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Royal Gibraltar Regiment playing its part in Afghanistan -- MOD The ‘unstoppable’ peace process in Nad ‘Ali -- MOD Euroland is not working -- John Redwood (Con) ‘Patients not paperwork’ -- Prime Minister's Office Freedom to fly: Pickles to cut red tape that stops the public from flying flags -- CLG Rays of Hope on the Economy? -- Dominic Raab (Con) David Cameron has admitted that he secured no safeguards for the UK – Alexander -- Party News (Lab) Business backing Youth Contract – Jo -- Jo Swinson (Lib Dem) MP Seeks Gritting Assurances from County Council. -- Stephen Lloyd (Lib Dem) Bombardier Update -- Heather Wheeler (Con) People will take Cameron’s pronouncements on the NHS with a pinch of salt – Burnham -- Party News (Lab) Farron calls for fairer deal for businesses and residents facing flood fears -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) MP holds farmers forum -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) Lunch Club At Woodview Community Centre starts on January 10th 2012! -- Gisela Stuart (Lab) Dump divorce day and make mediation a resolution instead – Djanogly -- Ministry of Justice Scottish and French troops train together -- MOD British and French troops train together -- MOD Spin and warm words on executive pay from an out of touch Prime Minister – Umunna -- Party News (Lab) SNP to lead Clackmannanshire Council -- Party News (SNP) Business backed youth contracts will bring more jobs to the South Lakes says MP -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) 19 July 2011 extract from interview with Rebekah Brooks -- Tom Watson (Lab) Navy Reservist awarded MBE for anti-piracy work -- MOD White Water Paper -- Oliver Heald (Con) New focus on quality and nursing care -- Party News (Con) Blairites want to go down the Osborne route -- Michael Meacher (Lab) MP offers oak trees for planting -- Bob Russell (Lib Dem) Foreign Secretary remarks at his press conference in Burma -- FCO Criticising HS2 via the FT -- Steven Baker (Con) Stephen Mosley urges local primary schools to help “Make IT Healthy” -- Stephen Mosley (Con) MP’s bid to stop wrong-way lorries -- Bob Russell (Lib Dem) MP supports Bedouin Arabs -- Bob Russell (Lib Dem) Political whisky bid raises £435 -- Bob Russell (Lib Dem) Give Jubilee Medals to soldiers says MP -- Bob Russell (Lib Dem) MPs to lead county export drive -- Harriett Baldwin (Con) Rehman visits Riverside School -- Rehman Chishti (Con) Families with children are shouldering a disproportionate share of the burden -- Luciana Berger (Lab & Co-op) Royston Hospital -- Oliver Heald (Con) A misspent youth -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Great Expectations for 2012 -- Mark Reckless (Con) End ‘something for nothing’ pay in the City and the boardroom, Cameron told -- Party News (Lab) Atlantic Array update -- Nick Harvey (Lib Dem) BIS refuse to release some BIS documents to ‘protect commercial interests’ and refuse to reveal Government legal advice on pubco reform -- Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem) Britain says "no" – but more Europe happens anyway -- Douglas Carswell (Con) 2012 : Cameron’s year of danger. -- Paul Flynn (Lab) The authentic Ed Miliband -- Gordon Prentice (Lab, Ret 2010) £150 million Big Society ‘endowment for the nation’ launched -- Cabinet Office RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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MPs report on working effectively in fragile and conflict-affected states -- Parliamentary news Royal Engineers earn time with newborn babies after busy Helmand tour -- MOD The UK’s contribution to freeing Libya -- MOD Apache strikes senior Taliban commander -- MOD MPs publish report on piracy off the coast of Somalia -- Parliamentary news Industrial and Provident Societies -- Charity Commission Caring for the elderly -- John Redwood (Con) Find out more about ParentPort -- Ofcom Creating jobs is our top priority for 2012 -- Damian Collins (Con) New quick guide: Economics in One Lesson -- Steven Baker (Con) Fuel duty and priorities for 2012 -- Alun Cairns (Con) Whooping cough cases increase -- Health Protection Agency Do More To Tackle Fuel Poverty Treasury Told -- Eilidh Whiteford (SNP) Councils given the freedom to stop people playing the social housing system -- CLG MP welcomes news troubleshooters are to remain at hospital trust -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) MP says BBC bosses in danger of losing the trust of the county if they push through cuts -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) We Must Empower Our Young People To Have a Positive Body Image in 2012 – Jo -- Jo Swinson (Lib Dem) Business leaders back Nick Clegg’s £1bn Youth Contract -- Party News (Lib Dem) A Letter From UK Power Networks -- David Lidington (Con) On every count Nick Clegg and David Cameron have failed to act – Umunna -- Party News (Lab) Oliver Heald’s Blog 2012-01-05 11:09:04 -- Oliver Heald (Con) Rehman attends the opening of the Medway Queen Visitor Centre -- Rehman Chishti (Con) OFT refers water merger to the Competition