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28 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

27 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

27 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more AIDS: Screening

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to introduce an oral swab for diagnosing acquired immune deficiency syndrome to effect rapid diagnosis. full story

27 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

27 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Angelman Syndrome: Research

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Health about research being underaken into Angelman Syndrome. full story

27 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

26 January 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

21 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

20 January 2009 : News Release

Click here for more 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. full story

19 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

19 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more VisitBritain: Finance

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about funding for Visit Britain. full story

15 January 2009 : Article Published in The Telegraph

Click here for more The 3am telephone call

On Iran, President-elect Obama is wrong, and Secretary-of-State nominee Hilary Clinton, is right. full story

14 January 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

17 December 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

17 December 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

16 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

15 December 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

14 December 2008 : News Release

Click here for more Plea to Support Wellington

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has called upon the Borough's residents to "help support market towns". full story

11 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. full story

11 December 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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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? full story

9 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

9 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

26 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

26 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more West Mercia Police: Pay

Mark Pritchard calls on the Home Secretary to meet members of the Police Federation from West Mercia to discuss pay. full story

25 November 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

25 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Algeria: Religious Freedom

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to raise religious freedom concerns with the Algerian Government. full story

24 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

23 November 2008 : News Release

Click here for more 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. full story

23 November 2008 : News Release

Click here for more 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. full story

23 November 2008 : News Release

Click here for more 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. full story

20 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

19 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

19 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

18 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Eritrea: Arms Trade

Makr Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to introduce an arms embargo against Eritrea. full story

17 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

13 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

12 November 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more 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. full story

10 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

10 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

10 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

10 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

5 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Health to meet the Dispensing Doctors Association to discuss the Pharmacy White Paper consultations. full story

4 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Health Services (West Midlands)

Mark Pritchard challenges the Government over its downgrading of health service provision whilst at the same time increasing housing targets. full story

4 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Ballistic Missiles

Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to research the merits of a UK conventional intercontinental ballistic missile programme. full story

4 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

3 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

3 November 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more 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. full story

1 November 2008 : News Release

Click here for more 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. full story

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. full story

28 October 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard challenges the Home Secretary over the early release of a prisoner convicted of brutally assaulting a police officer. full story

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