MP Article Archive
Government in deep water over drilling
Caroline Lucas calls for action on the granting of deep water drilling licenses ahead of her adjournment debate.
Thursday 18th November 2010
Patient needs must be 'at the heart' of the NHS
Anne McIntosh MP writes about the lack of transparent and open consultation by Primary Care Trusts ahead of her adjournment debate on decision making on ward closures.
Wednesday 17th November 2010
Protecting the vulnerable in sheltered housing
Effective regulation of housing providers is key, writesMargot James MP ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on sheltered accommodation.
Wednesday 17th November 2010
MP calls for ban on hunting of 'majestic' lions
The impact hunting has on lion numbers should not be underestimated, says Andrew Turner MP.
Wednesday 17th November 2010
Wind farm 'mistake' must not be repeated
Graham Stringer MP examines the contribution of heat pumps to energy efficiency measures ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on the subject.
Wednesday 17th November 2010
An unfair tax on ownership
Mark Pawsey MP writes about the consequences of abolishing empty property rate relief and the cost to small businesses ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on business rates and vacant commercial properties.
Tuesday 16th November 2010
'We must protect the BBC'
Ian Murray MP writes for ePolitix.com following his adjournment debate on the future funding of the BBC following the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Thursday 11th November 2010
Closing RAF Marnham will be 'devastating' for the community
Elizabeth Truss MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her adjournment debate on the future of RAF Marham.
Thursday 11th November 2010
Time to end the billion pound swindle
Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards MP calls debate on Housing Revenue Subsidy Scheme in Wales.
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Bill aims to 'protect the elderly'
Nigel Dodds MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of the introduction of his ten minute rule bill on elderly abuse.
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Debt has become the norm in the UK
Stella Creasy MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on consumer credit regulation.
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Tackling hunger in Africa must be at the heart of this government
Heidi Alexander MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on delivering food security in Africa.
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Britain must become the epicentre of world film
Richard Harrington MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate calling for the UK to take the opportunity to ensure that we are the "epicentre of world film".
Tuesday 9th November 2010
MP calls for action on road safety
Mark Spencer MP writes for ePolitix.com following his Westminster Hall debate on improving safety on the A614.
Friday 5th November 2010
Global plan to save millions of lives
Virendra Sharma MP writes for ePolitix.com about the new global plan to stop TB.
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
City of London MP warns against 'banker bashing'
Ministers must change their attitude towards the banks from "one of punishment to one of realism" warns Mark Field MP.
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Scrapping EMA makes 'bad long-term economics'
John Robertson MP writes for ePolitix.com about the importance of the Education Maintenance Allowance.
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Providing women support in science, engineering and technology
Meg Munn MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on government policy on support for women in science, engineering and technology.
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Rectifying mistakes on the Post Office
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on the future of the Post Office network.
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Awareness of rarer cancers
John Leech MP writes for ePolitix.com following his Westminster Hall debate on Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and rarer cancers.
Monday 1st November 2010
Poor mobile phone coverage is damaging small businesses
Jim Hume MSP writes for ePolitix.com on mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
Wednesday 27th October 2010
Welfare reform must be approached from a human perspective
Natascha Engel MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on work capability assessments.
Wednesday 27th October 2010
Safeguarding missing people
Ann Coffey MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on missing people.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Scotland should be 'nuclear weapons free zone'
Bill Kidd MSP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his debate in the Scottish Parliament on making Scotland a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ).
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Maternity services are stretched to breaking point
David Amess MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on provision of maternity services.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Nature body 'little short of Stalinist'
Natural England cares more about the welfare of butterflies and bats than ordinary country folk, writes Ian Liddell-Grainger MP ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Regeneration of coalfield communities
Lisa Nandy MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on the regeneration of coalfield communities.
Monday 25th October 2010
Returning officers must be more accountable
Eleanor Laing MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on the conduct of elections and Returning Officers.
Wednesday 20th October 2010
VAT increase will hit charities the hardest
Ian Lucas MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on VAT and charities.
Monday 18th October 2010
Abolition of Child Trust Fund for looked after children is 'infanticide'
Cathy Jamieson MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on Child Trust Fund for looked after children.
Monday 18th October 2010
The crucial role of education psychology services
Annette Brooke MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her adjournment debate on the provision of education psychology services.
Sunday 17th October 2010
Saving the east coast in-shore fishing fleet
Peter Aldous MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on the future of the in-shore fishing fleet on the east coast.
