Sarah, from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, was the fifth member of her family to become a doctor.

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Mrs Gillan's views on HS2 - which will travel through her Chesham and Amersham constituency - are well known.

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Mrs Gillan, MP for Chesham and Amersham, was replaced as Welsh Secretary by Clwyd West MP David Jones in last week's cabinet reshuffle.

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In March 2011, the council decided to replace most of its 22 day centres with six "day opportunities centres" in Buckingham, Burnham, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield and Amersham or Chesham.

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She claimed that Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan is not "making the case" for the benefits the scheme could bring to Wales because of her private opposition to the proposed line, which would run through the minister's Chesham and Amersham constituency.

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