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21 March 2011 : Parliamentary Debate
Responding to the Prime Minister's statement on the UN Security Council Resolution on Libya, Mark Pritchard praises the brave British journalists who are facing daily harrassment from the Gaddafi regime. full story |
21 March 2011 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development about assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo in advance of the parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for later in 2011. full story |
17 March 2011 : Parliamentary Debate
Mark Pritchard highlights the Turkish Prime Minister's criticism of the UK's proposals for a no-fly zone in Libya as unhelpful especially if they want to win support for entry in the EU. full story |
17 March 2011 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to raise reports of unauthorised access by state officials to personal and business email accounts operated by British news organisations in China. full story |
17 March 2011 : Parliamentary Question
In questions to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls on him to discuss with counterparts in the Democratic Republic of Congo the establishment of parliamentary and presidential elections in 2011. full story |
16 March 2011 : Parliamentary Debate Mark Pritchard backs the need to reform the NHS and makes the case that with an annual budget of £100 billion there is room for efficiency savings. full story |
14 March 2011 : Parliamentary Debate
Mark Pritchard congratulates the Prime Minister on his leadership and asks if more can be done, preferably through Arab countries, to ensure that Libyan opposition forces can deliver a self-help no-fly zone by the provision of, and the giving of access to, portable, shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles? full story |
28 February 2011 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to increase the UK's unilateral access to satellite imagery for defence purposes. full story |
28 February 2011 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to consider the appointment of honorary consuls in capitals where there is no UK diplomatic representation. full story |
28 February 2011 : Parliamentary Question In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls on him to meet with his Thai and Cambodian counterparts to call for a peaceful resolution on disputed border areas. full story |
16 February 2011 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard highlights the importance of a secure and prosperous Yemen to UK national security and asks the Minister of State for International Development what measures the UK is taking to assist in that. full story |
16 February 2011 : Parliamentary Debate Mark Pritchard calls for a speedy introduction of a Bill of Rights to prevent the Supreme Court and European Courts overruling UK Government decisions, such as the recent Supreme Court ruling that requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the sex offenders register for life was a breach of their human rights. full story |
9 February 2011 : Parliamentary Debate
Mark Pritchard welcomes the current consultation's recognition of the importance of having an accident and emergency ward at both Shrewsbury and Telford - which is a step forward from the original consultation. full story |
8 February 2011 : Parliamentary Debate
Mark Pritchard tells MPs that Russia's failure to respect international norms on media freedoms will not help their support for membership of the World Trade Organisation. full story |
20 January 2011 : News Release
Today Mark Pritchard MP pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. full story |
18 January 2011 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard asks the representative of the Church Commissioners' about discussions with local authorities on Church-sponsored youth groups. full story |
17 January 2011 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to meet with the Turkish Government to raise the issue of religious rights and properties of the Greek Christian minority in Turkey. full story |
12 January 2011 : Parliamentary Question During International Development Questions Mark Pritchard raises his concerns about British aid given to the Government of Tanzania, especially in light of the recent actions of that Government and of President Kikwete, who have arrested and imprisoned Opposition leaders. full story |
12 January 2011 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to bring in proposals to protect water voles from predation by the mink population. full story |
20 December 2010 : Parliamentary Debate Following the Prime Minister's statement to MPs on last week's European Council, Mark Pritchard asks him if our EU partners should be following Britain's example and reining in their public spending. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls for a review of Ofgem's powers to deal with energy companies that are not passing on falls in energy wholesale prices to consumers. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard raises his concerns about deforestation to make way for palm oil plantations and calls for a global deal on palm oil plantation that is sustainable for wildlife and the world's natural resources. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard welcomes oil production in Ghana, one of the most stable democracies in Africa, and calls for the Parliament of that country to ensure that legislation and regulation are in place to ensure the whole country benefits. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to meet with his Chinese counterpart to discuss the extent of deforestation on Chinese-owned land in Africa used for the development of palm oil plantations. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to meet with her Chinese counterpart to discuss the effects on the primate population of deforestation on Chinese-owned land in Africa used for the development of palm oil plantations. full story |
16 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for International Development to meet with his Chinese counterpart to discuss the effects on the food production of deforestation on Chinese-owned land in Africa used for the development of palm oil plantations. full story |
14 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development about the food security situation in Namibia. full story |
14 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to hold discussions with the Albanian government about their contribution to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan and other bilateral defence issues. full story |
13 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with the Albanian Government the provision of assistance to those affected by floods in Shkodra, Northern Albania. full story |
13 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard questions the Home Secretary about the exchange of criminal records information and fingerprint images with Albania. full story |
9 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to bring forward proposals to prohibit the sale of primates as pets. full story |
8 December 2010 : Parliamentary Debate Mark Pritchard says a sign of real political process and stability in Zimbabwe will be when people who have left start to return so that they can make a real contribution to the country's future. full story |
8 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department estimates is the expenditure on welfare payments to illegal immigrants in the last 12 months. full story |
2 December 2010 : News
Mark Pritchard shows his support for the growing campaign against mega-dairies by attending a briefing co-hosted by two of the UK’s largest animal welfare charities World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and Compassion in World Farming. full story |
2 December 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she is going to announce her Department's policy on the use of wild animals in circuses before the end of the year. full story |
25 November 2010 : Parliamentary Debate Mark Pritchard has called for an urgent Parliamentary debate on Burma as despite the welcome release of Aung San Suu Kyi, there are still 7,000 political prisoners incarcerated. full story |
25 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls for better promotion of commercial on-shore and commercial seafaring careers. full story |
25 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question In a written question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to provide conservation advice to the government of Panama to help preserve the pygmy sloth. full story |
23 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Justice about an apparent contradiction concerning the representation of prisoners by MPs. full story |
23 November 2010 : Parliamentary Debate Following the Home Secretary's statement on immingration, Mark Pritchard calls for an incentive for those tempted to overstay their visa by saying that they can return to their country of origin voluntarily or be barred from re-entering this country for at least 20 years. full story |
23 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to raise with the Governments of Northern Cyprus and Turkey the destruction of Christian religious sites and buildings in Northern Cyprus. full story |
23 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard raises concerns about the detention of journalists Annakurban Amanklychev and Sapardurdy Khadzhiev in Turkmenistan. full story |
22 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Transport Secretary to commission research into the stability of roll-on roll-off ferries. full story |
22 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question In a written question to the Transport Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls on him to bring forward proposals to ensure that shipping companies enforce passenger manifest requirements. full story |
22 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to publish a national action plan for responding to major pollution incidents within UK territorial waters. full story |
22 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question In a question to the Secretary of State for International Development, Mark Pritchard asks when the review of the number of staff of his Department posted to international and multilateral organisations will be published. full story |
22 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question
Mark Pritchard asks the Attorney-General to review provisions governing the relationship between coroners and police forces to ensure that there is no possibility of a conflict of interests arising. full story |
19 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to put pressure on the Burmese government to release political prisoners held in Burmese prisons. full story |
19 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to make representations to the Government of Pakistan on the death sentence given to Mrs Asia Bibi. full story |
18 November 2010 : Parliamentary Question Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to hold discussions with the Defence Manufacturers Association to ensure future unmanned aerial vehicles are procured from UK manufacturers. full story |
