http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Beith MP en-GB Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Beith MP http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Beith MP 2010-03-18T09:32+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000519/new_tax_office_hours_simply_not_good_enough__beith.html Sir Alan Beith MP has condemned the announcement that opening hours for public enquiries at Alnwick Tax Office are to be cut by 80%. From Thursday 22 March 2010, the Tax Office will only be open to members of the public between 10am and 3pm on Thursdays - a massive shift from the present daily opening times. 2010-03-16T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000518/sir_alan_beith_mp_thanked_for_pledging_to_do_his_bit_for_british_armed_forces.html Sir Alan Beith, MP for Berwick upon Tweed, has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. 2010-03-16T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000520/beith_shocked_by_sudden_death_of_ashok_kumar_mp.html Commenting on the news of Ashop Kumar's 'sudden accidental' death, Sir Alan Beith says: 2010-03-15T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000515/local_liberal_democrat_mp_backs_community_pubs_local_brewers_and_consumer_rights.html Sir Alan Beith, Local Liberal Democrat MP for the Berwick-upon-Tweed Constituency, has committed to: 2010-03-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000516/north_east_mep_welcomes_cut_to_red_tape_for_small_businesses.html North East Lib Dem MEP Fiona Hall has welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts. 2010-03-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000517/beith_and_moore_press_minister_on_future_of_berwicks_main_line_rail_service.html Local MPs Michael Moore and Sir Alan Beith have welcomed Government concessions on the future of the nationalised East Coast Main Line that will mean the reinstatement of a vital commuter service between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed. 2010-03-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.alanbeith.org.uk/news/000514/mep_fiona_hall_welcomes_cap_on_internet_roaming_charges.html A North East MEP has welcomed the introduction of a cut-off level on mobile internet roaming charges to protect customers from nasty "bill shocks" after they have been online when in another EU country. 2010-03-09T00:00+00:00 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/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/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/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