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Unions cut out of asbestos talks30 Jul 2010Dave has reacted to the government's decision to exclude unions from talks on asbestos compensation. Jonathan Djanogly, a junior minister in the Justice ministry, has said that talks will involve "representatives from claimant solicitors, insurers and the judiciary". |
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Backing for campaign to be FA Charity28 Jul 2010Tyneside anti-racist charity Show Racism the Red Card may score promotion as the Football Association's charity for next year. The possibility is signalled in a cross-party Commons motion tabled by Dave and which is supported by many MPs in the North East and welcomes the possibility that the campaign could be selected as the Football Association Charity of the year for 2011. |
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The Right to Play28 Jul 2010Dave writes this week about a child's right to play, and about racism in football. He points to Playday on 4 August urging more space for children to play, and is urging recognition for the Show Racism the Red Card campaign, which is the subject of a Commons motion he has tabled. |
Dave welcomes new EU mobile charges rules23 Jul 2010Dave has welcomed new rules from the European Union giving mobile phone customers a break from 'bill shocks' Mobile phone companies must apply a cut-off limit once a customer's mobile internet bill reaches £40 per month in the EU though customers can set their own limit. |
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Dave supports Proud of Pubs week21 Jul 2010Dave is popping down to the local pub but strictly in the line of business. MPs have been asked to support the fourth annual Proud of Pubs Week which aims to celebrate all that is great about British pubs. |
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Green cuts will cost jobs - and money20 Jul 2010Dave has said that cutting government support for low carbon technology will lose jobs and cost the public even more. The government appointed Committee on Climate Change has said that cuts of up 40% will hit the region's lead in these new technologies. |
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Call to Iraq on travel rights20 Jul 2010Dave has called on the Iraqi government to reverse a law restricting travel for trades unionists. In a parliamentary motion, he praises the way the trades unions have rebuilt after Saddam, but deplores new restrictions placed on Iraqi trades unionist travelling to international conferences. |
Consulting with academy workforce19 Jul 2010Dave has raised the issue of the position of the workforce affected by the academy programme. He said that many did not know where they stand or what the future holds for them, and he pointed out that the consultation period coincides with the holiday time. |
Backing for lung cancer nurses16 Jul 2010Dave has backed Lung cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists whose workload is increasing so much that they cannot devote enough time to those with lung cancer. He met clinical nurses at an event in the Commons and said they are the first port of call for people whose lives are about to change dramatically and sometimes for the very worst. |
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One North East 'slow death by a thousand cuts'13 Jul 2010The successful regional development agency in the North East is suffering a slow death by a thousand cuts before it is needlessly scrapped in 2012, according to Dave. Dave is a long-standing champion of One North East's work in fostering public-private partnership. He believes that ONE is being scrapped for dogmatic reasons, calling it vandalism for which its instigators would not be forgiven. |
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Police will need to provide answers12 Jul 2010Dave has said he is glad Northumbria Police referred themselves to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Commenting on apparent confusion on the Rothbury riverbank, he said it is important to avoid a 'knee jerk' reaction. |
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Plea to speed up government payments to small businesses12 Jul 2010Dave has taken up the case of small businesses that are being squeezed. This is despite a government initiative that requires prompt payments for companies providing services to the public sector, according to a new survey by the not-for-profit Forum of Private Business. |
Mobile switching made faster8 Jul 2010Dave has welcomed the news that Ofcom is halving the time new mobile phone contracts are put on hold when customers switch providers but wish to keep their number. From April switching should take just one working day rather than the current two days and the authorisation code should be texted within two hours. |
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Get guns off the street7 Jul 2010Dave asked the Prime Minister for an assurance that lessons will be learned from the Raoul Moat affair. Highlighting the fact that the rampage started in Birtley, he especially asked for another look at ways of getting guns off the streets. Dave later said, "I was disappointed and concerned that he didn't respond to my question about getting guns off the streets given what has happened where we live and what happened in Whitehaven a few weeks ago." |
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Praise for Dave's invaluable work6 Jul 2010Nic Bungay of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has expressed his delight that Dave has been re-elected lead the All Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy. Dave said he was pleased to have been re-elected and took pride in what had been achieved so far but said there was still much to do. |
'Ideologically driven' cuts hit schoolchildren6 Jul 2010Dave has claimed the government's school building cuts are driven by ideology. He says local schoolchildren are paying the price and that the government has led councils along. |
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Four Blaydon schools cut5 Jul 2010Dave has said that the real cost of the Coalition cuts is being borne by the children of Blaydon. This came in the Commons when it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future programme was being cut back, with Blaydon affected. |
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