17 October 2007 :
News Release
Shropshire MPs to meet Council chiefs over rural schools
Shropshire's MPs representing the most rural constituencies of Ludlow and North Shropshire are meeting County Council education chiefs this Friday.
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16 October 2007 :
News Release
Legal Aid and Mediation needed in rural areas, for people involved in family breakdown
Philip Dunne today said: "I am concerned for the availability of legal aid and mediation facilities in rural areas."
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15 October 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Brown's EU headache needs referendum cure
This week's headache for our embattled Prime Minister is how to handle the final EU Treaty negotiation in Lisbon without caving in to EU demands.
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15 October 2007 :
News Release
Dunne secures slot for award winning Shropshire beer in Parliament
Philip Dunne has secured the guest beer opportunity for Hobsons Brewery to showcase its award winning Hobsons Mild in the Strangers Bar at the House of Commons.
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15 October 2007 :
News Release
Philip Dunne launches campaign for better heart health
Philip Dunne today met with a group of national health charities at Westminster to launch a campaign that aims to drastically cut the number of deaths in the UK from heart disease and stroke.
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11 October 2007 :
News Release
Philip Dunne MP Nominated for MP Website Award
Philip Dunne has been nominated a finalist in the British Computer Society MP Website Awards.
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10 October 2007 :
News Release
Identity and Passport Service: Introduction of ePassports
Philip Dunne raises concerns about security risks with ePassports.
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10 October 2007 :
News Release
Philip Dunne and John Barnes Support Sports Club Campaign
Philip Dunne supported an event at Westminster yesterday to back the Central Council of Physical Recreations campaign to help sports clubs in the Ludlow constituency.
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9 October 2007 :
Speech
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
Philip Dunne fears that the Bill fails to tackle the increase in violent crime and calls for more stringent sentencing for carrying a gun or knife. The Government also needs to address prison overcrowding and provide better drug rehabilitation facilities.
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9 October 2007 :
News Release
Jobcentre Plus: Delivering effective services through personal advisers
Philip Dunne comments on the publication of the Public Accounts Committee's report into how effective Personal Advisers can be in delivering benefits and getting people into work.
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8 October 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Cameron on track as Brown spins off rails
Gordon Brown boxed himself into a corner and has bottled it.
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8 October 2007 :
News Release
Dunne joins Phone-In
Philip Dunne joined BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Jim Hawkins for an hour long phone-in last week.
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8 October 2007 :
News Release
Celebrating 60 years of Meals on Wheels
Philip Dunne MP helped to deliver meals on wheels in Ludlow on Friday as part of Meals on Wheels Week.
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8 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Scientific Advisory Committees: Finance
Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills about the costs of scientific advisory committees.
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7 October 2007 :
News Release
Dunne backs ID fraud report
Philip Dunne is a member of The All Party Parliamentary Group on Identity Fraud, which has published the final report of its investigation into identity fraud.
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5 October 2007 :
News Release
Claverley Dinner
Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman of English Heritage until July was guest speaker at the Claverley Annual Dinner held in the village hall recently.
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5 October 2007 :
News Release
Dunne pledges to help first-time buyers and families across Ludlow Constituency
Philip Dunne MP welcomed this week new proposals designed to help families and first-time buyers, unveiled at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool.
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3 October 2007 :
News Release
Ludlow Schools get Computers from Tesco
Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow, will be presenting equipment to the winners of the Tesco Computers for Schools 2007 contest on Friday 5th October.
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2 October 2007 :
News Release
Celebrating 60 years of Meals on Wheels
Philip Dunne MP will be helping to deliver meals on wheels in Ludlow this Friday as part of Meals on Wheels Week.
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1 October 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Time for a change
Here in Blackpool at the Conservative party conference all the talk is of an early election.
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1 October 2007 :
News Release
MP opens Ludlow Skate Park
Philip Dunne opened the new skate park at the Wheeler Road sports field.
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24 September 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
We need immigration controls not amnesties
Under Labour, Britain has experienced unprecedented levels of immigration at least 2.5 million people in the last decade, many of them illegal.
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17 September 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Middle East push for peace
Visiting Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank last week was a salutary reminder of how fortunate we are to live in peace.
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14 September 2007 :
News Release
Dunne welcomes Blueprint for a Green Economy
Philip Dunne today backed the Conservative's Quality of Life Policy Group report entitled Blueprint for a Green Economy published yesterday.
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14 September 2007 :
News Release
Undercover cops in no-smoking cock-up
Undercover police will have to give the game away thanks to new anti-smoking laws, fears Philip Dunne.
