27 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Women Bishops
Mark Pritchard calls for reassurances that the first female bishop is appointed on merit and not on political correctness.
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27 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Albania: Foreign Relations
In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks about relations with Albania.
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27 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Diplomatic Service: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary to consider confirmation hearings before the Foreign Affairs Committee for senior ambassadorial appointments.
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27 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
MI6
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to conduct research into the level of public trust in the Secret Intelligence Service.
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26 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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26 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
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?
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26 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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22 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
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.
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21 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
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.
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21 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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20 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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20 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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20 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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19 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Dismissal
Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary about the number of police officers dismissed between 1997 and 2010.
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19 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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19 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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13 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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8 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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5 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Defence Training Review
Mark challenges Ministers to make the right decision on Operation BORONA.
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5 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Shipping: Piracy
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to hold talks with the International Maritime Organisation about increasing anti-piracy security for cruise ships.
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5 July 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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28 June 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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2 June 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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16 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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16 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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16 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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15 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Abortion
Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Health about the cost to the NHS of abortions undertaken on non-UK residents.
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14 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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10 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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8 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Agriculture: Manpower
Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to ensure sufficient agriculture engineers are trained to service the UK agricultural and food industry markets.
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8 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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8 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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7 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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7 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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3 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Venezuela: Nuclear Weapons
Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with his Venezuelan counterpart the nuclear weapons capability of that country.
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3 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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2 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Equality Bill Debate
Mark Pritchard criticises the lack of time given to debate such a wide-ranging and detailed Bill.
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2 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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1 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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1 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
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.
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