28 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
HIV Infection
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department funds the use of oral mouth swabs to diagnose AIDS.
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27 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Navy: Scottish Ports
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Scotland to discuss with the Secretary of State for Defence on the future use of Scottish ports by the Royal Navy.
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27 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
AIDS: Screening
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to introduce an oral swab for diagnosing acquired immune deficiency syndrome to effect rapid diagnosis.
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27 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Transport Questions: Rail Electrification
During Transport Questions in the House of Commons, Mark Pritchard questions why, when the UK has only 39% of its network electrified, the Government continues to invest heavily in diesel trains.
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27 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Angelman Syndrome: Research
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Health about research being underaken into Angelman Syndrome.
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27 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Tuberculosis: AIDS
In a question to the Secretary of State for Health, Mark Pritchard asks what percentage of people who presented with tuberculosis in 2008 were subsequently diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
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26 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Child Abuse debate
Mark Pritchard asks the Minister for Children, Young People and Families if she is confident that the level of training for social workers is adequate and of the same standard across the country.
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21 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Northern Ireland Security Situation
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for his most recent assessment of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
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20 January 2009 :
News Release
Mark Pritchard MP asks constituents to ‘Stand up to Hatred’
Mark Pritchard has shown 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.
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19 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Olympics: Private Sector Partners
Mark Pritchard asks the Minister for the Olympics about the number of private sector sponsors secured and raises constituents' concerns that taxpayers will end up footing much of the bill.
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19 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
VisitBritain: Finance
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about funding for Visit Britain.
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15 January 2009 :
Article
Published in The Telegraph
The 3am telephone call
On Iran, President-elect Obama is wrong, and Secretary-of-State nominee Hilary Clinton, is right.
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14 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Defence about the numbers of Taleban and non-Afghan fighters killed by the UK and NATO forces in Afghanistan since 2003.
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17 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Overseas Projects: Funding teachers in the Palestinian territories
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for International Development over his Department's continued funding of some teachers in the Palestinian territories who do not support peace and reconciliation which is in apparent conflict with the priorities of the Foreign Secretary.
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17 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prime Minister's Questions: Snatch Land Rover
Following the Government's announcement that it will not hold an inquiry into the use of the Snatch Land Rover in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mark Pritchard raises the issue at Prime Minister’s Question Time and calls for better protection for our forces.
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16 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Family Justice
Following the statement from the Secretary of State for Justice on the opening up of the family courts, Mark Pritchard asks about provisions for sharia councils who are dealing with an increasing number of divorce and matrimonial matters.
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15 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Police Bureaucracy
Speaking in Home Office Questions in the House of Common, Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to focus on putting more police officers on the street and less on schemes such as e-cops.
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14 December 2008 :
News Release
Plea to Support Wellington
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has called upon the Borough's residents to "help support market towns".
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11 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Defence Training Review
As one of the major backers of the Defence Training Review pulls out of the project, Mark Pritchard condemns the Government for leaking the information to the press rather than making a statement to MPs.
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11 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Credit Availability
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to explain why small businesses in Shropshire still can't get credit from banks many weeks after those banks were bailed out by the taxpayer?
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9 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
European Affairs debate: Economy
Mark Pritchard challenges the Foreign Secretary over Germany's decision not to sign up to the British Government's attempt to spend its way out of the recession.
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9 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
European Affairs debate: Russia
Mark Pritchard condemns the Government for offering Russia an EU partnership deal despite the fact that only four of the six points in the Sarkozy plan have been implemented in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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26 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Defence about future of the Armoured Vehicle Support Initiative and the Warrior Fightability Lethality Improvement Programme - especially in relation to the role to be played by BAE Land Systems at Hadley.
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26 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
West Mercia Police: Pay
Mark Pritchard calls on the Home Secretary to meet members of the Police Federation from West Mercia to discuss pay.
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25 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Employment - Statement by Secretary of State
Following the statement on employment by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mark Pritchard asks him if it is true that two thirds of all new jobs are being created in the public sector as reported in the press.
