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 June 23 - Mark's views on Polyclinics |
Primary Care Trusts across England are looking at how"polyclinics" could work locally. Read Mark's blog to find out hisviews....
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| June 13 - Terror detention and how Mark voted |
The government has won a key House ofCommons vote on extending the terror detention limit to 42 days,with 315 MPs supporting the measure and 306 opposingit. Mark abstained from the vote. Read hi...
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| June 2 - Aston and Pauline honoured for their voluntary work |
AN18-year-old NHS volunteer is due to attend a receptionhosted by the Prime Minister in recognition of theirwork.A-levelstudent Aston Cresswell, of Etwall, has been working at theAccide...
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| May 21 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill |
Mark has written a blog on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill currently going through Parliament. Clickon "blog" on the home page to read it....
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| May 6 - The Local Elections |
Mark writes about the recent Local Elections. Click on his blogon the home page....
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| April 29 - 10p tax rate and terror laws |
Mark has written blogs on the controversy surrounding theabolition of the 10p tax rate and the new terror laws. Click on his"blog"....
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| April 29 - Mark invites children to dinner |
Mark is staging another school dinners' event at NewhallJunior Community School on May 16. The after-school event is aimed at encouraging parents andtheir children to opt for school lunches ...
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| April 1 - Mark to ask questions on free fruit and eco-town |
Mark is scheduled to ask a question on free fruit in schools during Prime Minister's Questions tomorrow (Wed) and is also expected to take part in Local Government questions&nbs...
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| March 18 - Rebuilding Swadlincote schools delayed. |
Building Schools for the Future - the project to rebuild secondary schools - has been delayed for
Swadlincote. Derbyshire County Council had proposed to use the £44m to close William Allitt a...
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| March 11 - Porton Down veteran calls for compensation |
A former National Service veteran has told how he was misled into taking part in nerve gas tests at Porton Down military research centre. Derek Buswell (76), of Shelton Lock, volunt...
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| March 3 - Winner of survey announced |
Mark has presented a £50 gift voucher to the winner of his annual report survey. The 2007 report asked constituents to suggest ways o...
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| February 11- Mark speaks out about MPs' alllowances |
Mark was among several MPs featured in an article in the Mail on Sunday yesterday about the money they receive to live in London. Click on Mark's blog for his response to the article....
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| February 6 - Update on Disabled Facilities Grants |
South Derbyshire has been allocated an extra £20,000 for grants for disabled people for this financial year. Mark met with Baroness Andrews, the Minister for Communities, last year after the distr...
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| February 4 - Mark leads adjournment debate on housing growth |
Mark has led a debate on the mounting pressure of housing growth in his constituency. For the past 15 years, about 600 homes per year have been built in the district. The draft review of ...
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| January 30 - Meeting with Jack Straw |
THE mother of a man who died in prison from dehydration has shown Lord Chancellor Jack Straw photographs of her son's dead body. Mark arranged the meeting between Mr Straw and Pamela Green, whose s...
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| January 21 - Post Office closures debate |
Mark has quizzed Patrick McFadden, the Minister of State for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in Parliament about Post Office closures. Three post offices in S...
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| January 17 - Jack Straw to meet family of man who died in prison |
Mark has arranged a meeting between Jack Straw, the Lord Chancellor and the family of Martin Green. Mr Green, originally from Newhall, but latterly of Durham Close, Midway, died on July ...
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| January 14 - Grovewood eco-town |
Mark has signed a petition opposing plans for a 5,700-home eco-town in the National Forest. Proposals for the Grovewood development, near Drakelow, were unveiled last year. Banks Developm...
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| January 9 - US elections |
Read Mark's views on the US elections by clicking on Mark's blog...
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| December 20 - Mark writes to PostWatch about post office closures |
Mark has written to consumer body PostWatch about how branch closures in South Derbyshire will be handled. It was confirmed last week that post offces in Church Gresley, Egginton and Newton Solney ...
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Mark has presented a £50 gift voucher to the winner of his annual report survey. The 2007 report asked constituents to suggest ways o...