25 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Taxation: Domicil
Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about people registering non-domicile status with HMRC.
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24 January 2008 :
Press Release
Improving services and support for people with dementia
Philip Dunne comments on the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report examining services and support for people with dementia.
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23 January 2008 :
Press Release
Flood defence budget cuts
Philip Dunne comments on cuts to local flood defence budgets.
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23 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Comptroller and Auditor General
Philip Dunne pays tribute to the outgoing Comptroller and Auditor General, Sir John Bourn and praises the work he did in introducing public accountability to the BBC in undertaking its value-for-money audits.
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22 January 2008 :
News Release
Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
Philip Dunne comments on today's publication of a critical report on increasing evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty.
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22 January 2008 :
News Release
MP welcomes boost for County's GP surgeries
Philip Dunne comments on today's announcement by Shropshire County PCT on its programme of spending plans to improve GP surgeries.
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22 January 2008 :
News Release
Dunne backs Hague stance on EU Treaty referendum: Lib Dems 'without principles', says Hague
Philip Dunne endorsed William Hague's comments today, saying: "The issue of Europe often raises strong passions, mostly from people who take a strong stance from a point of principle."
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22 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Fire Service Retirement (Ill Health)
Philip Dunne highlights problems faced by retained firefighters who are injured on duty and become unfit for firefighting - and possibly unfit to continue in their outside line of work.
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21 January 2008 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Have we learned the lessons of the summer floods?
Have the floods of last summer come back to haunt us in the depths of winter?
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21 January 2008 :
Press Release
Tribute to Sqdn Ldr Jimmy James
Philip Dunne pays tribute to Squadron Leader Jimmy James.
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21 January 2008 :
Press Release
Retained Firefighters deserve fair pensions say Shropshire MPs
Philip Dunne joined other Shropshire MPs to meet with Dave Jennings, County Chairman of the Retained Firefighters Union at Shirehall last Friday.
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17 January 2008 :
News Release
Department of Health: Prescribing costs in Primary Care
Philip Dunne comments on the publication of the Puiblic Accounts Committee report into NHS spending on prescription drugs.
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17 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Topical Question
Philip Dunne calls on the Government to act to end the 'complete confusion' in the business sector caused by delays over proposed changes to capital gains tax.
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17 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Fuel Poverty
Philip Dunne asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for an assessment of recent trends in fuel poverty.
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16 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prime Minister's Questions: Work and Pensions
Philip Dunne questions the PM directly about the future of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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15 January 2008 :
News Release
Building for the future: sustainable construction and refurbishment on the government estate
Philip Dunne comments on the Public Accounts Committee release of its report on new government buildings and major refurbishments.
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14 January 2008 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Anxious time for Shropshire schools
With the new school term starting last week, it is an anxious time for many, especially parents, staff and governors of Shropshire's village primaries.
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11 January 2008 :
News Release
Post office review of Shropshire to start Monday
Philip Dunne has written to all sub-postmasters in the Ludlow Constituency informing them of the timetable to which Post Office Limited is conducting its review of which post offices to close.
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10 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Legal Aid Scheme: ICT
Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the original start date planned for the online computer system for reporting legal aid claims by solicitors.
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9 January 2008 :
News Release
Dunne criticises EU for forcing UK to pay winter fuel to expats
Almost 48,000 British expat pensioners are now entitled to their winter fuel allowance even if they are living in sunnier climes.
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9 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Northern Ireland: Fuel Smuggling
Philip Dunne questions the Northern Ireland Secretary about fuel smuggling.
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8 January 2008 :
Speech
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
Philip Dunne initiates a debate about the impact on the agricultural economy of new regulations governing nitrate vulnerable zones.
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7 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Legal Aid Scheme: ICT
Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the costs of the new online reporting system for legal aid claims by solicitors.
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2 January 2008 :
News Release
Philip Dunne urges local teenagers to participate in free investment challenge
Local MP Philip Dunne has today urged schools and colleges in Ludlow to register this term for the 2007-8 ifs Student Investor Challenge, sponsored by Deutsche Bank & Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust.
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31 December 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
2008 is make or break for Gordon Brown
2008 is likely to prove a make or break year for Gordon Brown and his Government.
