http://paulkeetch.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Paul Keetch MP en-GB Paul Keetch MP http://paulkeetch.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Paul Keetch MP 2010-03-14T16:28+00:00 United Kingdom http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000952/keetch_thanked_for_pledging_to_do_his_bit_for_british_armed_forces.html Paul Keetch, MP for Hereford, has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. 2010-02-12T11:43+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000951/mp_celebrates_centenary_of_support_for_the_unemployed.html Hereford's Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Keetch has supported celebrations as February 2010 marks one hundred years of support for jobseekers after the opening in 1910 of Britain's first 62 Labour Exchanges, the forefather of today's Jobcentre Plus. 2010-02-12T09:38+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000950/keetch_supports_vital_home_heat_helpline_service.html Paul Keetch MP has signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) supporting the Home Heat Helpline, a free, not-for-profit service that helps households save energy and reduce their energy bills. 2010-02-09T00:00+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000949/keetch_stands_up_for_train_passengers.html Paul Keetch MP stood up for train passengers last week by recognising their number one concern: high fares. 2010-02-08T00:00+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000948/keetch_supports_scamnesty_campaign.html Paul Keetch MP is supporting a nationwide 'Scamnesty' campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by signing Early Day Motion 738 - Scams Awareness Month Campaign, which aims to help end the scourge of mass marketing scam mailings in the UK. 2010-02-05T00:00+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000946/keetch_goes_red_for_heart_this_february.html February is National Heart Month and Paul Keetch, Hereford's MP, together with The British Heart Foundation (BHF) are asking the people of Hereford to join National Wear Red Day on Friday 26th February 2010 and to follow the BEAT health code. 2010-01-29T11:23+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000947/herefordshire_mps_unite_on_education.html The MPs for Herefordshire put their political difference aside this week when they met Minister for Schools, Vernon Coaker, to discuss Herefordshire schools' funding. The meeting, arranged by Paul Keetch, MP for Hereford, was also attended by Bill Wiggin, MP for Leominster, Dr Sharon Menghini, Director of Children's Services at Herefordshire County Council; Head Teachers Chris Barker and Peter Box, Governors Denise Kennedy and John Spackman representing High and Primary schools across the county. 2010-01-27T00:00+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000945/keetch_on_report_on_rural_payment_agency_maladministration.html Paul Keetch, MP for Hereford reports that the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, called on the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to apologise and pay compensation for the maladministration of the Single Payments Scheme in a report laid before Parliament in December 2009, entitled: Cold Comfort: the Administration of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme by the Rural Payments Agency. 2010-01-15T15:01+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000944/keetch_calls_for_respect_for_fallen_soldiers.html MP for Hereford, Paul Keetch, is sponsoring a parliamentary motion to ask the Home Secretary to investigate whether an al-Muhajiroun proposed demonstration in the town of Wootton Bassett would breach the Public Order Act 1986. 2010-01-07T14:28+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000943/keetch_opposes_proposals_to_register_and_monitor_homeeducated_children.html Last week over 70 Members of Parliament presented petitions from more than 120 different constituencies opposing the compulsory registration and monitoring of home-educated children. The previous record for petitions presented in one day was 44 in March 2006. If enacted, the Government's proposals will, for the first time in our history, tear away from parents and give to the state the responsibility for a child's education. 2009-12-16T12:05+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000942/keetch_supports_manufacturing_excellence_2010_in_hereford.html Paul Keetch MP from Hereford is urging local businesses in the area to enter the UK's most prestigious business awards scheme. Firms have until January 29 to enter the battle for 'Best UK Business' at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Manufacturing Excellence Awards (MX) 2010. 2009-12-15T10:10+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000941/keetch_calls_for_more_commitment_from_allies.html MP for Hereford Paul Keetch asked the Prime Minister on Monday 30th November questions about the deployment of more allied soldiers to Afghanistan during the Prime Minister's statement announcing the deployment of more British soldiers. He was concerned that some of the soldiers currently deployed from allied countries other than the UK and USA are not currently being used as effectively as they should be. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr Keetch visited Afghanistan in April this year and saw at first hand what the situation was really like. 2009-12-02T11:28+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000940/keetch_supports_hereford_hospital_following_foster_report.html Hereford's MP, Paul Keetch, is standing by Hereford's County Hospital in light of the recent Dr Foster report into patient safety which placed the hospital in the lowest banding for safety of service. 2009-12-01T12:06+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000939/mp_supports_call_for_government_to_give_fairer_deal_to_homeowners_renting_a_room.html Paul Keetch, MP for Hereford, is pleased to be supporting the Raise the Roof Campaign, launched on the 4th November by flat and house-share website Spareroom.co.uk. The campaign, which is also supported by Shelter and the National Landlords Association, is calling for improved tax breaks for householders who rent out spare rooms to lodgers under the Government's Rent a Room Scheme. 2009-11-25T09:46+00:00 http://paulkeetch.co.uk/news/000938/keetch_remembers_fallen_soldiers.html In the lead up to Armistice day MP for Hereford Paul Keetch went to the Garden of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to the memory of all fallen British soldiers. He placed a cross in the Herefordshire Regiment plot in remembrance of the soldiers from and based in Hereford and all other members of the British Armed Forces who gave their lives for their country. 2009-11-10T12:17+00:00