| “Rural Poverty – It will be worse in 2009” says David Maclean |
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David Maclean, last year focused on rural poverty signing Motions calling on the Government to tackle the problem of rural poverty and it also featured in speeches he made in Parliament. |
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| “Lower your energy prices now” says David Maclean |
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David Maclean, has signed Early Day Motion 160 on energy prices. |
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| Cumbria rural water users face massive extra charges |
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David Maclean raised in the Queen’s Speech Debate this week his concerns that DEFRA will “over implement” an EC regulation on people who get water from their own well or bore hole and could see their inspection charges rise from £70 to £700. |
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| Trains are not stopping at Penrith. |
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“Government has not listened to my pleas” Says David Maclean |
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| Nenthead toilets saved |
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Maclean flushed with success |
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| Burgh by Sands lifeboat issue to Parliament |
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Maclean brings Burgh by Sands lifeboat issue to Parliament in the Queen’s Speech Debate |
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| Woolworths closure in Penrith and the British economy |
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David Maclean has expressed his sadness at the collapse of the Woolworth shopping giant with the potential loss of jobs in Penrith. |
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| “If it aint broke, don’t fix it” says Maclean on GP’s dispensing practice |
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David Maclean, has been contacted by many constituents concerned about the Government’s Pharmacy White Paper which proposes that some doctor’s surgeries will be forced to discontinue dispensing medicines. |
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| Penrith New Squares |
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“This is not a crisis for the development but a small delay which should be easily resolved” says Maclean |
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| “Small businesses before large banks” says David Maclean |
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David Maclean, has signed two Early Day Motions in the House of Commons |
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| Maclean meets Minister to discuss Penrith Tax Office |
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David Maclean, has met with Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the proposed closure of Penrith Tax Office. |
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| Cumwhinton wind farm |
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David Maclean, has warmly welcomed the decision of Carlisle City Council to reject the windfarm application at Cumwhinton. |
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| Border TV |
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“Government must step in to help” says David Maclean |
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| Burgh by Sands Rescue Boat |
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“Rescue teams can walk over Solway to rescue drowning victims” says Minister |
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| Penrith Tax Office Under Real Threat of Closure |
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Voreda House - Penrith Tax Office Under Real Threat of Closure. “Local Business must help fight it” says David Maclean |
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| Stainmore windfarm proposal |
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“Giant wind turbines on Stainmore will destroy Pennines” says David Maclean |
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| Irish EU vote |
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“The Irish have already voted on the EU Constitution, that should be that” says Maclean |
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| Post Office Closures |
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“Our campaigning has prevented mass closures but 5 is 5 too many” says David Maclean |
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| Motoring costs in Cumbria |
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Maclean urges Government action in the House of Commons |
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| Electronic tagging of sheep |
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“Pointless, costly and could destroy our industry” says David Maclean |
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| “Post Office Consultation a disgrace and a farce” says Maclean |
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David Maclean, has condemned the Post Office for rubber stamping their earlier decision to close nearly 35 Post Offices in Cumbria. |
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| GP Practices under threat |
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David Maclean, is today voting on a Motion slamming the Government’s policy of polyclinics all over the country. |
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| Appleby New Fair |
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New approach desperately needed |
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| Open cast mine at Halton-Lea-Gate |
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“Not acceptable” says David Maclean |
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| Another wind farm – another eyesore – another waste |
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Commenting on a proposal for a wind farm at Cumwhinton, Member of Parliament for Penrith and the Border, David Maclean said, “I am fed up with new worthless wind farm proposals dropping on my constituents at almost one a month." |
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| “Hands off primary schools under 50” says Maclean |
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David Maclean, has written to Cumbria County Council to say that there is nothing automatically wrong with schools under 50 pupils and that they perform a vital service in the community. |
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| Single Farm Payments reach crisis point for many |
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David Maclean has put down a Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State at DEFRA asking about the current status of Single Farm Payments. |
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| Maclean asks House of Commons Committee to save our indigenous species |
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David Maclean, has written to the Chairman, EFRA Select Committee, The Rt Hon Michael Jack MP asking for an inquiry into the effect of non indigenous imported species on native wildlife. |
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| Food producers victims of Government mismanagement – again |
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David Maclean has branded as “indefensible” the news that Government-backed Food From Britain is to be wound down within the next year. |
