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Topic: West Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)


  
  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.
The West Wight is predominantly rural, with dramatic coastlines dominated by the famous chalk downland ridge, running across the whole Island and ending in The Needles stacks - perhaps the most photographed aspect of the Isle of Wight.
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)

  
 Hansard - Commons | Houses of Parliament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con): It is always useful to be able to raise one’s own constituency items in such debates, and there are a few of those to which I particularly want the attention of the House to be drawn before the House rises for its Christmas Adjournment.
As Members of Parliament, we should have the right to appeal directly to the Secretary of State when schools in our constituencies are threatened with closure.
When people go my constituency to enjoy the beauty of the countryside, the landscape that they see does not exist because of nature, but because farmers look after and maintain it—because farmers love the countryside in which they work and operate.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm/cmtoday/cmdebate/10.htm   (1885 words)

  
 MYP Profiles 2006
Derbyshire is a very rural area and when transport is not available, it is quite difficult to travel anywhere due to poor roads and lanes.
Outside the UK Youth Parliament I have an affiliation with a certain political party and things are rapidly progressing.
The education system is not working for many thousands of young people and making all young people of different talents be put in mixed abilities, drags down the high achievers and undermines the confidence of the less able.
www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk /profiles/east_midlands/birks_chris.htm   (322 words)

  
 Western Resistance: December 2005 Archives
News from the UK Telegraph and from Germany's Deutsche Welle that those who wish to migrate and live in Germany will be subjected to strict questioning on their motives and loyalty.
The UK Sun has reported that a school in Bordesley, Birmingham, is the centre of an outcry over its proposed change of name from its existing "Christian" one.
In the West, it is considered dishonourable to lie or to make false promises, yet Ahmad acted the way he did out of his perverse and evil notion of what "honour" means to a Muslim.
www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/2005_12.html   (17163 words)

  
 U.K. Political Quiz Questions
Elected as Labour MP for Gateshead West in 1970, he defected to the SDP at its foundation in March 1981.
Greville Janner succeeded Sir Barnett Janner in Leicester, North-West in 1970; Paul Channon succeeded Henry Channon in Southend, West in 1959; Hilary Armstrong succceded Ernest Armstrong in Durham, North West Durham in 1987.
Patrick McNair-Wilson, Conservative MP for Lewisham West 1964-66 and New Forest from 1968 was the brother of Michael McNair-Wilson, Conservative MP for Walthamstow East 1967-70 and Newbury 1974-92.
www.australianpolitics.com /uk/quiz.shtml   (5131 words)

  
 Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broxtowe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Broxtowe constituency is a suburban constituency located in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the city of Nottingham, almost identical in character to the seat of Gedling to the east of Nottingham.
From the Borough of Broxtowe - Attenborough, Awsworth, Beeston Central, Beeston North, Beeston Rylands, Beeston West, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Cossall and Kimberley, Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe), Nuthall East and Strelley, Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall), Stapleford North, Stapleford South East, Stapleford South West, Toton and Chilwell Meadows and Trowell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Broxtowe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (252 words)

  
 Meg Munn MP | Meg's Views and Opinions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
They afford residents some of the most magnificent views of the city and of the beautiful Derbyshire borders that are at the southern boundary of my constituency.
The constituency also boasts a farm, Heeley city farm, which not only has animals, but which offers work training, education and various community enterprises, all of which are seeking to work in an environmentally friendly manner.
In that year Bill Michie was elected, continuing as Member of Parliament until his retirement at this general election.
www.megmunnmp.org.uk /datapages/views/viewsviewentry.asp?id=61   (1293 words)

  
 Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston and Skegness is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boston and Skegness shares a boundary with Louth and Horncastle to the north, Sleaford and North Hykeham to the west and South Holland and The Deepings to the south.
 This United Kingdom constituency article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_and_Skegness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (110 words)

  
 Jubilee 2000: Politics: Debt and Jubilee 2000 in Parliament
The UK is pressing for swift and successful implementation of the existing debt relief package, which will reduce the debts of the poorest countries by $100 billion.
UK representatives sit on the boards of all the banks, which have the capacity to contribute significantly to development.
Creditor countries, including the UK, lent freely to previous military regimes and we must share responsibility for freeing Nigeria from that debt crisis, which is constraining development.
www.jubileeresearch.org /jubilee2000/politics/parliament.html   (13777 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Flood Management - UK Parliament, House of Commons 2004-05 Session: Questions
This is an attempt to Index Questions asked by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons during the 2004-05 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.
what assessment has been made of (a) which areas of the UK are likely to be affected and (b) the scale of likely damage which would be caused by a tidal wave.
www.defra.gov.uk /environ/fcd/parliament/pq2004-05.htm   (1429 words)

