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Topic: Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency)


  
  Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bassetlaw is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It shares the name of the Bassetlaw district although the boundaries of the two differ; in particular, the constituency does not contain the town of Retford, which is in the Newark constituency.
The boundaries of Bassetlaw County Constituency were virtually unchanged, though local government changes in the 1930s now meant that it was defined as comprising the Boroughs of East Retford and Worksop, the Urban District of Warsop and the Rural Districts of East Retford and Worksop.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bassetlaw_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29   (561 words)

  
 Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Boundary Commission in their report of 1995; the largest part of it was previously in Loughborough.
Charnwood constituency lies between Leicester and Nottingham and covers the local government district of Charnwood, which includes the town of Loughborough.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charnwood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (172 words)

  
 Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leicester South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons.
The seat is centred on the southern part of Leicester covering leafy suburbs such as Stoneygate and Knighton, as well as inner city areas with a strong Asian community and deprived outer estates such as Saffron and Eyres Monsell.
The constituency encompasses the council wards of Spinney Hills, Stoneygate, Knighton, Freemen, Aylestone, Eyres Monsell and virtually all of Castle.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leicester_South   (295 words)

  
 United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
All but one constituency polled on 5 May; the remaining seat of Staffordshire South was postponed due to the death of a candidate and took place on 23 June.
Several years after the Scottish Parliament had been established by the Scotland Act 1998, the target size of Westminster Parliamentary seats in Scotland was adjusted to become the same as that for England.
The results were interpreted by the UK media as an indicator of a breakdown in trust in the government, and in the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in particular.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/2005_UK_general_election   (2787 words)

  
 Daventry (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daventry is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the west of Northamptonshire and is named for the market town of Daventry.
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county, meaning consequential changes to the existing seats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daventry_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29   (184 words)

  
 Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bosworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Bosworth constituency covers approximately the same area as the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Bounday Commission for England have made only minor changes to the existing constituency arrangement.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bosworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (205 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 21 Jan 2004 (pt 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Boston council faces terrible problems at the moment because, as we all know, the Government are moving funds away from rural areas.
Member for Boston and Skegness referred to the stamp duty land tax interacting with the deprived area relief in a way that has bizarre effects.
It said that although UK corporate tax rates, and to some extent social costs, are lower than in many of our competitor countries, it is not often understood that that is offset by high property and transport taxes.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040121/halltext/40121h01.htm   (10942 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mark Jonathon Mortlock Simmonds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He is Conservative Party member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire, and was first elected in 2001, succeeding Richard Body.
A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house.
Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (born 18 May 1927) is a British politician, and was Conservative MP for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland-with-Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from 1997 until he stood down at the 2001 general election.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mark-Jonathon-Mortlock-Simmonds   (431 words)

  
 Prison Reform Trust: BARRED FROM VOTING
Parliament has since made it easier for remand prisoners to exercise their right to vote.
The UK is one of only nine European countries to have a blanket ban on sentenced prisoners.
It is not just those marginal constituencies which contain prisons where the prohibition on voting by sentenced prisoners has a potential impact on the electoral outcome.
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk /file_25_5_2001.html   (2081 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | BBC Parliament | Prime Minister's Questions
He explained it would be impossible to renegotiate the treaty without withdrawing from the European project altogether, but that the UK did retain some form of veto.
John Bercow (Buckingham, Conservative) spoke of a talented Thalidomide victim in his constituency and asked for all payments from the Thalidomide Trust to be tax free.
Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness, Conservative) condemned the football violence in Portugal - which included members of his constituency - and suggested there might have been less disorder if there had not been cuts in funding to the police force in his constituency.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/programmes/bbc_parliament/3812005.stm   (1093 words)

  
 Contact Mark Simmonds
It is my duty and pleasure to serve all of my constituents, irrespective of your political views.
Mark holds regular surgeries in the constituency and is always pleased to meet any constituent who wishes to discuss any matter with him.
Surgeries are held at various locations across the area to ensure that he is accessible to all his constituents.
www.marksimmondsmp.org /contact.htm   (174 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Legislation was passed by the UK Parliament in September 2004, which will come into effect upon the dissolution of the current UK Parliament, to break the linkage between UK Parliament constituencies and
Scottish Parliament constituencies; therefore this election will mark a reduction of the number of constituencies for the UK Parliament.
Dumfries and Galloway as a single constituency probably means that the party will also start with a deficit to overcome there.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/UK_general_election,_2005.html   (1498 words)

  
 UK Independence Party Dr. Dick Horsnell Boston and Skegness Constituency UKIP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
UK Independence Party Dr. Dick Horsnell Boston and Skegness Constituency UKIP
He is sixty-five and has decided to use his national and international experience to attempt to re-establish the independence of the United Kingdom.
He has been selected to stand in Boston and Skegness Parliamentary Constituency for the UK Independence Party.
www.ukipbostonskegness.co.uk   (337 words)

  
 UpMyStreet - The political reps for Boston
To ensure democracy both in local and national government, adults aged 18 or over are eligible to vote for representatives from political parties, or independent candidates, to represent the local area.
Boston to a specific electoral division for your County council.
It is free to use and meets the Energywatch and Ofcom codes of practice.
www.upmystreet.com /local/my-council-reps/my-reps/l/Boston.html   (144 words)

