17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Eritrea: Overseas Aid
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for International Development to make UK aid and development funds for Eritrea conditional on the improvement of the observance of human rights and religious freedoms.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Higher Education: Radioactive Materials
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills about advice given to universities and education research facilities on the storage of radiological materials.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Unemployment Benefits
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about research into the merits of time-limited unemployment benefits.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Iran: Sanctions
Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary if he has held discussions with the US on extending sanctions against Iran.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about increasing and improving counter-indirect fire measures to protect UK service personnel serving at Basra air station in Iraq.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Public Sector: Equal Pay
Mark Pritchard asks the Minister for Women and Equality about progress to ensure equal pay for women working in the public sector.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
USA: Foreign Relations
Mark Pritchard asks the Prime Minister if he plans to invite President George W. Bush to the UK before he leaves office.
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11 September 2007 :
News Release
MP backs cancer campaign
Mark Pritchard has helped launch Asda Stores 'Tickled Pink Cancer Campaign' at Asda Donnington. A percentage of funds from Pink Products will go to cancer research.
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10 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Yuan Weijing
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to make representations to the Chinese government over the detention of the Chinese justice campaigner, Yuan Weijing.
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10 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Price Fixing: Alcoholic Drinks
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about complaints of alleged price fixing by the brewing industry and companies owning pubs.
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9 September 2007 :
News Release
MP goes pink over cancer appeal
Mark Pritchard will launch Asda's 'Tickled Pink' cancer charity fundraising campaign at Asda's Donnington Wood store on Monday 10th September.
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8 September 2007 :
News Release
MP invited to be regional judge
Mark Pritchard has been invited to be a judge for the ITV and Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards.
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3 September 2007 :
News Release
Good news for rail link
Mark Pritchard and other Shropshire rail campaigners are celebrating after it was announced that the Office of the Rail Regulator has finally agreed to allow a new direct rail link from Shropshire to London.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Iraq: Bombs
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about DNA evidence found on bomb parts and fragments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Flood Control: EU Grants and Loans
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he has made any applications to the European Solidarity Fund for funding for areas of England affected by recent flooding.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Interpol
Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary how many UK police are on attachment to Interpol.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Security: Assassination
Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary questions relating to the protection of foreign dissidents from assassination while resident in England.
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21 August 2007 :
News Release
Support for disabled access
Mark Pritchard inspects the newly refurbished and disabled access friendly improvements to Newport Police Station.
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21 August 2007 :
News Release
Support for Scouting
Mark Pritchard, himself a former scout, has praised the work of Shropshire's scouts.
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21 August 2007 :
News Release
Worries over scale of immigration
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has warned that "uncontrolled mass immigration" is in danger of undermining Telford's good community relations.
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10 August 2007 :
News Release
MP on pre-season visit to stadium
Mark Pritchard made a pre-season visit to the Bucks Head stadium to meet with ground staff, directors and AFC Telford United Chairman Lee Carter.
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10 August 2007 :
News Release
Mark supports community pool
Shifnal MP, Mark Pritchard, has continued his support for the campaign to bring a new community swimming pool to Shifnal.
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4 August 2007 :
News Release
Exodus could cause care home crisis?
Mark Pritchard MP, Chairman of the All Party Group for the Philippines, has warned of "a forced mass exodus" of thousands of Filipino overseas workers from the UK because of the government's new Points-Based System (PBS) of managed migration.
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3 August 2007 :
News Release
MP appeals to Ambassador over cats
Mark Pritchard has written to the Chinese Ambassador in London asking him to "investigate urgently" with the Chinese government, claims that cats are being boiled alive in some regions of China.
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27 July 2007 :
News Release
MP Gives Support for Samaritans 24:7 Day
Mark Pritchard supported Samaritans 24:7 campaign which aims to raise awareness of Samaritans service, their need for volunteers and funds.
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26 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Sex and Relationship Education
Mark Pritchard asks the Minister for Schools and Learners whether current sex and relationship education teaching in schools is adequate given the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers.
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26 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Atomic Weapons Establishment: Sales
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about safeguards to ensure national security and sensitive design and manufacture systems are safeguarded from foreign powers following the auction of the Government stake in the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
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26 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Coal: Sulphur
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to undertake research into the sulphur content of coal mined in the United Kingdom.
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26 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Children in Care
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about efforts to improve the educational achievement of children in local authority care.
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25 July 2007 :
Speech
Russia
Mark Pritchard initiates a debate on relations with Russia and calls for the Government to adopt a policy on the behaviour of political dissidents who have been granted asylum in the UK.
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25 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Price Fixing: Drugs
Mark Pritchard asks the Solicitor-General about the costs of the Serious Fraud Office’s ongoing Operation Holbein investigation.
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25 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Boris Berezovsky
Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary about threats to the life and security of Mr. Boris Berezovsky while resident in the UK.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Elderly care
Mark Pritchard calls for the Health Minister to meet with Shropshire MPs to discuss the underfunding of community care in the county.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Saudi Arabia
Mark Pritchard takes part in a debate on Saudi Arabia and raises his concerns about repression of religious minorities. He also calls for Arab investment in the region to be directed towards schools and hospitals rather then arming militias.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Carbon Emissions: Imports
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to commission research to quantify the amount of carbon dioxide emissions generated by imports to the UK of Chinese-manufactured goods.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Radioactive Materials: Storage
Mark Pritchard calls for the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to make a statement on the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency's choice of sites for storing nuclear waste.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Nanotechnology
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills about Government-funded research given to the development of UK nanotechnology companies.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Taiwan: Nuclear Power
Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary about discussions held with Taiwan on its plans to expand its civil nuclear programme.
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23 July 2007 :
Article
BBC's double taxation without representation must end.
This has not been a good few weeks for the BBC.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Church and Cathedral Broadcasts
Mark Pritchard questions the representative of the Church Commissioners about its policy on broadcasts from cathedrals and churches.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Olympic Games: Greater London
Mark Pritchard asks the Minister for the Olympics what discussions she has had with the National Sports Academy at Lilleshall about it being used as a training facility for the 2012 Olympics.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Genetics: Databases
Mark Pritchard questions the Home Secretary about DNA found on bomb parts and fragments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Immigration: Philippines
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks about the issue of Philippine nationals working in the NHS and nursing homes who will be required to leave in 2007/08 because of new visa restrictions.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Fashion Industry: Government Assistance
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support is being given to the British fashion industry.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Financial Assistance Scheme: Insurance
In a written question to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks about the use of with profits insurance funds in support of the Financial Assistance Scheme.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Financial Assistance Scheme: Pensions
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will make a statement on the findings of the Young review.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Social Policy: Australia
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to meet with her Australian counterpart to see what lessons can be learned from public policy on matters of social cohesion in Australia.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Competition: Public Houses
Mark Pritchard calls for the Serious Fraud Office to investigate allegations of the abuse of market share of brewing companies and leisure companies with large managed and tenanted public house property portfolios.
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19 July 2007 :
News Release
Petition launched to "head off" nuclear dump plans
Mark Pritchard has called upon the residents of Donnington, Horton, Muxton and Hadley, to sign a petition to "head off" any plans by the government to store nuclear waste at the Ministry of Defence depot at MOD Donnington.
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19 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Targets (Police and CPS)
Mark Pritchard raises concerns with the Solicitor-General about conflicting targets between the police and Crown Prosecution Service.
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