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13 September 2007 :
News Release
Dunne raises bio-security concerns following new FMD outbreak
Philip Dunne MP for Ludlow and a livestock farmer himself, has expressed his deep concern at news of another outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease in Surrey.
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12 September 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
More money has not led to better schools
Labour's policies have failed to raise education standards at all levels over the past 10 years, according to a flurry of new independent reports.
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10 September 2007 :
Photo
Lydbury North Meet your MP – Philip Dunne with David Meddins, Cllr Jackie Williams, Cllr Georgiana Ellis and her daughter
Lydbury North Meet your MP – Philip Dunne with David Meddins, Cllr Jackie Williams, Cllr Georgiana Ellis and her daughter
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10 September 2007 :
Photo
Philip meets Janet Bradbury of Clun Post Office
Philip meets Janet Bradbury of Clun Post Office when taking his mobile surgery around the constituency in early September
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10 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Public Sector: Pensions
Philip Dunne asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to announce the Government's total accrued liability in relation to public service pension schemes as at March 2006.
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10 September 2007 :
Photo
Philip meets his constituents in The Crown Inn, Newcastle on Clun
Philip meets his constituents in The Crown Inn, Newcastle on Clun
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6 September 2007 :
News Release
Dunne's plan to safeguard Britain's High Streets
Philip Dunne is asking local businesses to contribute to a commission that is reviewing the future of small shops in Britain's High Streets.
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6 September 2007 :
News Release
Dunne welcomes new direct train services between Shropshire and London
Philip Dunne has welcomed the recent decision by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to approve track access rights for a new service between London Marylebone and Wrexham.
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6 September 2007 :
Photo
New Engine House at Severn Valley Railway
Philip Dunne MP shows Pat McFadden, Minister of State for DBERR (the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) the new Engine House at Severn Valley Railway.
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4 September 2007 :
Philip Dunne and his mobile surgery in the Clun Forest
Philip Dunne and his mobile surgery in the Clun Forest
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4 September 2007 :
Photo
Philip visits Bridgnorth Livestock Market
Philip visits Bridgnorth Livestock Market reopened in early September after Foot & Mouth outbreak in Surrey. Photo: Martyn Farnell (Photography)
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3 September 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Only Cameron is a force for real change in Britain
Gordon Brown is toying with an autumn election as he seeks to persuade the country that his takeover from Tony Blair marks a fundamental change in the Government's direction.
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3 September 2007 :
News Release
Philip opens Corvedale Autumn Show
Philip Dunne opened the 50th Corvedale and District Autumn Show at Diddlebury Village Hall last Saturday.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Departments: Dismissal
Philip Dunne questions the Secretary of State for International Development about the reasons for summary dismissal of three members of staff without written warnings.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Mr. Howard Horsley
Philip Dunne asks the Secretary of State for International Development what representations were received from Mr. Howard Horsley, former Education Field Office Manager in Ghana, before his dismissal in January 2000 on corruption and misconduct.
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3 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Vehicles
Philip Dunne asks whether undercover police vehicles are required to display a no-smoking sign.
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30 August 2007 :
News Release
Meet your MP
Local MP Philip Dunne will be holding a series of mobile advice surgeries and Meet your MP sessions during the parliamentary recess in September.
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29 August 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Time to be tough on gun crime
The shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Liverpool last week has highlighted the barbaric subculture infecting much of urban Britain.
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29 August 2007 :
News Release
MP activities locally
Forthcoming events for Philip Dunne MP.
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21 August 2007 :
News Release
New lease of life for Stone House Hospital, Bishop's Castle
A new Stone House Forum was established last week by representatives of the community in and around Bishop's Castle who use the Stone House Hospital and residential care home.
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20 August 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Conservatives not Brown can change our economy for the better
Last Friday the latest Conservative policy group unveiled its detailed report into the competitiveness of the British economy.
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17 August 2007 :
News Release
Freeing Britain to Compete
Philip Dunne today backed the Conservative's Economic Competitiveness Policy Group as it today launched its report entitled Freeing Britain to Compete.
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16 August 2007 :
News Release
MP Comments on Transport Minister visit to Ludlow
Philip Dunne calls on the Minister to confirm that the full cost of replacing the Burway Bridge will be met by Central Government.
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15 August 2007 :
News Release
Philip Dunne comments on Bishop's Castle Meats closure
Philip Dunne comments on news that the abattoir at Bishop's Castle, closed due to Foot & Mouth Disease restrictions, will not re-open.
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13 August 2007 :
Article
in Shropshire Star
Questions for Ministers over Foot and Mouth
This has been an anxious 10 days for farmers and all who depend on or love the countryside. The foot and mouth outbreak at Pirbright in Surrey has horrified the livestock community.
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