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25 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Algeria: Religious Freedom
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to raise religious freedom concerns with the Algerian Government.
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24 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Protection: Religious Freedom
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks about the provision of police protection for people who have converted from Islam to other faiths.
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23 November 2008 :
News Release
Sita UK ashamed of their own incinerator plans, says MP
SITA UK, the waste management behind plans to build an incinerator at Redhill in Telford, have been accused of “being ashamed of their own project” according to Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard who is fighting the proposals.
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23 November 2008 :
News Release
Free Church loses out over Chaplaincy shake-up
Plans to cut three part time chaplains from the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospital as part of cost cutting measures at The Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Hospital Trust are a “potential breach of the NHS Patient’s Charter” that’s according to Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard who is fighting the proposals.
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23 November 2008 :
News Release
Last rites for Shropshire’s hospital chaplains
Mark Pritchard has written to Health Secretary Alan Johnson MP protesting at plans by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust to cut hospital chaplains serving Shropshire’s two main hospitals in Telford and Shrewsbury.
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20 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Lorries: Safety
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to evaluate the merits of mandatory fitting of Fresnel lens mirrors on British and foreign heavy good vehicles.
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19 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Fingerprints: Airports
Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary what circumstances would lead her to mandate airport operators to carry out compulsory biometric fingerprinting of UK domestic passengers.
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19 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Protection: Religious Freedom
Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary about the number of people who, having converted from Islam and received threats for doing so, have been placed on the at risk register by the police.
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18 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Eritrea: Arms Trade
Makr Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to introduce an arms embargo against Eritrea.
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17 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Ex-servicemen: Mental Health
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to include a mental health assessment in discharge medical reports for retiring servicemen and women.
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13 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Russia: British Nationality
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with his Russian counterpart access to information on UK nationals formerly held in Soviet Union labour camps contained within the archives of the former KGB.
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12 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Volunteering (Young People)
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to ensure adequate funding for the cadet forces who provide many young volunteers for local communities.
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10 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Lilleshall National Sports Academy and 2012 Olympics
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to commit to supporting the Lilleshall national sports academy as a regional training facility for the 2012 Olympics.
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10 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Police Cautions
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks how many criminal cautions were issued between September 2007 and September 2008.
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10 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Saudi Arabia: Education
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with the Saudi Arabian government means of ensuring that Saudi aid for peaceful educational programmes to Palestine is spent on such purposes.
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10 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Banks: Disclosure of Information
Mark Pritchard asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the publication of the minutes of board meetings of banks in temporary public ownership and recapitalised with public funds.
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5 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Pharmacy
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Health to meet the Dispensing Doctors Association to discuss the Pharmacy White Paper consultations.
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4 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Health Services (West Midlands)
Mark Pritchard challenges the Government over its downgrading of health service provision whilst at the same time increasing housing targets.
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4 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Ballistic Missiles
Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to research the merits of a UK conventional intercontinental ballistic missile programme.
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4 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners Release
Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the number of prisoners released having served less than half of their sentence.
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3 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Defence Training Review Programme
During Defence Questions in the House of Commons, Mark Pritchard challenges the Armed Forces Minister over the escalating costs of the defence training review.
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3 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Astute Class Submarines: Ballistic Missiles
Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to enable the design and build for the new Astute class submarines to allow for the retro-fitting of conventional intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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1 November 2008 :
News Release
MP and residents join in protest
Mark Pritchard was joined by residents from Sheriffhales, Muxton, and Priorslee at Asda's Donnington store to protest over plans by SITA UK to build an incinerator at Granville, Redhill.
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1 November 2008 :
News Release
Support Market Towns, says MP
Mark Pritchard is encouraging shoppers to support the County's market towns in the run up to Christmas.
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28 October 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Sentencing
Mark Pritchard challenges the Home Secretary over the early release of a prisoner convicted of brutally assaulting a police officer.
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