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               On Monday 11th April we will hear or read the preliminary conclusions of the Vickers Report into banking. A lot is riding on a successful outcome to this important Inquiry.               Politically John Vickers has to say enough to persuade people he understands the anger many feel about the conduct [...]

Yesterday is being termed as "Black Wednesday" for families - the day the Government introduced cuts to tax credits, childcare support and child benefit that will only add to the squeeze that low and middle income families are already feeling thanks to January's 2.5% VAT increase and the affects of [...]

To get a sense of quite how flawed international Human Rights law is, reflect on this; For a decade or so, democratically-elected Israeli ministers have been unable to come to the UK for fear that they might be arrested and [...]

  One day in parliament Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab): To underline his claim that prisons are well run, will the right hon. and learned Gentleman remind the House of the precise number of prisons that are free of the use of illegal drugs? Mr Clarke: I would not like to guarantee that [...]

CARDIFF West MP, Kevin Brennan, is sending a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Wales Office after the Welsh Secretary of State refused to answer his questions on the recent St David's Day celebrations.The St David's Day celebrations at the Wales Office have historically been nonpartisan events with most [...]

When 250,000 people march in Central London to complain about cuts the government should listen, and should engage with their leaders in a sensible dialogue. There are many things I felt I wanted to say had I been invited to talk to them as Mr Miliband was able to do. I would [...]

                         The government wants to make its transport policy a big contributor to lowering the UK’s output of carbon dioxide. Many people just want a transport system that works for them.                         The idea that switching people to trains from cars will do the job needs careful examination. Clearly, shifting more [...]

                     I am against the waste of money on the census. The government tells me they do not like it either, but it was too late to cancel it. They are  still going ahead spending more on sending it out and collecting it in. A picture of dumping the forms [...]

                 I have been looking into high speed trains. I have made three day  return journeys to Manchester and Leeds recently and decided to take the train.  I have been hoping to win some green plaudits!                On each occasion I have wished to be in those cities in time for [...]

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect...

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect elephants   (London, 24th March 2011) David Hanson, MP for Delyn, and Sgt Rob Taylor, Wildlife Officer of North Wales police force are to show their support for elephants by backing the International Fund for Animal Welfare [...]

Total of British Soldiers killed in Afghanistan = 362   Today I've discovered a new heroine. I was chairing this morning's session of a Westminster Education Forum conference on scientific research. It was held in the swish location of Over-seas House in St James's Street London. The first of six speakers in my [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise...

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.   Marking the United Nations World Water Day, David Hanson joined hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who walked in solidarity with the almost [...]

                Reform have produced a sensible pamphlet entitled “Off balance” prior to the Budget. Unlike many commentaries about the last five years it agrees with this website that large errors made by Central Banks and Banking Regulators in leading western economies caused the violent boom and bust cycle. It was [...]

Chloe Smith and Simon Wright, Norwich North and South MPs, today call on the Chancellor to consider creating enterprise zones in Norwich in his Budget tomorrow. They write jointly to the Treasury with the backing of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership; Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Norfolk Institute of [...]

CARDIFF West MP, Kevin Brennan, has called on the UK Government to reverse their VAT rise on fuel after statistics reveal Wales has seen a higher increase in the price of fuel than any area of England.Mr Brennan is joining Ed Ball’s campaign to reverse the VAT rise on petrol [...]

 Since the adjournment debate on 2 March, Alan has been contacted by ex-trawlermen and their relatives to see if they are one of the missing fishermen that Aviva are attempting to trace.   If you want to contact Alan about this – please write to him or email him giving the [...]

17 March 2011 Dear Colleague,  Further to my previous messages on Libya, I thought it would be helpful to send you an update on the situation in Bahrain and what action the British Government is taking. On the consular side, our travel advice is today advising British nationals against all travel to [...]

Please visit www.fco.gov.uk for updated information. 17 March 2011 ·       We advise against all non essential travel to Tokyo and north eastern Japan given the damage caused by the 11 March earthquake and resulting aftershocks and tsunami. Due to the evolving situation at the Fukushima nuclear facility and potential disruptions to [...]

I'm on the 29th floor of Milbank Tower for the launch of the People's Pledge, the new campaign for an EU referendum.What's so refreshing about today is the line up of those leading the call to let the people decide. Not a blazer or panama hat in sight. [...]

Continuing with my post from a few days ago about trying to get London Mayor Boris Johnson to actually get a grip on all the tube delays and stop making Londoners' lives a misery, I went to a fundraising dinner for Labour's London mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, a couple of [...]