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10 Minute Rule Bill: Deadline extended to end of SaturdayThere is an article in today’s South Manchester Reporter about the 10 minute rule bill. I have agreed to extended the deadline to saturday to allow their readers to make suggestions too. We’ve had over a dozen suggestions so far . … Continue reading →... |
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Rebel with a good cause.
I have no regrets about rebelled on plans to reduce benefits for people in homes that are under-occupied. Most debate on these reforms have centred around the Cap. I support a cap in principle, as unlimited benefits makes finding work … Continue reading →...
Fred Goodwin right to lose Knighthood
I co-sponsered and was one of only 20 MP’s to sign the Early Day Motion below (EDM 2624) calling for Fred Goonwin to be stripped of his knighthood, so I strongly support the decision made today. http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-12/2624 Nothing highlights the … Continue reading →...
Alan Turing should be pardoned
Just sent out a Press Release and handed in an EDM (see below) calling for Alan Turing to be pardoned. Alan was a hero, who help shortened the war by cracking German codes. The fact that he was persecuted by the … Continue reading →...
Welsh Labour Government refuses to meet with Welsh Liberal Democrats on the NHS
Lesley Griffiths AM, Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services, has refused a joint meeting with Welsh Liberal Democrats (William Powell AM, Kirsty Williams AM and Mark Williams MP) over the future of National Health Service provision in Bronglais District General Hospital in Aberystwyth. The...
Williams welcomes Post Office deal
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has welcomed the Government’s announcement that a ten-year deal between the Post Office and the Royal Mail has been reached. After ending Labour’s Post Office closure programme, which saw more than 7100 Post Offices disappear in their 13 years in office, this...
Hester Bonus. Labour Hypocrisy!
No-one I know thinks Stephen Hester, the boss of RBS, should get a £1million bonus for doing his job when many are facing pay freezes and cuts. Especially when the Bank is publically owned. Mr Hester is right to turn … Continue reading →...
David Lammy is right about discipline
There has been quite a bit of press reporting about David Lammy's comments about the operation of the care system acting to undermine discipline.Clearly this is not the only reason that the looting occurred, but I know of a number of cases where the care system has undermined parental discipline to the...
Community cafe ask for help
I recently visited FoodCycle’s Station House Community Café . They also had celeb Thom from Channel 4’s ‘Three Hungry Boys’ . We were invited there to show our support for FoodCycle and help to reach their £5,000 target on crowdsourcing website PeopleFund.it. The café is based at MIND in Haringey...
Body Confidence – Huffington Post
The campaign to push back against the relentless pressure to be a singular perfect shape and size continues. Here is my recent piece on the Government Body Confidence campaign for the Huffington Post. ...
What 10 minute rule bill would you like me to raise?
Sorry for doing two posts in a day, but because I only found out about this yesterday, and the deadline is short, I didn’t want to delay. The good news is I won in the ballot to get a ten minute … Continue reading →...
Speaking out about prejudice
This week I signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who died during the Holocaust. Today marks the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration camp which is the site of the largest … Continue reading →...
High Pay – time to call a halt to the executive gravy train
Vince Cable has made announcements this week on Coalition Government proposals to help rein in excessive levels of pay for company directors and senior staff. It’s an issue that I have raised on many occasions so I’m pleased to see action at last. As I pointed out in a debate on bankers’...
Silk Commission gives evidence in Parliament to Select Committee
Commenting after the Silk Commission’s appearance at the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, Mark Williams said: “I am delighted to hear that the Silk Commission will undertake the widest possible consultation across Wales and the border, though I hope the much maligned curry nights of the All Wales...
Williams opens the ‘Send my Sister to School’ Exhibition in Parliament
Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has spoken at the opening of the Send my Sister to school Exhibition in Parliament. The exhibition is a showcase of work done by young people in schools, colleges and voluntary groups across the whole country as part of ActionAid’s ‘Send my Sister to School’...
