Daniel Kawczynski Mp news, page 2


Shropshire hospital services to be discussed in Parliament

The future of hospital services in Shropshire was today due to be discussed in Parliament.


Parliament to debate Shropshire hospitals shake-up

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has secured a backbench debate in Parliament next week on proposed changes to hospital services in Shropshire.


Shropshire region’s MP’s expenses revealed

Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs claimed a total of £23,343 in expenses during September and October 2010, figures revealed today.


Shropshire and Montgomeryshire MPs in £23,000 expenses

Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs claimed a total of £23,343 in expenses during September and October 2010, new figures revealed today.


PM’s pledge on Shropshire hospital services

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised that Shropshire people will be listened to before any changes are made to the county’s NHS services. He was answering a question from Shrewsbury and Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski at Prime Minister’s Question Time yesterday.


Letter: Can Shrewsbury afford a ‘Boris bike’ scheme?

Letter: I read that the MP for Shrewsbury is backing the idea of a “free” bicycle hire scheme in the town (Star, January 17).


Blog: We don’t need a Shropshire hospitals turf war

Blog: Back in the 1960s the American rock band The Doors sang that “Strange days have found us.”


‘Selfishness and greed’ – MP’s verdict on hospital plans

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has hit out at plans to transfer children’s services from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to the Princess Royal Hospital saying Telford is “swamped with hospital services and we have nothing on this side of the border, and yet they still want to grab what little we have left. It’s cloud cuckoo [...]


Shrewsbury MP’s inquiry call over Telford health plans

SHREWSBURY’S MP today called for a full Government inquiry into plans by county health chiefs to move children’s services to Telford – after receiving hundreds of letters and e-mails from angry parents.


MP Kawczynski backs ‘Boris Bike’ hire scheme in Shrewsbury

A free bicycle hire scheme following in the style of London’s could be a huge success in Shrewsbury, according to the town’s MP Daniel Kawczynski.


EU targets ‘will force Ironbridge power station to close’

Shropshire’s only power station will be forced to close its doors in less than four years because of EU emissions targets, it was claimed today.


Shropshire farmer wins milk prices promise

A Shropshire farmer lobbying for fairer deals on milk prices has received a letter from a government minister promising new measures to ensure large retailers do not “abuse” their power.


John Hipwood’s Westminster week

Daniel Kawczynski and Tom Taylor, who worked closely together when the latter was chief executive of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, have teamed up again to fly the flag for British farm produce.


Nesscliffe businesses fear ‘devastation’ during roadworks

Major roadworks could “devastate” businesses in Nesscliffe, a village businessman warned today. Mike Dransfield’s family runs the village store, post office and filling station.


MP: £50m needed to tackle River Severn flooding

Up to £50 million is needed to tackle flooding along the River Severn in Shropshire to safeguard county homes and businesses, an MP claimed today.


Letter: Government’s cuts are the right option

Letter: As the Government begins to implement the decisions of the comprehensive spending review, there are many difficult and potentially painful consequences, writes Daniel Kawczynski, Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham


MP Kawczynski in talks on fate of Shrewsbury’s Copthorne Barracks

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has secured a meeting with the Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, to discuss the future of the town’s barracks.


Taskforce could lobby for Shrewsbury flood defence cash

A new task force could be set up to lobby the government for cash to fund a multi-million pound anti-flooding scheme in Shrewsbury, the town’s MP claimed today.


MP Kawczynski warns of Ironbridge power station jobs threat

Some 200 jobs are under threat at Ironbridge power station because of new EU emissions targets, an MP has claimed.


Daniel Kawczynski MP opposing electoral reform

Controversial plans for a referendum to change Britain’s voting system could help extremists like the BNP get elected, a Shropshire MP has warned as the move cleared its first hurdle in the Commons.


Shrewsbury MP wants electoral reform vote moved

Government plans to hold a referendum on a new electoral system on the same day as local elections should be dropped, a Shropshire MP has said.


MP Kawczynski hopes Shrewsbury incinerator plan will be dropped

Shrewsbury’s MP has said he hopes controversial plans for a £60 million incinerator planned for the outskirts of Shrewsbury will be thrown out after similar proposals in Telford were scrapped.


MP Kawczynski demands Lockerbie bomber inquiry

A UK public inquiry should be held into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Shrewsbury’s MP said today. Tory Daniel Kawczynski chairs the Westminster all-party group on Libya.


MP Kawczynski backs rethink on overseas aid

Shrewsbury’s MP today backed Government plans to ring-fence the country’s international development budget and called for a “reorganisation” of where aid goes to ensure that countries with the biggest need get support.


Shrewsbury residents want drive-in cinema and an ice rink

Shrewsbury residents have been putting forward their hopes for the future of the town, including a winter ice rink in the Square and a drive-in cinema at the West Mid Showground.


Letter: Use Shrewsbury’s weir to generate electricity

Letter: I recently received a very encouraging letter from All Rivers Hydro Limited, a company in Shrewsbury that I believe has approached the council with regards to leasing land at the Castlefields weir site.


Shropshire MPs claimed £110,000 in expenses

MPs from Shropshire and Mid-Wales claimed more than £110,000 in expenses during the last six months of 2009, according to new figures published  by Parliament.


MP expenses total £10m

MPS CLAIMED more than £10 million in expenses in the final six months of 2009, it was revealed today.


Meeting will look at Shrewsbury roads chaos

Highways chiefs will meet to find out if lessons can be learned from the way a lorry fire was dealt with on the outskirts of Shrewsbury. The incident left traffic in chaos for nine hours.


MP demands meeting over Shrewsbury road closure

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski is demanding a meeting with highway chiefs to grill them over their response to a lorry fire which caused chaos for county motorists.

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