Chris Took has urged places of worship, including churches, mosques, temples, gurdwaras and synagogues serving Woking to apply for a new £15million fund available for the repair of roofs and guttering.

The Coalition announced the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund in the Autumn Statement and grants between £10,000 and £100,000 will be available to listed places of worship of all faiths and denominations across the UK, where roof repairs are deemed to be urgent and necessary.

A crucial lifeline has been thrown to post offices in Woking thanks to a major Government contract.

The deal, unveiled by Liberal Democrat pensions minister Steve Webb, offers support to disabled people and the elderly while also helping to protect the future of the post office network.

It guarantees until 2022 the future of the Post Office Card Account system, which ensures people without a bank account can receive benefits and tax credits.

• Chris Took gives support to Keep Me Posted campaign and pledges to fight for consumer rights if elected

Keep Me Posted has been pressing for the consumer's right to choose how organisations, such as banks, energy and telecoms companies sendcustomers their bills and statements, whether online or on paper. The call comes in the face of an increasing trend for businesses to switch their customers to mainly digital communication, which isn't always preferable or suitable for a large proportion of UK consumers.

Homebuyers in Woking will pay £3178 less in Stamp Duty under new Coalition reforms; research by the Liberal Democrats has shown.

The new system - announced at the Autumn Statement - is based on a long-standing Liberal Democrat policy and will significantly reduce the cost of moving house.

People buying homes worth less than £935,000 will now pay less Stamp Duty than they did before, while those buying the most expensive properties will pay more.

The local Lib Dems in Byfleet have launched a campaign to protect the Green Belt from large scale housing developments in Byfleet and West Byfleet.

Conservative-run Woking Borough Council recently announced the results of its Green Belt Boundary Review, which recommended building around 500 homes in the Borough's Green Belt and is targeting areas in Brookwood, Byfleet, Hook Heath, Mayford, Pyrford and West Byfleet.

Chris Took has today agreed to become an 'Arthritis Champion', supporting Arthritis Research UK in their efforts to find a cure for arthritis while calling for policy change to prevent its onset and transform the lives of people that have musculoskeletal conditions.

Musculoskeletal conditions include osteoarthritis, back pain and osteoporosis. People with these conditions often experience a great deal of pain and a loss of mobility. Over 10 million people in the UK have a musculoskeletal condition.

Disadvantaged primary school pupils in Surrey are set to receive a £240,000 grant to boost attainment, the Liberal Democrats have announced.

The pupil premium funding for 2015/16 will help teachers support those children at most risk of falling behind their colleagues.

It means primary schools will receive £1,320 for every pupil who has registered for free school meals at any time in the last six years.

Chris Took, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Woking has pledged to help eradicate the inequalities men with prostate cancer face after speaking with campaigners at the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Glasgow last month.

Despite being the most common cancer in men, those affected by or at risk of prostate cancer continue to face a number of injustices, particularly when it comes to access to the best treatments and aftercare support for their condition.