Local issues in Basingstoke

We're collecting local issues in Basingstoke. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

• Add issue for Basingstoke
• Basingstoke has insufficient and inconsistent Broadband provision report abuse
• Basingstoke has a "Street Robbery" problem due to lack of joined-up policing. report abuse
• 1) Not enough is done to help older unemployed people get back into work. report abuse
• 1) Not enough is done to help older people get back into work. 2) There is too much new housing being buit around Basingstoke report abuse
• local people need more of a say over where 1000s of new houses are built. (source) report abuse
• Noise pollution from the motorway should be addressed, especially near the beggarwood/hatch warren developments (we need noise prevention fencing) (source) report abuse
• Central government should not dictate local housing numbers and that massive housing development should be stopped (source) report abuse
• Not enough is being done about trees over road signs and managing trees generally. report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• Local people need more of a say over proposals to build new homes locally. (source)
  Based on issue: local people need more of a say over where 1000s of new houses are built. (source)
• There is too much new housing being buit around Basingstoke and planning regulations should be tightened to reduce the number of new builds.
  Based on issue: 1) Not enough is done to help older people get back into work. 2) There is too much new housing being buit around Basingstoke
• Extra public money should be spent on improving broadband quality and penetration in Basingstoke.
  Based on issue: Basingstoke has insufficient and inconsistent Broadband provision
• Public money should be spent to reduce noise pollution from the M3 motorway, especially near the Beggarwood/Hatch Warren developments. (source)
  Based on issue: Noise pollution from the motorway should be addressed, especially near the beggarwood/hatch warren developments (we need noise prevention fencing) (source)
• Basingstoke has a "Street Robbery" problem due to lack of joined-up policing.
  Based on issue: Basingstoke has a "Street Robbery" problem due to lack of joined-up policing.