MP Article Archive
Cancer patients deserve help with their energy bills
Christopher Evans MP warns that cancer patients are poorly served by current government schemes to reduce fuel poverty.
Wednesday 26th October 2011
MPs calls for fair distribution of lottery funds
Barbara Keeley MP says the level of disparity between communities in the distribution of lottery funding is "unacceptable".
Tuesday 25th October 2011
MP opposes changes to flight taxes
Henry Smith MP says millions of people living in the south east should not have to pay even more tax to use their local airports.
Thursday 20th October 2011
MP says all passengers should receive equal access to services
Paul Maynard MP says that extending the use of the bus pass to community transport services will not only deliver fairness, but will also safeguard services.
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Cut the VAT on building repairs and conversions
Bill Esterson MP calls for a reduction in VAT on renovation and the refurbishment of properties.
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Preventing violence against women and girls
Caroline Lucas MP says violence against women is not inevitable – through raising awareness, we can help change attitudes and prevent abuse.
Wednesday 12th October 2011
Standard of disabled access to public transport 'unacceptable'
Lisa Nandy MP says government must urgently use its procurement power to press for change and improve disabled access to public transport.
Wednesday 12th October 2011
MP urges commercial innovation in NHS
John Glen MP says government must realise the "great untapped potential" that lies within the NHS and its key assets.
Wednesday 12th October 2011
MP calls for action on ovarian cancer
Stuart Andrew MP calls for action to raise awareness on ovarian cancer and to improve early diagnosis.
Wednesday 12th October 2011
Concerns raised over rationing of physio for arthritis
Linda Riordan MP highlights findings that suggest physiotherapy services for people with rheumatoid arthritis are being "rationed".
Wednesday 12th October 2011
MP calls for urgent action on primary school funding
Kerry McCarthy MP warns the coalition is failing to adopt a "common sense approach" on primary school education that considers what a local authority actually needs.
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Are the wheels coming off our buses?
Brandon Lewis MP says the "wheels on the bus will fall off" if the government fails to reform transport funding and the Concessionary Fares Scheme.
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Easing the housing crisis
Jonathan Reynolds MP argues that acknowledging co-operative housing tenure in Law could ease the growing housing crisis.
Tuesday 11th October 2011
MP raises importance of dance in schools
Frank Doran MP warns that under recent school curriculum reforms the role dance can play in education is in danger of being overlooked.
Tuesday 11th October 2011
MP campaigns for South Dorset marine operations centre
Richard Drax MP calls for a new Marine Operations Centre to be based in South Dorset, following the closure of Portland Coastguard Station.
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Call for Welsh consumer affairs body
Mark Williams MP says the Welsh Government must be given the power to set up their own body to deal with consumer issues.
Wednesday 14th September 2011
MP urges action on 'crippling' fuel prices
Brian Donohoe MP says higher fuel prices are "destroying businesses, preventing growth, adding to inflation and affecting all our personal and working lives".
Tuesday 13th September 2011
MP raises SEN provision concerns
Annette Brooke MP calls on the government to achieve better value for money in the commissioning and delivery of special educational needs during a period of reduced resources.
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Why now is the time to devolve all energy powers to Wales
Jonathan Edwards MP calls for energy powers, formerly held by the IPC, to be devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.
Tuesday 6th September 2011
MP calls for bus services regulation
Graham Stringer MP calls for regulation of bus services, so that the commercial competition is off road at the tendering stage.
Tuesday 6th September 2011
'Uncertainty and confusion' over independent debt advice
Yvonne Fovargue MP says there is uncertainty and confusion over the continuation of the £25m Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) debt advice project.
Thursday 1st September 2011
MP speaks up for SME's in the South
Caroline Dinenage MP says the prevailing stereotype of "affluent leafy suburbs" obscures the existence of pockets of real deprivation in the South.
Wednesday 31st August 2011
MP calls for Debt Management Plans
Nic Dakin MP calls for debt management plans to help the increasing number of individuals getting into debt.
Tuesday 30th August 2011
MP launches bid to save bowling greens
A 'community right to buy' for bowling greens would allow people to band together and purchase the green for themselves and maintain it as a community asset, says John Woodcock MP.
Tuesday 16th August 2011
Localism must not allow 'nimbys' to block new homes
Richard Harrington MP says that measures to give communities a greater say in local housing must not stifle development.
Monday 15th August 2011
Solar industry 'knocked off course' by coalition
Alex Cunningham MP says the solar industry has been knocked off course by a government that has "destroyed confidence" in its renewable energy policy.
Friday 12th August 2011
Lo-carb is good-carb for the economy as well as the environment
Laura Sandys MP says the publication of the Green Deal marks an important step in articulating the economic benefits of transitioning to a low carbon economy.
Thursday 11th August 2011
MP says windfarms would 'destroy' mid Wales
Glyn Davies MP says plans to build hundreds of onshore wind turbines in mid Wales will makes "no economic or 'climate change' sense whatsoever".
Thursday 11th August 2011
Turning sour: the need to reform the dairy industry
Dr Daniel Poulter says the continuing demise of dairy farms in the United Kingdom is a situation we can no longer ignore.
Tuesday 9th August 2011
Fuel poverty – it's complicated
Chris Evans MP says there is no "magic bullet" to bring an end to fuel poverty.
Monday 8th August 2011
Apprenticeships 'must be central' to education system
Robert Halfon MP says apprenticeships are a 'forceful answer' to our stalled social mobility.
Friday 5th August 2011
School admissions system 'baffling'
Mark Lancaster MP writes about the complexities of the school admissions system and its impact on families.
