Martin Salter (Lab, Ret 2010)

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Former member for Reading West. Retired from parliament in 2010.

Articles written by Martin Salter (Lab, Ret 2010)

Tory Plans for Olympic Celebrations Not Thought Through Says MP

Tory Plans for Olympic Celebrations Not Thought Through Says MP

By • on March 22, 2010

Reading West MP Martin Salter who was formerly Chair of Reading Borough Council’s Leisure Committee has questioned plans put forward by...

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Salter and Dodds Raise Funds for Multiple Sclerosis at the Reading Half Marathon

Salter and Dodds Raise Funds for Multiple Sclerosis at the Reading Half Marathon

By • on March 22, 2010

On Sunday 21st March Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West and Anneliese Dodds, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Reading East, successfully...

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Salter Says “It’s Time to End the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers”

Salter Says “It’s Time to End the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers”

By • on March 18, 2010

Reading West MP Martin Salter held a Commons debate in Westminster Hall yesterday to highlight the plight of abused Migrant Domestic Workers...

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Fishing MP Ends Season on a High Note!

Fishing MP Ends Season on a High Note!

By • on March 18, 2010

Labour’s parliamentary spokesman for angling Reading West MP Martin Salter, ended the 2009/10 river season on a high note with a lovely...

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Salter Tells Girls School: “Set Targets and Strive for Excellence”

Salter Tells Girls School: “Set Targets and Strive for Excellence”

By • on March 16, 2010

In his final speech to Reading Girls School as Labour Member of Parliament for Reading West, Martin Salter encouraged the students to aim high...

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Salter Joins Forces With Dame Kelly Holmes in Youth Unemployment Initiative

Salter Joins Forces With Dame Kelly Holmes in Youth Unemployment Initiative

By • on March 16, 2010

Martin Salter, Member of Parliament for Reading West, today joined gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes and Sir John Madejski at the John Madejski...

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Westminster Diary

Westminster Diary

By • on March 11, 2010

A little bit of history was made in Parliament this week, when when both the Government and the Opposition front benches in the Commons were...

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My Week (for The House Magazine)

Thursday Nowadays it’s rare for there to be much in the way of whipped business on a Thursday and so I was able to accept with relative confidence a mid-week...

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Salter Celebrates Parliamentary Reformers’ Victory

Reading West MP Martin Salter was tonight celebrating what he described as a “little bit of history” when both the Government and the Opposition front...

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Salter’s Tribute to Michael Foot (1913 – 2010)

“It’s not often I agree with the hard-line right-winger Daniel Hannan MEP, but his tribute to Michael Foot was gracious and much appreciated. At a time...

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Salter Addresses Unison AGM at Reading Borough Council

Labour MP for Reading West, Martin Salter, this week addressed the UNISON Annual General Meeting at the Civic Centre, Reading. Attending for the last time as Member...

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Salter Sponsors Little Heath School Student Trip for Morocco

Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West, has sponsored Little Heath School student Helen Cole in her quest to fly to Morocco for a once in a lifetime trip to North...

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Westminster Diary

On Sunday we heard the ’shock horror’ allegations that the Prime Minister occasionally loses his rag with his civil servants prompting the Tory spin...

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Salter Says “It’s Time Politicians Were Honest With the Public”

Reading West MP Martin Salter used a debate in the House of Commons to call on MPs to support reforms to make Parliament more accountable to the public. The wide-ranging...

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Westminster Diary

As the general election draws nearer, there is even more to do than usual as the Government attempts to rush through the final bits of legislation before Parliament...

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