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25 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Taxation: Domicil

Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about people registering non-domicile status with HMRC. | more

24 January 2008 : Press Release

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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. | more

23 January 2008 : Press Release

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Flood defence budget cuts

Philip Dunne comments on cuts to local flood defence budgets. | more

23 January 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more

22 January 2008 : News Release

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Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty

Philip Dunne comments on today's publication of a critical report on increasing evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty. | more

22 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

22 January 2008 : News Release

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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." | more

22 January 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more

21 January 2008 : Article in Shropshire Star

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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? | more

21 January 2008 : Press Release

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Tribute to Sqdn Ldr Jimmy James

Philip Dunne pays tribute to Squadron Leader Jimmy James. | more

21 January 2008 : Press Release

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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. | more

17 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

17 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

17 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Fuel Poverty

Philip Dunne asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for an assessment of recent trends in fuel poverty. | more

16 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

15 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

14 January 2008 : Article in Shropshire Star

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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. | more

11 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

10 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

9 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

9 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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Northern Ireland: Fuel Smuggling

Philip Dunne questions the Northern Ireland Secretary about fuel smuggling. | more

8 January 2008 : Speech

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Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

Philip Dunne initiates a debate about the impact on the agricultural economy of new regulations governing nitrate vulnerable zones. | more

7 January 2008 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

2 January 2008 : News Release

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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. | more

31 December 2007 : Article in Shropshire Star

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2008 is make or break for Gordon Brown

2008 is likely to prove a make or break year for Gordon Brown and his Government. | more

24 December 2007 : Article in Shropshire Star

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David Cameron rides the political roller-coaster

2007 may well be seen by historians of British politics as a watershed year. | more

24 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

21 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

19 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

18 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

18 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

18 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

17 December 2007 : Article in Shropshire Star

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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. | more

17 December 2007 : News Release

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Labour giving criminals a break - as they walk free from local jails

Worrying new figures expose scandal of convicted criminals being let out early. | more

17 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

17 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

17 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

14 December 2007 : News Release

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MP supports the work of Samaritans

Philip Dunne today voiced his support for the work of The Samaritans both locally and nationally. | more

13 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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Child Benefit: Personal Records

Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about computer software was used for the Child Benefit database. | more

13 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

12 December 2007 : Speech

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Northern Rock

Philip Dunne outlines a catalogue of poor decision making by the Government during the crisis and examines the LibDem case for nationalisation. | more

11 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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Donations (Political Parties)

Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for Justice about trade union contributions to the Labour party. | more

11 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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). | more

11 December 2007 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more

10 December 2007 : Article in Shropshire Star

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Shops need supporting all year, not just at Christmas

This is one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year. | more

10 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

10 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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Taxation: Domicil

Philip Dunne asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer a series of questions relating to non-domiciled individuals resident in the UK. | more

7 December 2007 : News Release

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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. | more

6 December 2007 : Parliamentary Question

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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. | more

6 December 2007 : News Release

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BBC risk management challenges

Philip Dunne comments on the release of the Public Accounts Committee report into the BBC's management of risk. | more

 

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