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Topic: Crawley (UK Parliament constituency)


  
  Crawley - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Crawley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The new town was planned as a self-contained unit built around the old village of Crawley, with ten neighbourhoods, each designed with shops, schools, and other amenities.
The growth of Gatwick Airport to the north caused the expansion of the town to be faster than originally anticipated.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Crawley   (150 words)

  
 Isle of Wight - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Until the revival of Rutland, in 1997, it was the smallest county in England but it remains, with just one Member of Parliament and 132,731 permanent residents in the 2001 census, the most populated Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.
It also has a single Member of Parliament, and is by far the most populous constituency in the UK (more than 50% above the average of English constituencies).
As a constituency of the House of Commons, it is traditionally a battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Isle_of_Wight   (3469 words)

  
 Laura Moffatt - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Laura Jean Moffatt (born 9 April 1954) is a politician in the United Kingdom.
She is Labour Party member of Parliament for Crawley, and was first elected in 1997, after boundary changes led to most of the rural parts of the constituency being removed to neighbouring constituencies.
One role she has undertaken as a Member of Parliament is that of PPS to Lord Falconer, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (2003 - present).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Laura_Moffatt   (194 words)

  
 HC S [Debate on the Address] | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
We who represent English constituencies are also citizens of the United Kingdom, concerned with the constitution of the United Kingdom, and likewise accountable to our own constituents.
It is a constituency which breathes both the turbulence of the Industrial Revolution and the peace of East and South Wales, as old as history itself.
Parliament should take time to consider the Convention's Report so that when, at an appropriate moment, we come to debate these matters, we shall do so on the basis of considered views.
www.margaretthatcher.org /speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=102805   (10382 words)

  
 UK Parliament - House of Lords
Baroness Crawley: My Lords, we and our partners in the wider international community will be making it clear to the government of Zimbabwe that we want next year's parliamentary elections to be conducted in a process which is free, fair and transparent.
Is she aware that in his speech in his constituency last Friday, the Prime Minister suggested that the world should be moving on from the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648, the philosophy of which is that,
He went on to suggest that we should not now accept that regimes have a right to brutalise and repress their people, and that we should do all we can to spread the values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, religious tolerance and justice for the oppressed.
www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org /outcomes/details?contentId=1809   (998 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | BBC Parliament | Prime Minister's Questions
Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East, Labour) pointed out the absence of a BNP candidate in his constituency and called for the electorate to rid the country of racism.
Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire) raised the matter of redundancies in the UK in the light of moves abroad for cheap labour.
The prime minister acknowledged the importance of the concern and said the secretary of state for health was attending to it.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/programmes/bbc_parliament/3790615.stm   (956 words)

  
 Southampton - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In particular, it is a primary port for cruise ships, its heyday being the first half of the 20th Century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK.
The outstanding harbour means it is the principal port on the south coast, and one of the largest in the UK.
There are three members of parliament for the city: Rt Hon John Denham (Labour) for Southampton Itchen (constituency for the east of the city), Dr Alan Whitehead (Labour) for Southampton Test (the west of the city), and Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) for Romsey (which includes a portion of the north of the city).
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Southampton   (1552 words)

  
 Luton
The constituency of Luton North has been held by Kelvin Hopkins since 1997 and Luton South by Margaret Moran also since 1997.
In 2004, Luton was voted as the ’crappiest’ town in the UK in the book Crap Towns II edited by Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran, beating previous winner in Crap Towns, Kingston upon Hull.
The bell in the town hall is the heaviest in the county weighing in at two tonnesDiscover Bedforshire article on Luton.
www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=103423   (2044 words)

  
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I set up a UK electoral fraud discussion group (at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk-electoral-fraud) to highlight this at the time; I've similarly set up a US electoral fraud group (at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/us-electoral-fraud) to highlight numerous ways in which the Republicans defeated Kerry in 2004, plus the fact that Kerry is a revolutionary socialist in disguise!
I favour a non-violent revolution, and think that the use of guns in the UK, where working class people hate them so much after atrocities such as at Dunblane, would be counterproductive, unless the British state tried to use the army or armed police against the working class first.
At a later meeting of the SADP, it was decided by a narrow majority to dissolve that organisation in favour of a "provisional Socialist Alliance" (SA(P)) after the general election, which intends to launch a new SA in the Autumn.
www.ureader.co.uk /message/567465.aspx   (4052 words)

