http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Rt. Hon. Alan Beith MP en-GB Rt. Hon. Alan Beith MP http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Rt. Hon. Alan Beith MP 2008-07-26T01:52+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000238/cut_car_carbon_and_make_polluting_cars_a_th9ing_of_the_past__fiona_hall_mep.html Car manufacturers will have to take more responsibility for higher CO2 emissions brought on by more cars on European roads, if the European Parliament has its way. 2008-07-24T10:30+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000237/beith_backs_village_campaign_to_save_milfield_post_office.html Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has backed the Milfield campaign to save the local Post Office. 2008-07-16T11:00+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000236/beith_demands_help_for_northumbrian_fishing_industry_in_commons_debate.html Liberal Democrat Sir Alan Beith MP confronted the Fishing Minister, Jonathan Shaw MP, after securing a debate over inadequate fishing quotas and insufficient support for small fishing vessels. 2008-07-15T14:15+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000235/regional_plans_could_have_done_more_says_beith.html Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has described the final version of the North East of England's Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) as a missed opportunity for our area. 2008-07-15T13:30+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000234/alan_beith_mp_backs_campaign_to_end_child_poverty.html Sir Alan Beith MP has demanded that the Government ends child poverty as he signed up to the "Keep the promise" campaign. He called on people to back the campaign and demand a better future for children across the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency and beyond. 2008-07-14T15:30+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000233/sir_alan_beith_mp_challenges_prime_minister_over_constitutional_renewal_during_commons_liaison_committee.html Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has confronted Prime Minister Gordon Brown over potential constitutional changes. 2008-07-07T12:15+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000232/beiths_committee_asking_you_how_5_billion_cost_of_prisons_and_probation_could_be_better_spent.html The House of Commons Justice Committee, chaired by Berwick's MP Sir Alan Beith, is now midway through an e-consultation asking how much people know about prison and probation services and how they work, and whether they think the £5 billion estimated cost of prisons and probation every year could be spent in a better way to reduce crime and save the massive further costs of re-offending to our economy and our society. 2008-07-07T12:00+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000231/alan_beith_mp_backs_campaign_to_end_child_poverty.html Sir Alan Beith MP has demanded that the Government ends child poverty as he signed up to the "Keep the promise" campaign. He called on people to back the campaign and demand a better future for children across the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency and beyond. 2008-07-07T11:45+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000230/local_mep_fiona_hall_sets_trend_with_oneseat_campaign.html A European organisation, The Campaign for Parliament Reform (CPR)* has applauded local North East MEP Fiona Hall for her renewed efforts to lobby the British government into making Brussels the one home of the European Parliament. 2008-07-03T14:30+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000229/lib_dems_confirm_commitment_to_community_groups_in_northumberland.html Speaking at the Northumberland Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) annual conference to be held at Alnwick Gardens today, Councillor Neil Bradbury will calm the fears of community groups across the county over the possibility of slashed funding by the new Northumberland Authority. 2008-07-01T09:45+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000228/beith_slams_government_proposals_to_change_national_park_authority.html Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has slammed proposals to reduce the level of elected representation on the Northumberland National Park Authority. 2008-06-27T14:00+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000226/beiths_committee_publishes_government_response_to_report_on_counter_terrorism.html The House of Commons Justice Committee, chaired by Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith, today publishes the Government's response to its report on the Counter Terrorism Bill. In the report, the Committee expressed its concerns about the proposals relating to the coroners system which provided for "the Secretary of State to certify that a coroner's inquest may be held without a jury and to appoint a particular security cleared coroner in inquests which are expected to involve the consideration of material that should not be made public". The Counter Terrorism Bill has passed third reading in the House of Commons and is now awaiting consideration in the House of Lords. 2008-06-26T13:45+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000225/deluge_of_support_for_post_office_card_account_says_beith.html Local Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has received almost 1000 postcards from constituents saying they want to keep their Post Office card account, which is currently under threat. 2008-06-25T11:00+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000227/attorney_generals_role_should_be_split_off_says_beiths_committee.html A report by the Justice Committee says revisions to the role of Attorney General proposed in the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill do not answer the fundamental problem of maintaining public confidence in the role, namely, that it still combines the function of chief legal adviser to the Government with the role of Government minister. The Committee says that, despite the difficulties of drawing the line clearly between legal and political considerations, maintaining transparency and public confidence require the legal and political functions of the role to be split. 2008-06-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000224/alan_beiths_work_recognised_with_knighthood.html Liberal Democrat MP Alan Beith has been awarded a Knighthood in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, in recognition for his services to Parliament. 2008-06-14T00:01+01:00