Commission -- Office of Fair Trading Foreign Secretary meets Burmese government in Naypyitaw -- FCO Beith welcomes business backing for Youth Contract – over 2500 young people in Northumberland could benefit -- Alan Beith (Lib Dem) Business boosting measures announced -- Prime Minister's Office Extra social care funding means better help at home for people in Northumberland, says Cllr Jeff Reid -- Alan Beith (Lib Dem) I will try something new this year… -- Welsh Government News UCU report – ministers are putting our world class university sector in jeopardy – Mahmood -- Party News (Lab) Recycle more in 2012 urges Minister, and help Wales hit 50% -- Welsh Government News Business boosting measures announced -- Party News (Con) Prime Minister visits Maidenhead to hear from local businesses -- Theresa May (Con) Extraordinary statement on health and social care from the PM – Burnham -- Party News (Lab) Looking for somewhere to turn as the recession bites? -- Welsh Government News Times Story about Adoption Reversals -- John Hemming (Lib Dem) Mulholland applauds police response to violence on Leeds streets -- Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem) The South Lakes is an ideal location for government’s new £15 million rural business hub says MP -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) Ian Swales welcomes extra social care funding that means better help at home for people in Redcar and Cleveland -- Ian Swales (Lib Dem) Swales welcomes business backing for Youth Contract – over 1900 young people in Redcar and Cleveland could benefit -- Ian Swales (Lib Dem) Letter to The Economist on the EU -- Dominic Raab (Con) Let the public judge Diane Abbott’s stupid remarks, rather than the Guillotine -- Robert Halfon (Con) Manchester City defender backs Didsbury mum’s charity campaign -- John Leech (Lib Dem) Foreign Office Minister condemns bombings in Baghdad and Nasiriya -- FCO Ministers stood by while HMRC cut a sweetheart deal with Goldman Sachs – Smith -- Party News (Lab) Djanogly: Reform to solicitors to give UK consumers greater choice -- Ministry of Justice New ‘Facebook’-style communication system improving Morley schools -- Ed Balls (Lab & Co-op) Combating Metal Thefts -- Jason McCartney (Con) Business backing for Youth Contract is good news – Simon Hughes MP -- Simon Hughes (Lib Dem) Stephen Lawrence – some justice at last -- Sadiq Khan (Lab) Job opportunity in my Westminster office -- Caroline Lucas (Greens) The year ahead for Bristol -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Lethal invisible wounds -- Paul Flynn (Lab) How might it all unravel? -- Douglas Carswell (Con) My desert island – just me and lots of men -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Assisted Suicide ? 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Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) – new procedure for Arts Council England endorsement -- UK Border Agency Soldiers first – the role of Army photographers -- MOD Is the Bank of England about to get inflation right? -- John Redwood (Con) Welcome NHS cash boost for Harlow -- Robert Halfon (Con) Audience complaints -- Ofcom The European Union’s failure by its own standards -- Steven Baker (Con) Tony Baldry receives letter from Payments Council following question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer -- Tony Baldry (Con) Give small firms a New Year tax break – Smith -- Party News (Lab) Cameron and his cabinet are completely out of touch with the pressures on families across Britain – Cooper -- Party News (Lab) ‘Know Your Fracture Risk’, Adrian Tells Constituents -- Adrian Sanders (Lib Dem) Lords back in business -- Parliamentary news Britain to be the best place in the world to do science -- BIS Brake Backs Bid to Use Sport to Connect with Young People -- Tom Brake (Lib Dem) Peace One Day – Global Truce 2012 -- Mark Lazarowicz (Lab & Co-op) MP welcomes hospitals trust pledge to protect whistle blowers, but actions speak louder than words… -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) MP says government must act on Cumbrian shootings report in the wake of the Peterlee tragedy -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) David Willetts speech – Our hi-tech future – Policy Exchange, Westminster, 4 January 2012 -- BIS Bill Cash on John Bright -- The Blue Blog (Con) Evennett gets behind the wheel of the New Bus for London -- David Evennett (Con) Tony Baldry receives assurances from Health Minister concerning the future of services at the Horton General Hospital -- Tony Baldry (Con) Tony Baldry receives assurances from Health Minister concerning the future of services at the Horton General Hospital Government sets out strategy to be Positive for Youth Government sets out strategy to be Positive for Youth -- Party News (Con) George turns on Knutsford’s Christmas Lights George turns on Knutsford’s Christmas Lights -- George Osborne (Con) George visits Wilmslow Charity card shop at Wilmslow Library -- George Osborne (Con) George visits Wilmslow Charity card shop at Wilmslow Library Bulletproof balls deliver fuel to front line Bulletproof balls