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Sir Alan Beith MP 2010-03-11T18:39+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000513/garden_waste_plans_aim_to_make_northumberland_greener.html A LEADING Councillor in Northumberland is urging gardeners in the County to use a garden waste recycling service to help make the area a green beacon for the rest of the country. 2010-03-05T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000512/council_budget_agreed_in_northumberland.html The task of passing the budget in Northumberland has been completed following a decision by the Conservatives to back down and abstain when the vote on spending plans and council tax was taken. 2010-02-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000511/passport_office_decision_ignores_needs_of_rural_residents_says_beith.html News that the Home Office will go ahead with plans to close Berwick's Passport Office shows that the Government is completely out of touch with the needs of people in rural areas, according to local Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith. 2010-02-23T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000510/eu_must_support_victims_of_trafficking__fiona_hall_mep.html North East Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall is calling on the UK and other EU member states to provide more support for the victims of human trafficking by providing specialist services, protection and temporary residence permits. 2010-02-23T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000509/beiths_committee_to_hear_from_experts_about_hung_parliaments.html The House of Commons' Justice Committee, which is chaired by Berwick's Lib Dem MP Sir Alan Beith, is holding a one-off evidence session on Constitutional processes following a general election. 2010-02-22T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000506/euromps_in_historic_vote.html In a historic vote, the European Parliament this week rejected an agreement between EU governments and the USA that has allowed confidential data about British citizens to be handed over to the American authorities. 2010-02-12T14:19+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000505/mp_sir_alan_beith_urges_local_middle_schools_to_help_the_community_get_online.html MPs and e-skills UK have launched the fourth year of the Make IT Happy competition, a UK-wide technology challenge for primary school students aged 9 to 11. The competition is run by the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) and e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology. It is backed by more than 80 MPs from across the UK. 2010-02-12T14:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000504/lib_dem_mps_on_both_sides_of_border_raise_concerns_about_future_search_and_rescue_cover.html Sir Alan Beith, Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick upon Tweed, and Michael Moore, Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, have voiced their concerns over proposals to reduce search and rescue cover provided by RAF Boulmer to day time only, once the Government's SAR harmonisation plan comes into effect in 2012. 2010-02-10T13:30+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000508/mep_fiona_hall_wants_future_for_fuel_efficient_cars_in_the_north_east.html A North East MEP is calling on Nissan to build its electrically-powered LEAF hatchback model, due for sale in Europe from 2011, at its UK plant in Sunderland. 2010-02-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000503/beith_honoured_for_work_by_countryside_alliance.html The Countryside Alliance handed out its "Rural Oscars" at a Parliamentary reception on Wednesday 3rd February, and Sir Alan Beith MP received the Grassroots Award for "bringing the countryside to Parliament".. 2010-02-04T16:40+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000502/better_rail_services_for_berwick_alnmouth_and_morpeth__minister_assures_beith_in_commons.html There WILL be more trains calling at Berwick, Alnmouth and Morpeth from May 2011, the Undersecretary of State for Transport has assured Sir Alan Beith MP, after the Berwick Liberal Democrat secured a debate on future services in the House of Commons. 2010-02-04T16:30+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000501/nick_clegg_announces_more_cash_for_northumberland_schools.html The Liberal Democrats in Northumberland have welcomed an announcement by Nick Clegg that Liberal Democrats in government will provide an additional £15 million for schools in the county. 2010-02-04T16:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000507/single_set_of_eu_rules_needed_to_boost_north_east_bottle_scanners__fiona_hall_mep.html North East MEP Fiona Hall is asking the European Commission to come up with a single set of European rules to deal with security on liquids on planes. She intervened following a visit to learn about leading scanning technology that has been developed in Co. Durham. 2010-02-03T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000500/alan_beith_mp_commits_to_safeguard_the_legacy_of_holocaust_survivors.html Sir Alan Beith MP pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. 2010-01-28T12:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000499/beith_welcomes_ministers_agreement_that_school_must_be_rebuilt_as_soon_as_possible.html Local Lib Dem MP Sir Alan Beith has asked the Schools Minister about progress in getting the new school buildings Alnwick needs. 2010-01-26T12:30+00:00