  
 Defence Industry Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
His deep understanding of aerospace and defence issues and procurement processes is demonstrated by his role as commentator and conference organiser, as well as contributor to the UK House of Commons Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth and Trade and Industry Committees.
Paul is a keen member of the UK Territorial Army, with the current rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps (Volunteers).
Before entering Parliament, Mr Hoon lectured in law at Leeds University from 1976 to 1982, and was Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Louisville, Kentucky in 1979 and 1980.
www.janes.com /defence/conference/defindust/speaker_info.shtml   (4498 words)

  
 Zimbabwe news
Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, a committed feminist and women's rights activist with a long history of association with women's organisation and who is seeking to represent the Glen Norah constituency in parliament on an MDC ticket, says if elected, she will focus not only on women's issues but on those which concern everyone else in the country.
Murembeni says if elected into parliament, she will ensure the creation of a stronger support structure for women who wish to be involved in leadership positions.
In an interview with The Standard, last night, Dongo complained that the political playing field in her constituency was not level and she accused the office of the registrar- general of working as an election-rigging agent for the ruling Zanu PF.
www.zimbabwesituation.com /jun19a.html   (13769 words)

  
 UK Youth Parliament : Making Our Mark
- Any young person who is a resident of the UK, and aged between 11 and 18 years old (inclusive) has the right to stand for election as an MYP and the right to vote for their MYP.
The number of MYPs allocated to each constituency varies depending upon the number of young people who live in that area.
Once a year the UKYP holds an annual sitting, which brings together all of the MYPs from across the whole of the UK, for a three night, four day residential to create a Youth Manifesto which is presented to the Government for a response.
www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk /20418/172637.html   (621 words)

  
 UK NEWS
The BDA recommends that coverage in the UK should be extended to reach 25-30% of the population, and targeted to those areas where tooth decay rates are unacceptably high.
She added that the chemical had been "thoroughly tested" and was approved by authorities in the UK and US.
Measurements taken all over the UK and Europe showed that all power lines were surrounded by a corona of electrically charged ions.
www.cyber-dyne.com /~tom/UKFS/FS_news5.html   (11669 words)

  
 Paul Linford: Parliament
Well, the answer to the question why I consider Skinner to be part of a "deeply unpleasant Derbyshire Old Labour mafia" relates to an old story dating back to a General Election campaign in the 1970s which deserves to be retold in full.
Belper, Derbyshire, GB I'm an ex Parliamentary Lobby Journalist now working in digital media management but still commenting on the political scene on a regular basis through this blog, my weekly podcast on the thisis websites, and my weekly columns in the Newcastle Journal and the Derby Evening Telegraph.
This blog was started in May 2005 and was recently named as one of the Top 10 political blogs in the country in Iain Dale's Guide to Political Blogging in the UK.
paullinford.blogspot.com /search/label/Parliament   (1903 words)

  
 Freedom of Speech - Atari Forums
This Convention is incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998.
She will continue to represent her constituents (her constituency being Richmond Park, just down the road from where I live) on the back benches until she steps down as their MP at the next election.
I was just making the point that she wasn't removed from the party or kicked out of Parliament.
www.ataricommunity.com /forums/showthread.php?t=344674   (3413 words)

  
 Scoop: UK PM Faces Questions On WMDs (Transcript)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
We are also hearing allegations from others in the social services that the Prime Minister misled Parliament and the country in the run-up to the war.
Surely the essential way to deal with the problem is for the Prime Minister to publish the dossier given to him by the JIC before the one that he published in September.
Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): During the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, I, like many of my colleagues, wrote to my constituents saying that if the American President and the British Prime Minister were telling us that there was a serious national danger, I was inclined to believe them.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0306/S00210.htm   (14450 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Flood Management - UK Parliament, House of Commons 2005-06 Session: Questions
This is an attempt to Index Questions asked by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons during the 2005-06 Session which relate to Flood Management.
what discussions she has had with the Treasury on setting a figure of 4.5 mm a year for sea level rise over the next 100 years for every tidal location in the UK as the basis for developing flood management strategies and shoreline management plans.
how much central Government funding has been made available for the improvement of flood defences, broken down by London constituency, in each year since 1995; what plans she has to provide additional funding; and if she will make a statement.
www.defra.gov.uk /environ/fcd/parliament/pq2005-06.htm   (4698 words)