  
 Tilgate, Crawley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tilgate is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
With the creation of Crawley New Town in 1947 the Tilgate area was proposed as a neighbourhood.
The area is one of the quietest in Crawley, as the population is largely made up of older residents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tilgate,_Crawley   (461 words)

  
 Horsham and Crawley (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horsham and Crawley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Horsham and Crawley in West Sussex.
It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Horsham and Crawley constituencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horsham_and_Crawley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (134 words)

  
 The Randi Rhodes Show on Air America Radio
The document being drawn up by the British government and the US will be presented to the Iraqi parliament in October and will spark fresh controversy over how long British troops will stay in the country.
The phased withdrawal strategy - the British side of which is expected to take at least 12 months to complete - would see UK troops hand over command responsibility for security to senior Iraqi officers, while remaining in support as a reserve force.
The spectre of the conflict loomed over the eve of the gathering, however, as senior military and diplomatic figures added their voices to calls for an exit strategy.
www.therandirhodesshow.com /live/node/1037   (1549 words)

  
 Political Sensation: Lib Dem Ben Abbotts within 633 votes of the Tories in Bromley and Chislehurst (Crawley Liberal ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
UK Independence Party: 2,347 (8.1% - up 5%)
Labour's fourth place is the first time the party in power has finished fourth in an English by-election since Liverpool Walton, the 1991 by-election caused by the death of Eric Heffer.
Sir Menzies Campbell MP said "This is a stupendous result for the Liberal Democrats in one of the safest Conservative seats in the country.
www.crawley-libdems.org.uk /news/247.html   (651 words)

  
 crawley_single_parents - UK Plus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
UK Plus is the new and easy way to find anything and everything you need in or around Crawley
Crawley news, local weather, business, traffic and sport.
The first stop for Crawley what's on, local Crawley dating, events, entertainment and cinema, plus jobs, Crawley property and new and used motors.
www.freeserve.ukplus.co.uk /Crawley/Crawley_Single_Parents   (274 words)

  
 Nick Hurd - Member of UK Parliament for Ruislip-Northwood
Anyone who read the report and the account of the mother whose child died as a result of a GP’s failure to diagnose meningitis could not fail to be moved by the thought of how much pain that incident caused on both sides.
She was seriously injured by an overdose of radiation, which left her semi-paralysed and in chronic pain for life.
Member for Crawley mentioned the importance of defining the status, training and legal skills of independent investigators.
www.nickhurd.com /search/article.php?id=191   (2213 words)

  
 About Labour: The Labour Party: securing Britain's future   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Written Answers - Health: Branded Generic Drugs To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when the 2005 consultation on the reimbursement of branded generic drugs is expected to be published; (2) what assessment her Department has made of...
Written Answers - Communities and Local Government: Housing To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many extra houses are planned for the Crawley and Horsham area over the next 12 months.
Written Answers - Health: Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are expected to be made redundant at the Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust in the financial year 2006-07.
www.labour.org.uk /maps/locinfo.phtml?ctid=2879   (426 words)

  
 crawley - OneLook Dictionary Search
Crawley : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Crawley : Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
Phrases that include crawley: budge crawley, crawley and district football league, crawley and district league, crawley bewbush, crawley green sports f.c, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=crawley   (141 words)

  
 Yesterday in parliament | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics
A review of court procedures was pledged by the solicitor general, Harriet Harman, after she heard that sentences of killer drivers had been cut without victims' families knowing.
Lady Miller, for the Conservatives, questioned whether it was wise to rely on imported gas to meet Britain's energy requirements, as the government was doing.
Emergency services and parliamentary staff were hailed for their swift response to an incident in Parliament Square.
politics.guardian.co.uk /commons/story/0,9061,1173335,00.html   (1243 words)