Thursday 14th October 2010
Higher education that is 'open, diverse and accessible'
Gisela Stuart MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her adjournment debate on government policy on the validation of degrees and the University of London's international programme.
Wednesday 13th October 2010
Ministers must think again on housing benefit cuts
Margaret Hodge MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on housing benefit and local authority budgets.
Wednesday 13th October 2010
Bogus collectors deprive charities of vital funds
Tracey Crouch MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on bogus charity bag collections.
Wednesday 13th October 2010
I'm the first MP to declare I have epilepsy
Paul Maynard MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on epilepsy services in the NHS.
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Action needed to tackle this modern form of slavery
Emma Reynolds MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on human trafficking and forced prostitution.
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Tourette syndrome is a misunderstood ailment
Stewart Jackson MP for Peterborough writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on government policy on the treatment of Tourette Syndrome.
Monday 11th October 2010
Why we need to talk type 1
George Howarth MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on diabetes and young people.
Wednesday 15th September 2010
Consumer protection for users of private car parks
Henry Smith MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on consumer protection for users of private car parks.
Tuesday 14th September 2010
Public contracts should go to companies with a 'firm commitment' to apprenticeships
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, writes for ePolitix.com following the presentation of her ten minute rule Bill to expand access to apprenticeships.
Tuesday 14th September 2010
Future of maternity services at Maidstone Hospital
Helen Grant MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on the future of maternity services at Maidstone Hospital.
Tuesday 14th September 2010
Football clubs 'plundered by corporate raiders'
We call it the 'beautiful game' but there's nothing particularly beautiful or edifying about the direction professional football has taken in recent decades, says Steve Rotheram MP.
Tuesday 7th September 2010
'Unauthorised encampments and development in the countryside'
Damian Hinds MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on unauthorised encampments and developments in the countryside.
Tuesday 7th September 2010
Betts keeps up pressure on Forgemasters' loan
Clive Betts MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on the loan to Sheffield Forgemasters.
Wednesday 21st July 2010
In defence of offshore financial centres
Mark Field MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on offshore financial centres.
Wednesday 21st July 2010
Poorest areas hit by schools rebuilds axe
Derek Twigg MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on the building schools for the future programme.
Tuesday 20th July 2010
Dangerous dogs: time for a new approach
Angie Bray MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her adjournment debate on dangerous dogs.
Monday 19th July 2010
Local court services must be protected
Mark Williams MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on the reorganisation of HM Courts Service.
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Time to get serious about community energy schemes
If we are serious about communities getting more of their electricity from renewable sources, we must get serious about the changes needed to make that happen, writes John Woodcock ahead of his debate today.
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Oil industry 'needs support'
Malcolm Bruce MP writes for ePolitix.com on his debate in Westminster Hall on infrastructure support for the offshore energy industry.
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Call to protect road network projects
Robert Halfon MP writes for ePolititx.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on traffic and the road network in Harlow.
Wednesday 7th July 2010
'Surveillance state' fears are unfounded
Philip Davies MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on the use of DNA and CCTV in tackling crime.
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Future of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust
Alex Cunningham MP writes for ePolitix.com about the future of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust and its hospitals.
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Maintaining the safety of reservoirs
Jonathan Evans MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on government policy on reservoirs.
Monday 5th July 2010
Prescribing homeopathic treatment is 'unethical'
Julian Huppert, MP for Cambridge, tells ePolitix why he is calling for an end to NHS-funded homeopathy.
Friday 2nd July 2010
Bid to save Warwickshire fire station
Chris White MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his debate in Westminster Hall on fire station provision in Warwickshire.
Wednesday 30th June 2010
Free school meals lift children out of poverty
Sharon Hodgson MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on free school meals.
Tuesday 29th June 2010
The case to end Sinn Fein allowances
Nigel Dodds MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on payment of allowances to MPs who refuse to take their seats.
Tuesday 29th June 2010
London's housing crisis
Jeremy Corbyn MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate today on housing needs in London.
Tuesday 29th June 2010
Urgent action needed to fix failing wheelchair services
Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on government policy on wheelchair services.
Sunday 27th June 2010
Call for fairer health funding
Andrew George MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on health funding allocation.
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
The future of the HPA at Porton
John Glen MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on the future of the Health Protection Agency at Porton.
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Building a 'sustainable Swindon'
Conservative MP Robert Buckland writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his adjournment debate on housing development in Swindon.
Monday 21st June 2010
21st century election administration urged
Meg Munn MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on reform of electoral administration.
Tuesday 15th June 2010