  
 Political Science Resources Sitemap
Scottish Parliament constituency: Airdrie and Shotts (1 kB)
Scottish Parliament constituency: Argyll & Bute (1 kB)
Scottish Parliament constituency: Kilmarnock & Loudoun (1 kB)
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /sitemap.htm   (1278 words)

  
 Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency) - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Wellingborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is named after the town of Wellingborough and covers most of the Borough of Wellingborough local government district.
The constituency also includes the smaller towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers in the neighbouring local government district of East Northamptonshire.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Wellingborough_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29   (168 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Mark Simmonds
Mark Simmonds was first elected to the Commons in 2001, becoming only the seat's third MP in 64 years.
A former chartered surveyor, he has a strong interest in housing matters and chaired the housing committee of Wandsworth Council, on which he served for four years.
He is strongly constituency focused and is a thoughtful and non-partisan debater.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2055351.stm   (130 words)

  
 CIB - ACML - Autumn 2000
Our Charter is enshrined in the very words of the Government's own referendum statement: "The British Parliament retains the final right to repeal the Act which took us into the Market, thus our continuing membership will depend on the continuing assent of Parliament".
Parliament would have to be told, "You're bound now and cannot and must not break your word".
I have quoted the law to you, the formal legal position, as the Government has officially affirmed, but it would be disingenuous to pretend that there is not a higher law according to which no nation can be bound against its will to the surrender and renunciation of its free- dom, independence and sovereign identity.
www.bullen.demon.co.uk /acml6.htm   (4932 words)

  
 Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election - Wikinews
As a result, Tony Blair is forecast to be governing with a majority of 66 in the new Parliament.
Constituency of Gordon Brown, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer
Constituency of Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
en.wikinews.org /wiki/Results_of_2005_United_Kingdom_General_Election   (748 words)

  
 events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is worth noting that the UK Tories took very little part in the 30+ votes taken by show of hands during the report, but came to life for the 10 or so electronic votes.
He either said that the UK was working with the Austrians (the next EU Presidents) or that the UK Presidency was not over, so wait on.
It was time the UK Parliament, with the connivance of the three old parties, stopped turning its back on this issue.
www.savethepound.fsnet.co.uk /news.htm   (8361 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 30 Nov 2001 (pt 12)
I thank him on behalf of my constituents in Boston and Skegness, especially those who will directly benefit from the Bill, which I hope will move to its Committee stage and soon become an Act of Parliament.
As my constituency is in London, which has the highest demand for a private rented sector, I would not want there to be any reduction in the number of properties available in Greater London.
Our humanity is measured by the way in which we treat the most vulnerable people in our society, for it is they who suffer more from fuel poverty and poor housing conditions, and it is they who die as a result.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo011130/debtext/11130-12.htm   (2992 words)

  
 Archive 1
Carver stated 'We often hear the EU institutions harping on about their so-called 'Green credentials', but yet again, animal welfare and consumer choice, not to mention a democratic law passed by the government of a member state, must make way for this idiotic and “one cap fits all” idealism'.
We stood up for free speech and an independent UK when the European Parliament threw away 340,000 Euros on a jamboree in favour of the EU Constitution, with ‘Yes’ banners ready to be unfurled around the building before MEPs had even voted.
A UKIP poster van appeared in Parliament Square during the day with a poster containing the shocking image of a rogue British soldier aiming a kick at an Iraqi looter.
web.ukonline.co.uk /vale.york/html/archive_1.html   (3323 words)

  
 Weekly Worker 381 Thursday April 26 2001
It is a question that needs asking, though sadly at present there is no sign of it being raised in the context of a movement from below - with workers in England to the fore - demanding genuine self-determination and equality for Wales and Scotland in the shape of a federal republic.
The main objective of Robin Cook's speech, delivered to the Centre for an Open Society, was clearly to deliver a pre-emptive strike aimed at putting the Conservative Party on the defensive.
These gentlemen, not one of whom represents a constituency with less than a 99% white population, take their crackpot ignorance and bigotry almost to the level of self-parody.
www.cpgb.org.uk /worker/381/torydiv.html   (1830 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Flood Management - UK Parliament, House of Commons 2002-03 Session: Questions
This is an attempt to Index Questions asked by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons during the 2002-03 Session which relate to Flood Management.
It may not be fully comprehensive - the definitive source of information on the World Wide Web remains the UK Parliament website which has a full search facility and other indices.
how many calls, broken down by constituency in the County of Somerset, were received by the Environment Agency's (a) flooding hotline and (b) website in (i) December 2002 and (ii) January 2003.
www.defra.gov.uk /environ/fcd/parliament/pq2002-03.htm   (5514 words)

  
 FOE Briefing: Green Cross Code Election Campaign
The first was to assess the influence of the environmental agenda in the election campaign and the second to get green commitments from potential MP's so that green campaigns in the new Parliament would be given a head start.
Thousands of postcards (as well as campaign leaflets) were sent to election candidates (many candidates receiving multiple copies) by constituents and Friends of the Earth local groups.
Firstly, constituents were given the opportunity to email their local candidates with a letter through the Friends of the Earth web site.
www.foe.co.uk /pubsinfo/briefings/html/20020624123659.html   (2116 words)

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