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Mark's Speeches
28 February 2008 : Speech Speaking in the so-called 'St. David's Day' debate, Mark Pritchard calls for more investment in education where he is concerned that an increased number of schools in Wales will have to be put into special measures this year. full story |
23 January 2008 : Speech Mark Pritchard leads a House of Commons debate calling on the Government to stop delaying and introduce a ban on the use of non-domestic animals in circuses. full story |
5 December 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard leads a debate on the "rising Christianophobia" in "some" communities and calls on public bodies to recognise the many benefits the Christian faith has brought to Britain. full story |
16 October 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard calls for a proper debate on Britain’s role in the ballistic missile defence shield and makes the case for hypersonic mass technology. He also takes the opportunity to call for a secure military future for Cosford, the DLO, ABRO and DSDA. full story |
25 July 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard initiates a debate on relations with Russia and calls for the Government to adopt a policy on the behaviour of political dissidents who have been granted asylum in the UK. full story |
27 June 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard introduces a debate on the future status of Kosovo and calls for the Government to put pressure on the US not to make a unilateral declaration on Kosovo's independence, but instead work towards a negotiated agreement. full story |
13 June 2007 : Speech
Mark Pritchard questions whether the issue by the ICC of an arrest warrant for the Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader in northern Uganda actually hinders rather than helps peace. full story |
20 March 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard presents a bill to Parliament to protect wild birds' nests. full story |
27 February 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard leads a debate about Iran and the Iranian nuclear programme in which he calls for a peaceful Iranian solution to the current situation so that Iran can develop a civil nuclear programme whilst not acquiring nuclear weapons. full story |
16 January 2007 : Speech Mark Pritchard broadly welcomes the Bill, but is concerned that the principle of rewarding people who save is not taken far enough and also asks whether - given the scale of economic migration to the UK - we will be able to afford the top-up 'pension credit' proposed. full story |
6 December 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard raises concerns about the effect of immigration from new EU countries and increasing unemployment in Shropshire and stresses the importance of an independent British foreign policy. full story |
22 November 2006 : Speech
Mark Pritchard takes the opportunity of a debate on the Queen's Speech to highlight the valuable contribution Britain makes to the world and especially highlights the work of the various defence logistics organisations in his constituency. full story |
18 July 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard leads a debate on defence sector jobs in Shropshire and champions RAF Cosford's case in the Defence Training Review. full story |
6 July 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard highlights and pays tribute to the work of defence organisations in Shropshire. He also raises his concerns about the haemorrhaging of forces personnel to private security forces and calls for the Government to look at the pay and conditions of service personnel when serving overseas. full story |
10 May 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard speaks in the Police and Justice Bill debate about the resultant lack of reciprocity of between the UK and US of the 2003 extradition treaty. He also makes contributions throughout the debate making the case against the merger of police forces in the West Midlands. full story |
21 March 2006 : Speech
Mark Pritchard opens a debate on the floor of the House of Commons on the health funding crisis in the West Midlands. Full text of the debate here. full story |
8 March 2006 : Speech During a debate on Venezuela, Mark Pritchard makes a speech in which he raises concerns about the direction being taken by President Chavez' Government and calls for protection of British interests in the country and an end to closure of British diplomatic missions in Latin America. full story |
6 March 2006 : Speech During a speech on the Police and Justice Bill, which focuses on community and neighbourhood policing, Mark Pritchard calls for a debate on the amalgamation of Police Forces which will have far-reaching and detrimental effects on the policing of the communities and neighbourhoods of Shropshire. full story |
1 March 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard makes a speech in the House of Commons in which he highlights probems of access to dentists, especially in rural areas, and calls for a review of the Government's plans for dental and orthodontic contracts and for more consultation with health professionals. full story |
31 January 2006 : Speech
Mark Pritchard introduces a private Bill to end the sale of endangered animals over the internet. full story |
25 January 2006 : Speech
During a parliamentary debate on healthcare services in Shropshire, Mark Pritchard calls for the retention of existing services and staff at the Princess Royal Hospital. full story |
10 January 2006 : Speech Mark Pritchard makes a speech on a debate on the Animal Welfare Bill where he highlights his concerns about the welfare of domestic pets, welcomes proposals for higher fines and longer sentences for animal neglect or cruelty and calls for a national register of people convicted of cruelty to animals. full story |
20 December 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard makes a speech condemning job losses in The Wrekin area, particularly in the defence sector and at the Princess Royal Hospital. He also raised issue of energy and the potential use of biofuels in particular. This could generate much-needed income for local sugar beet farmers. full story |
23 November 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard makes a major speech to initiate a debate on cyber security, identity fraud and online credit card fraud. full story |
17 November 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard make a major speech in the House of Commons highlighting the impact of recently-announced job losses in the defence sector in Shropshire. full story |
12 July 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard expressed his concerns at the proposed changes to the sugar regime - in particular the drop in reference price. He then went on to raise the issue of diversification, highlighting bioethanol as a new outlet for sugar beet. He urged the Government to offer financial incentives to encourage the use of bioethanol cars as bioethanol produces at least 50% of the carbon emissions produced by petrol. full story |
29 June 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard proposes a review of the fallen livestock scheme. He outlines examples where farmers from Shropshire have had to wait about two weeks for their fallen livestock to be collected. full story |
21 June 2005 : Speech Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Mark Pritchard speaks in the debate on the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill. He raises his concerns that the Bill will curb centuries of freedom of speech. He highlights the missionary nature of major religions, such as Islam and Christianity, and as such the requirement that people of those faiths engage in debate with others. He argues that the discussion of religious ideals and concepts, both oral and written, need to exist without fear of prosecution. full story |
26 May 2005 : Speech Mark Pritchard makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons. full story |
