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10 September 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence about the total cost of the defence training review programme. full story

10 September 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to ensure the development of ground-based laser defence systems as part of the UK’s counter-mortar and counter-rocket capabilities. full story

10 September 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to meet representatives of airline operators to discuss the likely effects of airport ownership by airline operators. full story

10 September 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Bus Services: Fares

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Transport meet bus operators' representatives to discuss return fare ticketing. full story

13 August 2008 : News Release

Click here for more Concerns over ambulance cover

Mark Pritchard has called upon West Midland Ambulance Trust bosses to “state publicly” what the “minimum level of ambulance cover is for Shropshire”. full story

28 July 2008 : News Release

Click here for more New Councillor welcomed

Telford & Wrekin’s new Councillor, Nigel Dugmore, was congratulated on Friday by Michael Gove MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools, and Families. full story

28 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Cuba: Political Prisoners

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to raise the issue of the detention of journalist Victor Rolando Arroyo and the imprisonment of Dr. José García Paneque with the Cuban ambassador to the UK. full story

21 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Pigs: Animal Welfare

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to meet representatives of the British pig industry to discuss the animal welfare standards adhered to by pig breeders. full story

21 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Armed Forces: Cadets

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks about Departmental funding for the army cadet force, air training corps and sea cadet corps for 2009-10. full story

21 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Ethiopia: Eritrea

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the Government of Eritrea on incursions into the international demilitarised area in the border region between Ethiopia and Eritrea. full story

21 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with the Government of Qatar on the use of funds from Qatar by the Eritrean Government for non-violent purposes. full story

21 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Immigrants: Deportation

Mark Pritchard asks the Home Secretary about the deportation of failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants between October 2006 and October 2007. full story

19 July 2008 : News Release

Click here for more MP Calls For Bluetongue Vaccines

Mark Pritchard has called on the Government to make the bluetongue vaccine available to farmers in Shropshire and for the bluetongue protection zone to be extended into the County. full story

17 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary, how many of the 347 laptops stolen or lost from the Ministry of Defence since 2004 have been recovered. full story

17 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Oman: Diplomatic Relations

Mark Pritchard asks the Prime Minister about plans to meet representatives of the Government of Oman in Muscat. full story

17 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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In a written question to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Mark Pritchard calls on him to meet with the Welsh Assembly Government and Ministerial colleagues to discuss the environmental effects of the proposed Severn Barrage. full story

16 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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During Prime Minister's Question Time, Mark Pritchard calls on the PM to review the defence training review programme. full story

16 July 2008 : Speech

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Mark Pritchard leads a debate on Belarus ahead of the parliamentary elections there in September. full story

16 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Foreign Secretary about the answering of Parliamentary questions on human rights. full story

16 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more North Korea

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to make available advice given by the United Kingdom on the recent Group of 6 talks in Beijing on relations with North Korea. full story

16 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more North Korea: Forced Labour

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to make representations to his North Korean counterpart to close the country’s forced labour camps. full story

16 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more South Korea: Prisoners

In a question to the Foreign Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks him to discuss with the government of South Korea the involvement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in prisoner exchanges between South and North Korea. full story

15 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Travel Information: Human Rights

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to encourage travel companies to inform their customers of the human rights records of countries to which they are travelling. full story

15 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence: Foreign Investment in UK

Mark Pritchard highlights the national security implications that arise from overseas shareholdings in British defence companies. full story

15 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Sex: Health Education

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Mark Pritchard calls for the findings of a study on the economics of family planning and underage conceptions by Professor David Patton to be taken into consideration in the review of sexual health and HIV strategy. full story

15 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with the Lord Chief Justice on the use of sharia law in the arbitration of some disputes. full story

15 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Schools: Cadets

Mark Pritchard questions the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about cadet force provision in state schools. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Wales if he will discuss increasing Welsh trade representation at the British Embassy in Washington with the Foreign Secretary. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more G8: Japan

Mark Pritchard asks the Prime Minister to raise the human rights situation in Tibet with world leaders during the G8 summit in Japan. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Property Development

Mark Pritchard calls on the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to put in place measures to inform local authorities to criminal convictions of development companies. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more BBC: Olympic Games

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Mark Pritchard calls on him to discuss with the BBC coverage of any human rights protests during the Beijing Olympics. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Burma: Ethnic Groups

Mark Pritchard questions the Foreign Secretary about representations to the Burmese government on the assassination of Padoh Mahn Sha, Secretary General of the Karen National Union. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Cuba: Political Prisoners

Mark calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the government of Cuba on detention of political prisoners. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Laos: Religious Freedom

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to make representations to the government of Laos on the treatment of Christians in that country. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Armed Forces: Cadets

In a question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks what steps he is taking to acknowledge the work of cadet forces as part of the Cadet 150 celebrations. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary a series of questions relating to the Defence Training Review. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Defence Training Review Executive Board

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks if he will publish the minutes of the last meeting of the Defence Training Review Executive Board. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Mark Pritchard asks the Secretary of State for Defence how many British servicemen who went missing in action during the Korean War remain unaccounted for. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Nord Anglia

In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mark Pritchard asks for his assessment of the effect on the Metrix Consortium and the Defence Training Review programme of the sale of Nord Anglia to Baring, an Asian private equity company. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

South Korea: Defence

Mark Pritchard asks the Defence Secretary about discussions he has held with his South Korean counterpart on strengthening the defence procurement relationship between the UK and the government of South Korea. full story

14 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more HIV Infection: Children

Mark Pritchard asks the Health Secretary how many children in England are receiving NHS treatment for HIV/AIDS. full story

10 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Horn of Africa: Peace Negotiations

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to discuss with the Chairman of the African Union the progress of peace talks following the fighting on the Djibouti-Eritrea border. full story

8 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Topical Question: CAA charges at Heathrow

Mark Pritchard raises is concerns of the effect on British airlines of the 86% increase in charges proposed by the CAA for Heathrow over the next five years. full story

8 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the African Union on increasing the number of AMISON troops in Somalia. full story

7 July 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

Click here for more Post Office Card Account

Mark Pritchard condemns the Government for the closure of post offices in Shropshire and calls on the Minister to ensure the tender process for the new Post Office card account is transparent, open and fair. full story

7 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Type 45 Destroyers: Procurement

In a question to the Defence Secretary, Mark Pritchard asks what discussions were held with the French before announcing the cancellation of the procurement of the seventh and eighth T45 destroyers. full story

7 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Mark Pritchard calls on the Home Secretary to discuss with her Sri Lankan counterpart the transfer of funds from the UK to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. full story

7 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Insurance: Fees and Charges

Mark Pritchard calls on the Chancellor to meet with the Association of British Insurers and the Competition Commission to discuss the fees charged by the insurance industry. full story

6 July 2008 : News Release

Click here for more New rural bus service launched

Mark Pritchard joined Wrockwardine Councillor Terry Kiernan, at the Wrockwardine Church Fete on Saturday to look around Telford & Wrekin Council's new 'Twister' rural bus service. full story

3 July 2008 : Parliamentary Question

Click here for more Eritrea: Ethiopia

Mark Pritchard calls on the Foreign Secretary to hold discussions with the Governments of Iran, Libya and Qatar on measures to prevent the financial support they provide to the Eritrean Government being used in conflicts on the Eritrean/Ethiopian border. full story

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