{"pk":3217,"title":"Hugh Bayley makes a difference","description":"Households in York pay £47 less on average for water than Yorkshire Water's other customers, a discount Hugh won when the company took over York's supply.  He persuaded the government to change the NHS funding formula so York and North Yorkshire now receive a bigger increase in health funding each year than the national average.  \r\n\r\nFighting for constituents, he got the law changed to ban samurai swords, strengthen the sex offenders' register, lengthen sentences for dangerous drivers and provide support for victims and witnesses in court.  He has lived with his family in central York since 1986.  His children went to Fishergate and Fulford schools.  ","party":{"party_id":"party:53","party_name":"Labour Party"},"people":[],"images":[{"image":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/leaflets/785441dbfc7bdb62d6b074ec7effbfe2.jpg","image_type":null},{"image":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/leaflets/001a155d693885361697cc00afe966b7.jpg","image_type":null}],"first_page_thumb":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/thumbs/350/leaflets/785441dbfc7bdb62d6b074ec7effbfe2.png","date_uploaded":"2010-04-26T16:32:35+01:00","date_delivered":"2010-04-19T00:00:00+01:00","status":"live"}