  
 Burton-upon-Trent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The town, which has a population of 60,500 (2001 estimate), is the administrative centre for the borough of East Staffordshire, forms part of Burton (UK Parliament constituency), and lies within the National Forest.
Coors Brewers Limited: formerly Bass Brewers Limited, and now the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company – a brewery from the United States – which produces Carling and Worthington Bitter
The incorporated area was split between the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire - the Local Government Act 1888 incorporated the entirety of the borough in Staffordshire, including the Derbyshire parishes of Stapenhill and Winshill.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /b/u/r/Burton-upon-Trent_4fd5.html   (933 words)

  
 The Corner on National Review Online
Ramesh: Surely one factor in the rise of prison rape--which I feel sure was wellnigh unknown a generation ago--has been the striking down of the very strong social taboo on male-male buggery.
In the West, there were very few prisons in the 19th century for understandable reasons.
I remember hearing somewhere that in the Old West there were over 200 crimes punishable by death including barn-burning, horse stealing etc. That illustrates nicely how absurd so much of the anti-death penalty blather is -- at least as a matter of constitutional law.
www.nationalreview.com /thecorner/03_09_28_corner-archive.asp   (11933 words)

  
 Unions Together - TULO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
There are around 6,000 affiliated trade union members in every constituency, so it is vital that the Labour – Union link works.
Below is a list of all the Westminster Constituencies in the East Midlands along with a list of the Labour Members of Parliament and the trade unions to which they below.
Below is a list of all the Labour Members of the European Parliament in the East Midlands and the trade unions to which they below.
www.unionstogether.org.uk /eastmidlands.html   (942 words)

  
 World Environment Day - 5 June 2004
The island is half way between Australia and Antarctica and given its position in the southern ocean, collects a lot of marine debris, much of which is fishing related and dangerous to wildlife.
The participants are proposing to clean up the west coast of the island as this is where the prevailing wind comes from and where the bulk of the debris is located.
London, UK The Environment Agency has created a web site to encourage individuals and businesses to get involved in WED 2004, taking part in and setting up activities that both help to improve our quality of life and raise money to tackle environmental causes.
www.unep.org /wed/2004/Around_the_World/index.asp   (9167 words)

  
 Turtle Election Blog
Also the Bethnal Green result proves that Iraq was not a mere side issue, but a pretty fundamental sticking point for a key proportion of the Labour vote in many of their heartland constituencies.
For my part I'm currently devising a manifesto for my friend Juniper Sandhurst who is hoping to stand in Oxford West (or wherever he's living by then) in the 2009(?) election.
In the event of rapid economic collapse (an unlikely but possible scenario given the US administration's propensity for fiscal recklessness) Brown may suddenly find the rug pulled from beneath him, but this is very much an outside shot.
www.voiceoftheturtle.org /blogs/blogger.html   (4590 words)

  
 Derby, CT - Derby Guardian
Reports and comment on the European Parliament elections will be found in the Derby Guardian.
Because of Preference voting, the parties are listing their candidates in order of preference.
More county council information is being prepared for our new publication, the Derbyshire Flyer.
electronicvalley.org /derby/2004/DerbyFlyer.htm   (1117 words)

  
 A Year In Parliament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
He has tabled dozens of Parliamentary Questions on behalf of his constituents.
Paul has visited 100`s of constituents in their own homes to discuss issues of concern
year stranglehold on the constituency with a dramatic victory at the polls.
www.paulholmes.org.uk /review.html   (824 words)

  
 DEFENDING THE CARPET SCHEME
I must say that the tale you have to tell is a very extraordinary one and I have written the attached letter to Dawn Primarolo about it, in the hope this may lead to her calling off the dogs of war.
Thank you for your letter of 16 December on behalf of your constituent Drummond and Co of 16 High Street, Chard regarding benefits in kind and the collection of National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
As is the custom in the United Kingdom certain statutes are passed by Parliament.
www.geocities.com /drummondco/page8.html   (7578 words)

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