by the recent parliamentary expenses sleaze scandal. He has served the people of Redbridge with due diligence, determination and dignity:"In Parliament he has joined the "Cornerstone Group" of socially conservative MPs and has also voted consistently to ban smoking in public places.
Scott has a special interest in autism and created history when he presented a Private Members Bill to Parliament dealing with the care of autistic children once they reached adulthood. He was a member of the Select Committee on transport and is on the Select Committee on Health.
In 2008 Lee Scott was shortlisted for the ePolitix Disability Champion Award - for championing the cause of autism in the House of Commons. MP Scott who is Patron of the UK Autism Foundation was nominated by the autism charity for his tireless work supporting parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome across the United Kingdom.He initiated a landmark debate on autism in 2007 and met with Prime Minister Tony Blair with autism campaigner Ivan Corea after he raised the issue of autism in Prime Ministers Questions"
For us to receive him at our event, will be a true honour and privilege. MP Scott has agreed to give a 3 minute presentation on the importance of Carnival with respect to Community Cohesion.
Redbridge Carnival will be offering 5 golden tickets to our funfair for families that visit carnival during his presentation and the official opening ceremony. The winners will be selected by MP Scott himself - so don't dlay, your arrival, to what promises to be the best carnival ever by the existing Redbridge Carnival Association.
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