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| Maclean supports each parents right to send their child to school of their choice |
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David Maclean, has written to the heads of each primary school whose pupils are affected by the secondary school reorganisation in Carlisle. |
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| “We will continue to call for a Referendum” |
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David Maclean, has today vowed to continue with his fellow Conservatives to continue the fight to give the British people a Referendum on the EU Treaty. |
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| Maclean continues Margaret’s Way telegraph pole fight |
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David Maclean, has responded angrily to the reply he received from British Telecom which stated that nothing could or would be done to remove the unsightly telegraph poles in Margaret’s Way, Appleby. |
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| “SFP – A farce again this year” says MP |
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David Maclean has signed EDM 13 which calls on the Government to finally resolve the continuing farce of non payment of Single Farm Payments. |
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| “Ministers ignoring rural poverty” says MP |
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David Maclean, has signed Early Day Motion EDM 19 which calls on the Government to recognise the full impact and reality of rural poverty. |
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| “Show greys the red card,” says David Maclean |
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David Maclean, has tabled an Early Day Motion entitled “Release of Grey Squirrels” to highlight his growing concern that increasing numbers of grey squirrels are being released into the wild. |
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| Maclean Targets Train Timetables |
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David Maclean secured an Adjournment Debate in Westminster Hall yesterday to highlight his concerns at the proposal by the Department for Transport to cut the number of trains calling at Penrith. |
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| English votes for English matters |
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David Maclean, has spoken out on what he calls “constitutional outrage” whereby Scottish MP’s vote on matters that affect only England without the same grace being afforded to an English MP. |
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| House price’s are through the roof |
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House price scandal in penrith and the Border is affecting all, from first time buyers to business people who need to move into the area. |
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| Cumbria Police could lose £3.8 million |
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Maclean requests meeting with Home Office Minister responsible for Police to put forward Cumbria’s case not to from its policing pot |
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| Make recycling more user friendly |
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David Maclean has asked for Councils to make recycling more user friendly and the Government to insist that supermarkets make their packaging easily recyclable. |
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| “When is milk going to receive a fair price?” |
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David Maclean has spoken out in the House of Commons in the Queen’s Speech Debate in response to the Office of Fair Trading’s conclusion on milk pricing. |
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| Maclean’s Attack on DEFRA – in full |
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David Maclean yesterday laid a series of charges against DEFRA on their handling of the Foot and Mouth outbreak and its impact on innocent farmers. |
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| Farmers are Innocent Victims of Foot and Mouth |
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“Cumbrian Farmers are Innocent Victims of Foot and Mouth and Must Get Help”
says David Maclean
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| “BT billing – a scam” says David Maclean |
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David Maclean has written to the Secretary of State at the Department for Trade and Industry demanding that action is taken to address the charging policy enforced by BT onto customers who do not pay their bills by direct debit. |
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| Television Licensing Authority Harassment |
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David Maclean has tabled an Early Day Motion criticising the TV Licensing Authority on their extreme and threatening letters sent out to homeowners. |
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| David Maclean calls on Government to recognise Rural Poverty |
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David Maclean, has added his name to a House of Commons Early Day Motion highlighting that 1 in 5 people live in poverty. |
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| Give us Physiotherapists in Cumbria |
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David Maclean is supporting a campaign by the Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley to get jobs in the NHS for physiotherapy graduates. |
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| Biomass and Wind farms in Cumbria |
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David Maclean has laid a special Motion in the House of Commons calling on the Government to abandon wind farm technology in Cumbria and concentrate on biomass instead. |
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| Calls for Rural Anti-Discrimination Bill |
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David Maclean Calls for Rural Anti-Discrimination Bill |
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| Wind farms will destroy Cumbria |
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Maclean says, “Proposed Wind Farm Sites Will Destroy Our Landscape and Cumbria” |
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| David Maclean Demands Fair Pay for Police |
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David has written to the Cumbria Police Federation supporting their calls for police officers to be fairly paid. |
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| Too Many Young Men Die On Our Roads |
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“Let’s Plan to Save Lives” says David Maclean |
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| Cumbria Needs Urgent EU Funding |
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David Maclean has requested urgent EU funding |
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| Parliamentary Motion demanding farm payments now |
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Emergency measures needed to alleviate the plight of farmers in Cumbria |
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| Keep Police Jobs in Cumbria |
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Maclean wants guarantees that Cumbria Police are committed to keeping as many jobs as possible |
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