Shrewsbury & Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski has tabled an Early Day Motion this morning that I hope will be signed by members from across the House of Commons. The EDM (which is not yet online) reads as follows: "That this House is deeply disappointed and frustrated by the lack of reference to Britain, and in […]
There was an Opposition Day Debate on the Royal Mail in the House of Commons yesterday. Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke moved: "That this House welcomes the Hooper review of UK postal services; and urges the Government to implement rapidly the review’s proposals for the partial privatisation of Royal Mail." But despite this support from […]
During the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the Commons on December 3rd, the following exchange took place between Daniel Kawczynski, the Tory MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, and Gordon Brown: Daniel Kawczynski: I am grateful that the Prime Minister has given way. One group of people whom he has not mentioned today is the […]
Here are some recently tabled Early Day Motions. Click on the link to see who else has signed them. Shadow Minister for Children Tim Loughton has tabled EDM 2542, on a fantastically unimportant issue: "JOHN SERGEANT AND STRICTLY COME DANCING 20.11.2008 Loughton, Tim That this House is devastated by the circumstances surrounding John Sergeant’s departure […]
There are several noteworthy written answers in the latest edition of Hansard. The Opposition has supported the Government’s carbon reduction plans. The following question from Shadow Local Government spokesman Eric Pickles is interesting in light of this. Are the Conservatives contemplating a spending commitment? "Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food […]
Daniel Kawczynski is co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Continuation of First Past the Post. All-party it may be in principle, but of course the Liberal Democrats are not fans. The arguments in favour of our current system for electing MPs are worth quickly rehashing. It is certainly the case that a candidate’s […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, explains why he voted for a reduction in the abortion time limit. A survey released today shows that most Conservative candidates sympathise with this view. I recently took part in the intensely controversial debates in Parliament about various proposed amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, most […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, says the Conservatives should abolish Proportional Representation for GLA and EU elections. As a founder of the All Party First Past the Post Group I have spent the last few days analysing the recent mayoral and Greater London Assembly election results, mindful of the different voting systems used. […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham and founder of Conservative Friends of Poland, criticises negative coverage of Polish immigrants. On the BBC’s Question Time on 3rd April the writer and commentator, Rod Liddle, when discussing the recent House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report into immigration, decided to focus on the role of ‘Polish […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, on why the Conservative Party should offer its support to the Belarus Popular Front. In international politics we have been focusing on disturbing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Sudan as well as many other parts of the world. We do however have a country at the heart […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, argues that Brown made a mistake in not attending the EU summit with Mugabe. A golden opportunity has been squandered! The EU-Africa conference underway in Libson is a medium by which bi-lateral relations of fundamental importance to our two continents can be fostered. At the talks are all […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, explains why spoke in the Parliamentary debate on Burma. I am gravely concerned about the recent events in Burma, the ongoing abuses of human rights and the failure of the international community, including the British Labour Government, to take appropriate steps to protect the Burmese people. The Government […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, laments the disparities in funding between schools in his constituency and those in more deprived, Labour-supporting areas. The fact that Shropshire is bottom of the national funding table for education is a point of great concern to me and many of my constituents. Out of 149 Local Educational […]
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury, reports on the Government’s statement on the Foot and Mouth outbreak. On Tuesday in the Chamber of the House of Commons I listened to the statement by the Secretary of State for DEFRA Hilary Benn MP on the recent Foot and Mouth outbreak. I and many of my fellow MPs […]
Update: SNP MP Angus MacNeil has responded to this piece here — Daniel Kawczynski has been MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham since 2005 and voices his concerns here about what he sees as the "democratic deficit" for voters in England as compared with the other constituent parts of the UK. Since the Government introduced […]