27 January 2012 :
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Mark Pritchard MP supports the International Diabetes Federation in raising awareness of diabetes in Parliament
Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, joined volunteers from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Bayer and Novo Nordisk to raise awareness of the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the UK on Tuesday (Tuesday (24 January).
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25 January 2012 :
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Shropshire MPs press Minister for superfast broadband
Mark Pritchard joined other Shropshire MPs to meet Broadband Minister Ed Vaizey MP and officials from Broadband UK, to press the case for Shropshire to be prioritised in roll-out of superfast broadband to the county with improved access to broadband for all.
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17 January 2012 :
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Wrekin MP signs Holocaust Memorial Day Book of Commitment
Mark Pritchard MP signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging the MP’s commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust.
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16 January 2012 :
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Wrekin MP calls for Educational Support for Children in the Care System
Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard called on the Government today to improve the education and support for learning for the 63,000 children who are in child care facilities around the Britain.
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16 January 2012 :
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Wrekin MP calls for debate in Shropshire whether the M54 should be linked with the M6 toll road?
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has called on the Transport Secretary to hold discussions with local authorities in the West Midlands on the possibility of extending the M6 toll road to the M54 in Shropshire.
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23 December 2011 :
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MP visits The Cottage nursing home in Newport
MP for The Wrekin Mark Pritchard made a Christmas visit to The Cottage Christian, the former Southern Cross nursing home in Newport, now operated by Coverage Care on a not for profit basis.
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23 November 2011 :
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Mark Pritchard MP shows his support to end the Filipino dog meat trade
Mark Pritchard met with Network for Animals (NFA) and the Kennel Club on the 22nd November 2011 to collect a petition which calls for the reinforcement of the ban on the Filipino dog meat trade.
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11 September 2011 :
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Order! Order! It was time for some archery at the House of Commons
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, proved himself Parliamentary hotshot when he took part in an archery tournament at Westminster.
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11 September 2011 :
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MP opens fun day
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, officially opened Donnington Methodist Church Fun Day on Sunday.
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3 August 2011 :
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Mark in dog house....again!
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, helped to officially open the refurbished and extended Dogs Trust rescue centre based in Roden in his constituency.
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17 July 2011 :
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Wrekin MP opens new factory
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has opened the new STADCO factory on Hortonwood.
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20 January 2011 :
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Mark Pritchard honours the ‘Untold Stories’ of the Holocaust by signing Book of Commitment
Today Mark Pritchard MP pledged 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.
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19 June 2010 :
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MP goes to United Nations
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, recently attended the ‘Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate, the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons’, at the United Nations.
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19 June 2010 :
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Mark meets Centcom
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has met with General David Petraeus, the Head of US Central Command at the Houses of Parliament ahead of a meeting of the parliamentary Group on Trans-Atlantic Security.
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26 November 2009 :
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Mark Pritchard champions Lilleshall with gold medal Olympian - Jonathan Edwards
Mark Pritchard met Olympian Jonathan Edwards at the House of Commons to discuss how The Wrekin can benefit from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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24 November 2009 :
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MP speaks out for Indian church
Mark Pritchard chaired a special human rights session in Parliament today – concerning the destruction of 250 churches in the State of Orissa, India – earlier this year.
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27 October 2009 :
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BREAKING NEWS: Petition Number Announced
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard - who will present his Parliamentary Petition, against the downgrading of health services at the Princess Royal Hospital, to Parliament this week - has confirmed that his final Petition Tally stands at 16,303.
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15 October 2009 :
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MP’s wears pink to help beat breast cancer
Mark Pritchard MP is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of for its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink, on Friday 30 October 2009.
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7 October 2009 :
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MP meets top health boss
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has met with Ian Cumming, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Health Authority.
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6 October 2009 :
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Shelve parking review, says MP
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, said that a parking review currently taking place in Wellington should be “shelved”.
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6 October 2009 :
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UK Coal Decision
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has expressed his “deep concern” that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has given the go ahead for UK Coal to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal from a site near New Works.
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4 October 2009 :
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MP visits Hadley Post Office
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has officially opened Hadley post office's new charge free ATM cash machine - which means that residents throughout Hadley will no longer have to pay a fee for withdrawing their cash.
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1 October 2009 :
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Black hole found in health budget, says Wrekin MP
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, is to hold an urgent meeting with Ian Cummins, the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Health Authority next week, to ask the Authority to “repay” up to £7 million the MP believes was taken “by stealth” from local Primary Care Trust healthcare budgets over the last five years.
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21 September 2009 :
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French should do more, says Wrekin MP
Mark Pritchard has accused the French government of “a dereliction of duty” over the French authorities “refusal” to take action against up to 1500 hundred immigrants camped at Sangatte, near Calais.
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18 September 2009 :
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MP pays respects at new national war memorial
Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, will attend the unveiling of a new national war memorial in memory of Polish Forces who died in World War II.
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