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- Word From Westminster - September 2008
Word from Westminster - September 08 When the conference season is over it is the time for Parliament to return and it usually starts with a whimper, however...
- Word From Westminster - July 08
The recommendation from the Boundary Committee for the new unitary authority was a huge disappointment for everyone – the meeting between all Norfolk and Suffolk MP’s and the committee resulted...
- Word From Westminster - June 2008
Following the recent furore over
the leaked Natural England report which mentioned flooding some of
our Norfolk coastline, a debate was held in Parliament on the issue
of flooding and coastal erosion with...
- Word From Westminster - May 2008
There is no
doubt that the past month has been very testing politically
especially with regard to the question of the abolition of the 10p
tax rate. Following the campaign waged by...
- Word From Westminster - April 08
The six post offices recently announced as up for closure in our local consultation came as no surprise to me. However, there has been some justified criticism of the...
- Word From Westminster - February 08
The return to Parliament following Christmas and New Year has certainly been busy, and one of the first Bills looked at since the return was the Energy Bill. The Bill...
- Word From Westminster - March 08
Being MP often gives me the opportunity to meet some extraordinary people and organisations. Last month was one of those months which threw up several such opportunities. I always...
- Word From Westminster - January 08
The beginning of the year is time to look forward to what it might bring us and I am confident that this year, as in the past few years will...
- Word From Westminster - December 07
November has certainly been a turbulent time at Westminster. The well documented problems of the HMRC data going missing and the investigation into the misreporting of donations to the party,...
- Word From Westminster - November 07
With the return of Parliament, October has been a very busy month in Westminster. Early in the month I was pleased to team up
with Bob Blizzard, MP for Lowestoft, and...
- Word From Westminster - August 07
The lead up to the end of this parliamentary year has continued with several major events, and a local one I’d like to mention is the one I hosted...
- Word From Westminster - October 07
The start of September was extremely busy but very productive. Having attended the Offshore Europe Oil and Gas Exhibition in Aberdeen in support of the companies in and around...
- Word From Westminster - June 07
In the last few weeks I invited veterans to contact me regarding the Armed Forces Veteran’s Lapel Badge and to say we’ve had a good response would be an understatement!...
- Word From Westminster - February 07
The agonising row over the lack of prison space has become a potential hot potato since the recent letter sent from the Home Secretary to the Judges. Now all...
- Word From Westminster - March 07
The decision to start the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, in accordance with the statement made by the Prime Minister some time ago, will I am sure be widely welcomed....
- Word From Westminster - April 07
Apart from the disappointment, for me, that the vote on the order to allow the new casino in Great Yarmouth to be built was lost in the Lords, the...
- Word From Westminster - May 07
The month started with the capture of the 15 navy personnel by the Iranian navy and the concern for the welfare of the 15 was of paramount importance. The inevitable...
- Word From Westminster - July 07
The last month has undoubtedly been taken up by two significant events, the first being the handover from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party and...
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