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24 December 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
David Cameron rides the political roller-coaster
2007 may well be seen by historians of British politics as a watershed year.
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24 December 2007 :
News Release
Power to the people - promoting local green energy and saving money
Local residents across Shropshire could find it easier to generate their own green energy under major new plans announced by Conservatives.
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21 December 2007 :
News Release
Philip Dunne joins League of Friends of Lady Forester Nursing Home for cheque presentation
Philip Dunne joined the League of Friends of Lady Forester Nursing Home who have raised a magnificent £6,891.
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19 December 2007 :
News Release
Schools Minister to meet Shropshire MPs and schools chiefs
Philip Dunne has secured a meeting with Schools Minister, Jim Knight MP, other Shropshire MPs and county education chiefs when Parliament resumes in January.
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18 December 2007 :
News Release
Environment Agency: Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
Philip Dunne comments on the release of the Public Accounts Committee's report on the Environment Agency.
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18 December 2007 :
News Release
Small Shops Commissioners visit Ludlow to Hear from Independents
Two members of the Conservative Commission into Small Shops on the High Street were in Ludlow last week talking to independent businesses in Shropshire.
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18 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Benefit: Personal Records
Philip Dunne asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the computer software used to store the Child Benefit database in HM Revenue and Customs.
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17 December 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Brown pleases no one with his stealthy embrace of new Brussels powers
So Gordon Brown has skulked in and signed up to the EU Constitution in the shadows, breaking his election manifesto pledge for a referendum, but at the same time managing to upset europhiles, eurosceptics and other EU leaders.
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17 December 2007 :
News Release
Labour giving criminals a break - as they walk free from local jails
Worrying new figures expose scandal of convicted criminals being let out early.
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17 December 2007 :
News Release
Bridgnorth school gets Cooking Equipment from Sainsbury's
Philip Dunne presents cooking equipment to Oldbury Wells School in Bridgnorth as part of Sainsbury's Active Kids Programme for Schools 2007 contest.
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17 December 2007 :
News Release
The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
Philip Dunne comments on today's formal announcement by the Government of the composition of the Shadow Authority for Shropshire.
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17 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Education: Funding
In a question to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Philip Dunne asks about equity of funding between pupils in England.
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14 December 2007 :
News Release
MP supports the work of Samaritans
Philip Dunne today voiced his support for the work of The Samaritans both locally and nationally.
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13 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Benefit: Personal Records
Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about computer software was used for the Child Benefit database.
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13 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Benefit: Personal Records
In a written question, Philip Dunne asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about password encryption of the Child Benefit database within the HMRC.
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12 December 2007 :
Speech
Northern Rock
Philip Dunne outlines a catalogue of poor decision making by the Government during the crisis and examines the LibDem case for nationalisation.
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11 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Donations (Political Parties)
Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for Justice about trade union contributions to the Labour party.
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11 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Topical Question: Sentencing
During Department of Justice questions, Philip Dunne raises concerns that under new proposals prisoners convicted of sexual assault or paedophile offences will not be eligible for the indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP).
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11 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
School Funding (Shropshire) Debate
Philip Dunne condemns the comprehensive spending review which has resulted in funding for schools in Shropshire being locked into a well below average settlement for the next three years.
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10 December 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Shops need supporting all year, not just at Christmas
This is one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year.
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10 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Inheritance Tax
Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the costs of raising the individual inheritance tax allowance to £1,000,000 following changes announced in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report.
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10 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Taxation: Domicil
Philip Dunne asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer a series of questions relating to non-domiciled individuals resident in the UK.
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7 December 2007 :
News Release
Dunne backs swimming campaign
Philip Dunne MP met Olympic swimming medallists Duncan Goodhew MBE and Steve Parry at the launch of the interim results of an innovative national swimming project.
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6 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prime Minister's Questions: Shropshire Schools
Philip Dunne MP brought the potential closure of schools in Shropshire to the Prime Minister's attention during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
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6 December 2007 :
News Release
BBC risk management challenges
Philip Dunne comments on the release of the Public Accounts Committee report into the BBC's management of risk.
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