Mark Pritchard, MP

 

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Issues 3

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Armed Forces: Personnel Management

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to hold discussions with those responsible for the operation of the Joint Personnel Administration system on marrying Territorial records with mobilised records. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Army: Dogs

In a written question Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary to hold discussions with the Kennel Club on increasing the supply of working dogs entering into service with the Royal Veterinary Corps of the British Army. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Departmental Leadership

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about steps taken to improve corporate leadership in his Department following the findings of his Department’s Capability Review. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Gurkhas

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to take steps to reduce the number of Royal Gurkha Rifles personnel leaving the British Army to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks if the Finance Director of his Department has visited operational theatres in Iraq and Afghanistan. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Terrorism: Ethiopia

Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to ensure that the British defence attaché in Addis Ababa is given the resources to provide security training advice in support of the Ethiopian Government's action against international terrorism. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks about contingency measures for the operation by civilian contractors of unmanned aerial vehicles in the event of their unavoidable unavailability. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Afghanistan

Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary about the recent discussions with the US Secretary of State on Afghanistan. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Russia: Prisoners

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the Russian government about access to prison medical care for Vasily Alexanyan. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the Chairman of the African Union about its members providing support and assistance for the African Mission in Somalia. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Finance: Afghanistan

Mark Pritchard calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to monitor financial transactions between Afghan individuals in the UK and Dubai. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more British Nationality

In a written question to the Home Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks how many naturalised UK citizens have had their citizenship revoked since 1997. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Departmental Languages

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to increase the number of Pashtun speakers employed by his Department. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Dubai: Money Laundering

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the government of Dubai to establish improved anti-money laundering capabilities to prevent Taliban funds being channelled through Dubai. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Simon Mann

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the Government of Equatorial Guinea on improving prison conditions for Simon Mann. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Sea Rescue: Iceland

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to hold discussions with her counterpart in Iceland to improve bi-lateral coastguard co-operation. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust: Infectious Diseases

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Mark Pritchard asks for details of the number of cases of MRSA and other infectious diseases were reported at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust in 2007. full story

7 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Future Rapid Effect System

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about the timetable for the announcements of which utility variant vehicle has been chosen for the Army as part of the future rapid effect system programme. full story

6 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Brunei: Gurkhas

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with the Government of Brunei increasing the provision of married quarters for Royal Ghurkha Rifles personnel stationed in Brunei. full story

6 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Animal Welfare: Circuses

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will report on the feasibility study on ending the use of non-domesticated animals in travelling circuses. full story

4 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more HMP Woodhill (Inquiry)

Responding to the Government's announcement of a review following reports of police bugging of an MP and his constituent at Woodhill Prison, Mark Pritchard calls for part of the review to consider independent, third-party intelligence agencies from outside this country. full story

4 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Police Grant

Mark Pritchard raises issues facing rural communities and their concerns that the Government have been urban-centric in their funding settlement. full story

31 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more ITV: Wales

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to hold discussions with ITV on its provision of news and current affairs programmes for Wales. full story

31 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Animal Welfare: Livestock

In a question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mark Pritchard calls for discussions with Compassion in World Farming on the welfare of calves exported to Europe to be reared for veal. full story

31 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Hospitals: Cleaning Services

Mark Pritchard questions the Health Secretary about assessment of the effectiveness of the deep cleaning of hospitals in England. full story

29 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Departmental Computers

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the 347 laptops stolen from the MoD since 2004 have been recovered. full story

29 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Energy: Russia

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to hold discussions with the Russian government on the energy charter treaty. full story

29 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Jordan: Animal Welfare

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to meet with the Jordanian Ambassador to discuss improving equestrian welfare at Petra in Jordan. full story

28 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Olympic Games 2012: Industrial Health and Safety

Mark Pritchard calls on the Minister for the Olympics to hold discussions with the Health and Safety Executive about on-site construction safety standards at the Olympic site in Stratford. full story

28 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Power Failures: Shropshire

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to hold discussions with energy suppliers on reducing the number of power outages in Shropshire. full story

24 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Treasury Departmental Performance - Cap Gemini

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mark Pritchard questions how the loss of 600 HMRC jobs through Cap Gemini in Shropshire helps the performance of the Treasury. full story

24 January 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Economy

With this year's budget deficit already at £44 billion, Mark Pritchard calls for an urgent debate on the Government's handling of the British economy. full story

24 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Contractors: Monitoring

In a question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mark Pritchard asks what contactual mechanisms HMRC has in place to monitor effectiveness and efficiency of contractors. full story

22 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Immigration Controls: Skilled Workers

Mark Pritchard questions the Home Secretary about the blue card scheme for non-EU migrant workers. full story

22 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Primary Care Trusts

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Health to hold discussions with local PCTs and the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS hospital trust on security of patient health records. full story

21 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence: Topical Questions

Mark Pritchard questions the Defence Secretary about the sharing of intellectual property in relation to the future rapid effect system (FRES) utility variant vehicle. full story

21 January 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more MOD (Data Loss)

Following the Secretary of State for Defence's statement to the House on the loss of laptop computers from the MoD, Mark Pritchard asks how many have been recovered. full story

21 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more West Mercia Police: Finance

Mark Pritchard calls on the Home Secretary to meet with the chief constable of West Mercia police to discuss the funding arrangements for the policing of community events. full story

17 January 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more British Council (Russia)

Mark Pritchard notes the difference between strong leadership and the aggressive leadership in Russia which is doing huge damage to the country's international reputation. full story

16 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence Training Programme

Mark Pritchard highlights the problems faced by defence personnel who are expected to move to Wales from RAF Cosford. full story

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