25 February 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
Rural Petrol Stations
Philip Dunne raises concerns about the effects of the business rates revaluation on rural petrol stations.
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13 January 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
Energy Security
Philip Dunne raises his concerns at the lack of capacity for gas storage in the UK.
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7 January 2010 :
Parliamentary Debate
Salt Reserves
Philip Dunne raises concerns that 'Salt Cell' - the cross-departmental group of officials responsible for managing the supply chain with the salt suppliers - is not coping nor communicating properly with suppliers.
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26 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Territorial Army Debate
Philip Dunne highlights the importance of junior leader and officer training prior to deployment.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Health Bill: Tobacco products display at point of sale
Philip Dunne raises his concerns that the loss of turnover resulting from a ban on display of tobaccos products at point of sale would put many small shops out of business.
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14 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Topical Question: Public Finances
Philip Dunne condemns the record of the Chancellor who has overseen the worst decline in public finances of any OECD country.
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15 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Children, Schools and Families Questions: SATs Testing
Philip Dunne welcomes NUT support for new proposals for the testing of children in the first year of secondary school rather than at primary school.
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1 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill
Philip Dunne questions whether the Government is committed to Regional Development Agencies reflecting local community interests whilst at the same time Advantage West Midlands – the local RDA - is set to cut its funding to local authorities.
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1 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Post Office Services (Shropshire)
The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform publishes his response to the Church Stretton sorting office petition presented by Philip Dunne.
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5 May 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Post Office Services (Shropshire)
Philip Dunne presents a petition to the House of Commons to reverse proposals to close the sorting office in Church Stretton.
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31 March 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
The Economy debate
Philip Dunne questions the Chancellor over the increase in business rates and also highlights a local business which has gone into administration having been unable to access the enterprise finance guarantee scheme.
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26 March 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Defence in the UK
Philip Dunne raises his concerns on the impact on armed forces retention and recruitment of "shambolic" delay in pay award annoucement.
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24 March 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Rural Economy
During a debate on the problems facing rural communities in the current economic climate, Philip Dunne condemns the closure of Government departments - such as HMRC offices - in rural areas.
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16 March 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting
Philip Dunne challenges the Chancellor over instructions limiting Lord Turner's review of the regulatory structure in the financial sector.
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10 March 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
European Working Time Directive: Firefighters
Philip Dunne raises his concerns about fire protection cover in Shropshire if the EU abolishes the retained firefighters' opt-out of the European Working Time Directive.
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26 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Banking (Asset Protection Scheme)
Responding the Chancellor's announcement of a scheme to insure so-called 'toxic assets', Philip Dunne raises his concerns at the lack of detail as to which assets are to be included.
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26 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Welsh Affairs debate: Wylfa nuclear plant
Philip Dunne calls on the Government to keep the Wylfa nuclear plant open.
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11 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Royal Mail
In a debate on the Hooper Review's proposals for a partial privatisation of Royal Mail, Philip Dunne calls on the Government clarify its position over the involvement of private equity.
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2 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Government Capital Expenditure debate
During a LibDem Opposition Day debate Philip Dunne highlights an inconsistent approach on using public spending to stimulate the economy.
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26 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Pre-Budget Report debate
Philip Dunne raises the problem of the Government not fully passing through the VAT reduction to thousands of small firms on the Flat Rate VAT scheme.
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13 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Post Office Card Account
Following the Post Office Card Account statement, Philip Dunne discredits the Government's claims that the change of heart is due to the credit crunch.
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10 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Post Office Card Account debate
Philip Dunne calls on the Government to recognise the implications for the post office network if it does not grant the new contract to the Post Office.
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29 October 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Olympic Legacy debate
Philip Dunne calls on the Government to reserve a site in the Olympic park to recognise the contribution of Dr. William Penny Brookes and the Wenlock Olympian Society to the origins of the modern Olympics.
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22 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Topical Question: Knife crime
Philip Dunne challenges the Secretary of State for Health over proposals for hospital visits by convicted knife-crime assailants.
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1 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Finance Bill - Report stage
Philip Dunne calls for publication of the distribution analysis of the effects of the tax changes that was given to Ministers making the policies announced in the 2007 Budget.
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28 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Finance Bill
During a debate on the Finance Bill, Philip Dunne points out that the Treasury was completely clear about who would be losers under the abolition of the 10p rate as long ago as the Budget of last year.
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24 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Northern Rock
Philip Dunne challenges the Chancellor of the Exchequer over the Chief Secretary's comments that the independent valuer should treat Northern Rock as though it were in administration.
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21 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Financial Stability Statement
During the Chancellor's Statement on the new Bank of England facility for banks, Philip established that this would be a covert facility through his question to the Chancellor.
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21 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Finance Bill
Philip pressed the Chief Secretary to admit that the increase in winter fuel payment, on which she laid much emphasis, would only be for one year.
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21 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Finance Bill
Philip Dunne raises his concerns that the Budget has increased the number of people who have to pay more than the 60 per cent. marginal rate of tax if they come off working tax credit and get into work.
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