Mark Pritchard, MP

 

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Issues 5

25 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary about members of the Royal Ghurkha Rifles applying for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. full story

22 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill

Mark Pritchard takes the opportunity of a Parliamentary debate on the rights of agency workers to highlight concerns that the Department for Work and Pensions are going to lay off up to 700 local people to replace them with agency workers. full story

21 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Business of the House: Lisbon Treaty & Defence

Mark Pritchard calls for an urgent debate on the foreign policy, defence and security elements of the Lisbon Treaty. full story

21 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Following the Home Secretary's statement about the bugging of an MP when he visited a constituent at Woodhill Prison, Mark Pritchard asks for an assurance that no British Minister has been bugged by a foreign intelligence agency. full story

21 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary about plans to offer armed forces recruits apprenticeships appropriate to their trade or profession. full story

20 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Mark Pritchard highlights his concerns over disunity within Europe on a lot of foreign policy areas and particularly highlights Iran and Russia. full story

20 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Egypt: Administration of Justice

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold talks with the government of Egypt over the independence of the judiciary in that country. full story

20 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary to hold talks with the Government of Pakistan on the representation of religious minority groups in the selection of candidates for the forthcoming Pakistan parliamentary elections. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Office to impress upon the Chinese Government support for the 14th Dalai Lama's position that the next Dalai Lama should be chosen by the people of Tibet through a referendum. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Closure of British Embassies in Africa

Mark Pritchard challenges the Government's policy of closing embassies in Africa and uses the case of Simon Mann - where the UK has no representation in Equatorial Guinea - as an example. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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During a debate on the Bill to establish a new unitary authority in Shropshire, Mark Pritchard raises the concerns of council workers and the future uncertainty over their position. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Ethiopia: Terrorism

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to offer technical support to Ethiopia in developing its internal security infrastructure to help tackle international terrorism. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Russia: Land Mines

Mark Pritchard calls on the Government to hold talks with Russia in order to improve information on legacy mines to reduce mine casualties amongst UK armed forces personnel. full story

19 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Afghanistan: Dams

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development about contingency plans should the Kajaki dam in Afghanistan cease to work. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Ethiopia: Overseas Aid

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for International Development about international aid funding for Ethiopia. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to discuss with NATO allies the provision of Pashtun linguists for non-kinetic operations in Afghanistan. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary to discuss with his German counterpart the provision of German troop transport support for OP Herrick 7 and OP Herrick 8. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about the nationalities of Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan since the conflict began. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Defence Secretary to hold discussions with his French counterpart on France increasing its air assets in Afghanistan. full story

18 February 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Defence about what airframes will be deployed on the new generation of Royal Navy aircraft carriers. full story

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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