Thursday 4th August 2011
Higher education that is 'open, diverse and accessible'
Gisela Stuart MP says some people need "greater flexibility" in the way they access higher education than what the established universities can offer.
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Cuts in 16-19 year old funding
Nic Dakin MP warns cuts in funding will leave sixth form colleges in danger of becoming 'exam factories' unable to spend time on developing the whole student.
Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Children need early intervention to be 'school ready'
Future generations will be aghast that we let children enter school when they were not school ready, writes Graham Allen MP.
Monday 1st August 2011
Impact of cuts on volunteering
Barbara Keeley MP says it is time for the government to think again and reverse these spending cuts which could be "very damaging" to volunteering.
Friday 29th July 2011
Importance of a fair settlement for local government
Dave Watts MP says that local government spending cuts could penalise the very communities that the government claims it wishes to protect.
Thursday 28th July 2011
Free libraries must not be cut
Free libraries have been hard fought for in the UK – we must not allow them to disappear, says Lisa Nandy MP.
Wednesday 27th July 2011
Public servants should be saved from 'pressured hell holes'
Austin Mitchell MP says concentrating public services and public servants in larger towns is disruptive and damaging.
Tuesday 26th July 2011
MP attacks 'deeply unfair' pension policy
Teresa Pearce MP says the government must "look at the big picture" and drop plans to accelerate the equalisation of the state pension age.
Monday 25th July 2011
We can't afford a 'blanket opposition' to GM technologies
George Freeman MP says access to "all technology and innovation" will be essential if Europe's farmers are to remain competitive and play their part in ensuring global food production keeps pace with demand.
Tuesday 19th July 2011
Access key to hospital reconfiguration
John Pugh MP says access should be at the heart of all hospital reconfiguration.
Tuesday 19th July 2011
The future of the Royal Parks
Mark Field MP says The Royal Parks are a "national asset" treasured by millions of Londoners, those who work here and countless tourists from all four corners of the globe.
Tuesday 19th July 2011
MP urges support for horse racing
Matthew Hancock MP calls for the government to close a loophole in the Gambling Act, before the racing industry is put at risk of "terminal decline".
Wednesday 13th July 2011
Wales needs high speed rail, says MP
Susan Elan Jones MP says Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan must not be allowed to block High Speed Rail 2.
Wednesday 13th July 2011
MP debates missing of Cyprus
Mike Freer MP says it is time for the UK and other European powers to demand Turkey starts working towards full transparency and proper accountablity
Wednesday 13th July 2011
UK automotive has a bright future ahead
Richard Burden MP, chair of the all-party parliamentary motor group, calls on the government to support UK automotive to ensure the industry achieves its potential as a significant driver of growth
Wednesday 13th July 2011
MP urges 'coherent housing strategy'
Luciana Berger MP calls for a 'coherent strategy to renew the housing market' in pathfinder areas following the scrapping of the Housing Market Renewal Initiative.
Tuesday 12th July 2011
MP urges action on football governance
Alison Seabeck MP calls for a "major clear up" of football, with the need for increased transparency at all levels of its governance.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
MP urges action on dangerous dogs
Caroline Nokes MP says owners need to be held accountable for the actions of their dog and calls on the government to respond to this important issue.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
MP presses government on costly flood defence measures
Anne McIntosh MP calls for government action on the Pickering flood defence scheme, whch was halted amid spiralling costs.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Live music under threat
Margaret Ritchie MP attacks the "overly complex and expensive" licensing regime that threatens live music.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Future career opportunities for young people in the North West
Gordon Marsden MP sets out the importance of supporting young people and putting the mechanisms in place to "give them the opportunities they deserve".
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Special Olympics bring 'empowerment'
Chris Heaton-Harris MP says the Special Olympics sports are a gateway to empowerment, competence, acceptance and joy.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
MP urges abandonment of local pylon plan
A Lib Dem MP has launched a Commons bid to prevent the National Grid from building a 37 mile stretch of 150ft pylons across the West countryside.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Future prospects of the packaging industry
Mark Pawsey MP urges the government to consider the current difficulties faced by the UK packaging industry and the future challenges for producers and distributors.
Wednesday 6th July 2011
Effect of government policies on police forces
Teresa Pearce MP warns of the "detrimental effects" the government's cuts agenda will have on police forces and individual officers.
Tuesday 5th July 2011
MP urges support for adoptive parents
Valerie Vaz MP says the government should send a "clear message" that they value what adopters do to help children to find a new home.
Wednesday 29th June 2011
Support urged for computer games industry
Jim McGovern MP calls on the government to introduce a 'Creative Content Fund', to help industries including computer games developers.
Wednesday 29th June 2011
MP calls for ambitious plans on social housing
Jeremy Lefroy MP calls for a generation of new house building alongside a more flexible social housing sector to meet changing needs and tame every-growing housing lists.
Tuesday 28th June 2011
Rural bus services face 'perfect storm'
Dr Sarah Wollaston MP raises concerns about the 'perfect storm' brewing over the future of rural bus services, which are facing ever-increasing costs and reduced revenue.
Tuesday 28th June 2011
MP demands protection for Iranian refugees
Mark Williams MP urges the government to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe" by supporting the international protection of Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf, Iraq.
Thursday 23rd June 2011
ePolitix.com: PMQs briefing
The Greek bailout, high speed rail and welfare reforms were among the questions asked by backbench MPs at prime minister's questions today.
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
MP calls to protect children from passive smoking
Alex Cunningham MP introduces a ten minute rule bill proposing that smoking be banned in private vehicles when there are children present.
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
MP urges immediate action on youth unemployment
Steve McCabe MP says government must act now on youth unemployment and must not be prepared to "sacrifice a generation as so cruelly happened in the 1980s".
Wednesday 22nd June 2011