deliver fuel to front line -- MOD Just three per cent of families are getting the help they need with rocketing energy bills – Flint Just three per cent of families are getting the help they need with rocketing energy bills – Flint -- Party News (Lab) The Welcome community centre in Knutsford wins the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award The Welcome community centre in Knutsford wins the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award -- George Osborne (Con) Happy New Year -- Andy Burnham (Lab) Happy New Year HMS Kent sails after major upgrade HMS Kent sails after major upgrade -- MOD Time for a Public Debate on Firearms Controls -- Grahame Morris (Lab) Time for a Public Debate on Firearms Controls Government Feed-in Tariff appeal – creating more uncertainty – Flint Government Feed-in Tariff appeal – creating more uncertainty – Flint -- Party News (Lab) George awards Chapel Road Christmas Prizes -- George Freeman (Con) George awards Chapel Road Christmas Prizes Chambers closes its doors Chambers closes its doors -- George Freeman (Con) Andrew Feldman sets out vision for the Party in Northern Ireland -- Party News (Con) Andrew Feldman sets out vision for the Party in Northern Ireland Alexander 2012 message for Inverness, Narin, Badenoch & Strathspey Alexander 2012 message for Inverness, Narin, Badenoch & Strathspey -- Danny Alexander (Lib Dem) MP’s surgery heads to Tenbury -- Harriett Baldwin (Con) MP’s surgery heads to Tenbury MP keeps pressure up on London train connection MP keeps pressure up on London train connection -- Harriett Baldwin (Con) Stephen Lawrence’s family have some sort of justice at last – Khan and Cooper -- Party News (Lab) Stephen Lawrence’s family have some sort of justice at last – Khan and Cooper Dr Harris re-appointed as Chair of Welsh Fisheries Advisory Committee Dr Harris re-appointed as Chair of Welsh Fisheries Advisory Committee -- Welsh Government News George speaks out against the Hunting Ban -- George Freeman (Con) George speaks out against the Hunting Ban Stabilisation personnel hone skills in Botswana -- MOD Stabilisation personnel hone skills in Botswana University applicants from the UK down by over 23,000 – Mahmood -- Party News (Lab) University applicants from the UK down by over 23,000 – Mahmood Rifleman Sachin Limbu dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan -- MOD Rifleman Sachin Limbu dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan David Willetts launches Research Council impact reports -- BIS Foreign Secretary welcomes FAC report on piracy -- FCO Foreign Secretary chooses Burma as his first destination for 2012 -- FCO Can Alan help? MP holds first advice surgeries of 2102 -- Alan Beith (Lib Dem) Feed-in tariff appeal: Statement by DECC spokesperson -- DECC Green Party slam “immoral” witch hunt by HMRC on small businesses -- Party news (Greens) More than 1,500 academies now open More than 1,500 academies now open -- Party News (Con) Britain is in danger of losing its world-beating position in science – Onwurah -- Party News (Lab) How’s the growth strategy coming along? -- Douglas Carswell (Con) North Oxfordshire MP writes to Home Secretary regarding metal theft -- Tony Baldry (Con) FCO Minister welcomes meeting of Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in Jordan -- FCO Justice for some -- Michael Meacher (Lab) The failure in education has hurt the poor the most -- Robert Halfon (Con) ‘OBEs are for toilet cleaners’ -- Paul Flynn (Lab) 30 December 2011 – Undersaving Britain – pension saving at the lowest level in 10 years -- DWP RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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It is an automated output that seems to be popular with hundreds of journalists and parliamentary commentators, and we keep it going for that reason. 3 January 2012 – £200 million payment by results scheme to help troubled families -- DWP Soldier dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan -- MOD Defence scientist awarded OBE for front line armour protection work -- MOD UK Government Energy Advice Failing -- Eilidh Whiteford (SNP) Time to end the squeeze on the private sector -- John Redwood (Con) Finding the best deals -- Ofcom New manufacturing advisory service launched -- BIS We need a change in the law to get dangerous dogs off our streets -- Luciana Berger (Lab & Co-op) Backbencher of the Year -- David Nuttall (Con) Happy New Year -- George Eustice (Con) UK troops in Afghanistan run New Year marathons -- MOD Ticket to Mars -- Dominic Raab (Con) Labour would protect commuters from rocketing rail fares -- Party News (Lab) MP calls on county council to turn pubs into community hubs -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) Why wasn’t George Osborne straight with commuters on scale of rail fare hikes? – Eagle -- Party News (Lab) Stephen Williams: Special treatment for big corporations is simply unacceptable -- Stephen Williams (Lib Dem) Windy Days Ahead -- John Leech (Lib Dem) Advice Clinic: Alness -- John Thurso (Lib Dem) Wishing everyone a prosperous new year -- Steven Baker (Con) It’s