Mark Pritchard, MP

Home

ABOUT

Mark Pritchard

The Wrekin

PARLIAMENT

Speeches

Issues

Committees

Video

Early Day Motions

LOCAL

SAVE OUR HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN

Press Releases

Articles

Gallery

The Wrekin Photos

Archive

Links

Parliamentary Allowances

 

Issues

27 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Women Bishops

Mark Pritchard calls for reassurances that the first female bishop is appointed on merit and not on political correctness. full story

27 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Albania: Foreign Relations

In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks about relations with Albania. full story

27 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Diplomatic Service: Parliamentary Scrutiny

Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary to consider confirmation hearings before the Foreign Affairs Committee for senior ambassadorial appointments. full story

27 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more MI6

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to conduct research into the level of public trust in the Secret Intelligence Service. full story

26 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more BBC News Impartiality

Mark Pritchard calls for the BBC to remain neutral on international as well as national politics and calls for the publication of the internal report that it commissioned on its apparent anti-Israel bias. full story

26 July 2010 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Ian Tomlinson Statement

Following the CPS decision not to prosecute any police officer in connection with the death of Ian Tomlinson, Mark Pritchard asks if coroners should not appoint pathologists who have a relationship with the police force they are investigating? full story

26 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Visas: Northern Ireland

Mark Pritchard questions the Home Secretary about the visa requirements for non-EU nationals living in the Republic of Ireland travelling to Northern Ireland. full story

22 July 2010 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Somalia

Mark Pritchard calls for an urgent debate on Britain's counter-piracy policy which affects British interests in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. full story

21 July 2010 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Offshore Financial Centres

During a debate on Offshore Financial Centres, Mark Pritchard welcomes the trend set by the British Virgin Islands to achieve OECD white list status. full story

21 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Church of England: Anniversaries

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport to meet with the Church of England events to consider ways to mark the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012. full story

20 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Railways: Overcrowding

Mark Pritchard calls on the Transport Secretary to make an assessment on the merits of putting a legal limit on the number of passengers travelling in a train carriage. full story

20 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more NHS: Abortion

Mark asks the Secretary of State for Health for his assessment of the number and cost of abortions carried out for non-EU nationals on the NHS. full story

20 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Coinage: Anniversaries

Mark Pritchard calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss with the Royal Mint the striking of a coin to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012. full story

19 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Police: Dismissal

Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary about the number of police officers dismissed between 1997 and 2010. full story

19 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Police: Firearms

In a question to the Home Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls collate figures for the annual number of negligent discharges from police firearms in England and Wales. full story

19 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Horn of Africa

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to convene a summit in London to discuss the security situation in the Horn of Africa. full story

13 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Animal Welfare: Convictions

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to commission research on convictions for offences in relation to animal cruelty and child abuse. full story

8 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish the full terms of reference of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. full story

5 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence Training Review

Mark challenges Ministers to make the right decision on Operation BORONA. full story

5 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Shipping: Piracy

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to hold talks with the International Maritime Organisation about increasing anti-piracy security for cruise ships. full story

5 July 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Tennis: Schools

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to discuss with the Lawn Tennis Association ways to increase participation in tennis by children from state schools. full story

28 June 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Prime Minister's Statement on G8 and G20 Summits

Mark Pritchard calls on the Prime Minister to urge the Canadians to continue their support in Afghanistan after 2011 - perhaps in non-combat roles such as medical teams and air troop transport helicopter teams. full story

2 June 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Sudan

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development about the UK Government's view of the forthcoming referendum in Sudan and the effect on the humanitarian relief effort. full story

16 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Electronic Warfare

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to instigate sufficient resilience policy and practical measures to prevent cyber-attacks on the bases it operates. full story

16 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Al-Muhajiroun

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for his assessment of the re-establishment of the Al-Muhajiroun organisation in the UK on community relations. full story

16 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Utilities

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to require energy utility companies to put in place resilience measures to prevent cyber-attacks. full story

15 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Abortion

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Health about the cost to the NHS of abortions undertaken on non-UK residents. full story

14 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Energy Supply: Cybercrime

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to consider legislation for a mandatory duty for energy utility companies to report breaches in their cyber-security. full story

10 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Cybercrime

Mark Pritchard calls on the Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that companies within his remit have put in place resilience measures to prevent cyber-attacks. full story

8 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Agriculture: Manpower

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to ensure sufficient agriculture engineers are trained to service the UK agricultural and food industry markets. full story

8 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights

In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to seek to ensure that the Government of Equatorial Guinea improves its human rights record - and prison conditions in particular. full story

8 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Africa: Overseas Aid

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for International Development to contact counterparts in Egypt, Sudan and Ethopia to seek progress on re-negotiating the terms of the Nile Basin Initiative. full story

7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Primates: Sales

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs a series of questions relating to the trade of primates as pets. full story

7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Africa: Overseas Aid

In a question to the International Development Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks what role his Department is playing in the implementation of the Nile Basin Initiative. full story

3 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Venezuela: Nuclear Weapons

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with his Venezuelan counterpart the nuclear weapons capability of that country. full story

3 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Higher Education: Agriculture

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to ensure that agricultural science graduate and post-graduate courses are recognised as science disciplines for the purposes of the higher education science funding structure. full story

2 December 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Equality Bill Debate

Mark Pritchard criticises the lack of time given to debate such a wide-ranging and detailed Bill. full story

2 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Fire Services: Floods

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about contingency funding available to fire and rescue services for equipment and training to deal with floods. full story

1 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Colombia

Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary if he will restart his Department's programme of human rights training and assistance for senior military personnel in Colombia. full story

1 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Europe: Politics and Government

Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary what discussions he has had on Hamas funding of minority parties in Eastern and Central Europe. full story

Click here for more