  
 Crawley, West Sussex, UK.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
If you run a website that covers "Crawley, West Sussex, UK." and are based in West Sussex you can submit your details for free in our Crawley, West Sussex, UK.
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Members of Parliament for the constituency of Crawley.
www.west-sussex-pages.co.uk /West_Sussex/Crawley/more11.html   (168 words)

  
 Members of Parliament 2005 -
There is also a list in alphabetic order of MPs' names.
Click on the constituency name for the election result.
Click on the MP's name to send an email to that MP (please use this facility responsibly).
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/mps.htm   (142 words)

  
 Regiochannel Crawley - Government in Crawley
The new website for Crawley Borough Council - full information on services provided, council organisation and job vacancies.
Laura Moffatt MP Member of Parliament for the constituency of Crawley.
This page is partly based on the Open Directory Project.
www.regiochannel.co.uk /crawley/websites/government.html   (70 words)

  
 British Government and Politics on the Internet
UK Central Government Agencies and Public and Parapublic Bodies
UK Intelligence Agencies from the Federation of American Scientists
Constituency Locator - given postcode or address will indicate your constituency.
www.keele.ac.uk /depts/por/ukbase.htm   (1957 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : Rupert Sheard PPC, Crawley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In particular, I am keen to challenge the government over the way that hospital provision has been allowed to deteriorate in Crawley over recent years.
I am a strong supporter of women's rights and the belief that British society today is enriched not challenged by the different backgrounds of its citizens.
I am also concerned about the talk of new housing developments, and will do all that I can to protect the infrastructure of Crawley and for Crawley residents.
www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/mr-rupert-sheard.html   (187 words)

  
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Conservative candidate for the Stourbridge Constituency, Diana Coad, has written this poem.
Goodbye to Old England for soon it will end, we mourn you, your going, you are a dear friend.
Our man, Rod Gordon was literally "smuggled" into BBC Studios on Wednesday at 11pm and given unprecedented access to the skills and expertise...
www.ureader.co.uk /group/200-470.aspx   (980 words)

  
 Laura Moffatt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moffat had previously been Mayor of Crawley and a long-serving councillor (1984-1996) on Crawley Borough Council.
A Registered Staff Nurse before entering Parliament Moffatt has a husband, Colin, and three adult children, Russell, Alistair and Edward.
Laura has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to various Ministers and is currently PPS to Education Secretary Alan Johnson (2006-present).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laura_Moffatt   (236 words)

  
 British Politics - Labour Party Leadership Elections (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Labour will win by being the party of democratic renewal: demolishing unaccountable quangos, devolving power to the nations and regions of Britain and providing a Bill of Rights.
I know from my own Sedgefield constituency that a mass membership party drawing on the talents of unions and constituency members can be a reality.
We must work together for a Labour Government driven by change, underpinned by conviction, confident in its beliefs and strong enough to defeat this decaying Tory philosophy, not just for a Parliament but for a generation.
www.australianpolitics.com /uk/labour/94-leadership-pamphlet.shtml   (1513 words)

  
 Isle of Wight - Free net encyclopedia
In 686AD, it became the last part of the British Isles to convert to Christianity - almost a century after Great Britain.
Holidays focussed on natural heritage, including both wildlife and geology, are becoming a growing alternative to the traditional seaside resort holiday.
Tourism is still the largest industry on the Island, As well as more traditional tourist attractions, the island is often host to walking or cycling holidays through the attractive scenery.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Isle_of_Wight   (3215 words)

  
 ConservativeHome's ToryDiary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This year has seen an exponential growth in the number of blogs written by young conservatives in the UK, notably amongst this year's Conservative Future executive committee.
Mr Swire should also revisit the Elstein Committee's idea that other media suppliers should have some access to the money provided for public service broadcasting by UK citizens and which is currently monopolised by the BBC.
I believe that parties should be free to spend as much as they wish if they can raise it from a diverse number of UK voters.
conservativehome.blogs.com /torydiary   (3814 words)

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