time that all politicians come together to address adult social care – Burnham -- Party News (Lab) Radical thinktank report calls for institution of ‘guardians’ for future generations -- Party news (Greens) Brian Paddick: Justice for Stephen Lawrence is a great relief -- Party News (Lib Dem) Jo welcomes new campaign to help energy customers ‘Plug the Debt’ -- Jo Swinson (Lib Dem) Simon Hughes Pays Tribute to Dame Sylvia Morris -- Simon Hughes (Lib Dem) Royal couple visit UK naval personnel in Bahrain -- MOD I hope today’s verdict will help bring closure for the Lawrence family – Miliband & Khan -- Party News (Lab) Blairites off to a quick start in the New Year -- Michael Meacher (Lab) Farron: ‘Lets make 2012 the year of the apprentice in the South Lakes’ -- Tim Farron (Lib Dem) New Surgery dates announced -- Helen Goodman (Lab) Andrew Backs School Funding Bid -- Andrew Percy (Con) Statement from Simon Hughes on the verdict of the Stephen Lawrence trial -- Simon Hughes (Lib Dem) The ‘not independent’ commission on assisted suicide -- Glyn Davies (Con) Iowa caucus – why I hope Ron Paul triumphs -- Douglas Carswell (Con) MHRA Self-regulation = no-regulation. -- Paul Flynn (Lab) RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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Town Centre troubles -- John Redwood (Con) 2012 – the year we ended the defence industrial scam? -- Douglas Carswell (Con) By-elections boost local government campaign -- Party News (SNP) NHS New Year Message – Andy Burnham -- Party News (Lab) Prime Minister’s New Year Message 2012 -- Robert Halfon (Con) The lobbyists, the Russians, Google and “wife beater” -- Tom Watson (Lab) Daffodils at Allt-yr-yn -- Paul Flynn (Lab) Foreign Office Minister statement on death of former Macedonian president Kiro Gligorov -- FCO Sexual objects -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Introduction to The Falconer Report -- Glyn Davies (Con) Is Iran declaring war on the West? -- Robert Halfon (Con) Parliamentary Fireworks -- Robert Halfon (Con) Comrade Robert Halfon and I -- Paul Flynn (Lab) RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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Today’s bank levy rise – step forward but more to be done -- Party News (PC) Housing changes damaging to young people -- Party News (PC) Foreign Secretary looks forward to historic year in 2012 -- FCO Happy New Year -- John Redwood (Con) 2011 report card -- Lynne Featherstone (Lib Dem) Happy New Year from Essex -- Douglas Carswell (Con) Private John King killed in Afghanistan -- MOD News : HAPPY NEW YEAR -- Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab) World Vegan Day 2011 – a belated blog -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Sturgeon thanks health service for successful 2011 -- Party News (SNP) Space Decay – more Chinese music -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) A matter of conscience -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Conservative Home’s backbencher of the Year -- John Redwood (Con) Six days in December -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) New Year’s Eve on the Terrace. -- Glyn Davies (Con) What makes a ‘Commission’. -- Glyn Davies (Con) Price of Obama’s victory -- Paul Flynn (Lab) RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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It is an automated output that seems to be popular with hundreds of journalists and parliamentary commentators, and we keep it going for that reason. 2012: New Year’s Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians -- MOD New Year Honours for London 2012 -- Olympic Delivery Authority 2012 – leadership wanted, not followership -- John Redwood (Con) Pay as you go mobile – use it or lose it -- Ofcom It’s been quite a year -- Lynne Featherstone (Lib Dem) Happy New Year in 2012 -- Dominic Raab (Con) Grant Shapps: Communities can celebrate London 2012 in style with street games -- CLG The 1970s – growing up in black and white -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) A letter I signed in the Guardian about the badger cull -- Kerry McCarthy (Lab) SNP reach over 20,000 members -- Party News (SNP) Sturgeon celebrates stunning year for the SNP -- Party News (SNP) The power of the web -- Douglas Carswell (Con) New Years Honours List -- Glyn Davies (Con) 2011: A Year of Surprises -- Robert Buckland (Con) Soldier from 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment killed in Afghanistan -- MOD Tory Boundary Changes Will Harm Democracy – MP -- Eilidh Whiteford (SNP) Papers make case for Scottish oil responsibility -- Party News (SNP) SNP welcome latest minimum pricing support -- Party News (SNP) Amy Macdonald – Your Time Will Come -- Robert Halfon (Con) Happy New Year! -- Robert Halfon (Con) Happy 2012 ! -- David Nuttall (Con) A New Year’s message from Tony Baldry MP -- Tony Baldry (Con) RSS FEED TWITTER FEED BLOGMINSTER.COM Sent to: About Blogminster brings together live MP blogs, statements, party and government news from around Westminster. 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