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Parmjit Dhanda MP

Parmjit Dhanda MP

Working hard for you in Gloucester

 

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  • 4 March 2010 In Memory of Michael Foot
    I was at work walking through Portcullis House on the way to the Chamber when I saw Michael Foot. They had just unveiled a portrait of him there. There was...
  • 24 February 2010 Prime Minister Apologises on Behalf of Country
    This week the Prime Minister apologised on behalf of the whole country for one of the darkest events in our recent history. Between the 1920s and the 1960s as many...
  • 18 February 2010 Protecting our Animals
    We are rightly proud to call ourselves a nation of animal lovers. Half of UK households own a pet and we were the first country to have a society -...
  • Saving Jobs in Gloucester
    It’s hard to believe that it was just a few years ago that we had to push a bill though Parliament (in the teeth of opposition) that saved British Energy...
  • 4 February 2010 StreetGames - A Local Hero in Gloucester
    In between the usual hectic list of meetings, casework and debates, it was my pleasure to meet a genuine local hero in Westminster this week. StreetGames are...
  • 27 January 2010 Decisive News on Recession
    Rupi and I needed to see some real evidence that the recession was coming to an end. So last Sunday night we persuaded some friends to baby-sit and we headed...
  • 14 January 2010 Protecting the NHS in Gloucestershire
    The downside of David Cameron’s pledge to target more resources to areas of deprivation is that the Gloucestershire NHS is set to be one of the big losers. Under...
  • 1 January 2010 A Tory Tissue of Mistruths
    This week David Cameron came to Gloucester and talked about the need to have ‘honesty and integrity’ in politics. But by the following morning I was receiving phone calls from...
  • 30 December 2009 Gloucester Momentous Events in the Past Decade
    We’ve seen some pretty momentous events in our City over the past decade. When I feel worn out I sometimes think back to what it must have been like for...
  • 22 December 2009 A Decade in Review
    This week marks the end of a year and the end of a decade. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and...
  • 16 December 2009 Protecting our Children
    When school caretaker Ian Huntley murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham there was a national outcry. Huntley had been known to the authorities for some time and...
  • 10 December 2009 Fox Hunting - A Cruel Practice
    Hanging proudly on the wall of my Gloucester office is a certificate I received from the League Against Cruel Sport, for voting for the 2004 Hunting Act. Often described as...
  • 3 December 2009 Honouring our Service Men and Women
    It’s important to remember not just those who are fighting for our country in places like Afghanistan right now, but also those brave service men and women who have contributed...
  • 26 November 2009 Keeping the Streets of Gloucester Clean
    At the very outset of this piece I’d like to thank Frank Portlock, Roy Matthews, Tottenham Alice Cooper (that is his real name), Peter Ewald and Amber Walters. When ITV...
  • 19 November 2009 Maintain Focus on Issues that Matter
    The Queen’s Speech is certainly one of the highlights of the parliamentary calendar in terms of pomp and ceremony. It is undoubtedly a spectacular occasion and reminds us all why...
  • 12 November 2009 A Day of Remembrance
    The Armistice and Remembrance have been on our minds in Gloucester and across our country with a sharper focus than at any time I can recall. In recent days I’ve...
  • 6 November 2009 A Day at the Cinema
    Thank goodness for Roald Dahl. Thank goodness for his Fantastic Mr Fox. Last Sunday morning I had just got in, cold and wet from a doorstep surgery in Podsmead. As...
  • 29 October 2009 UK Youth Parliament Shines in the House of Commons
    Something unique is taking place in the House of Commons today. In the last 300 years only MPs have been allowed into the chamber, to sit on...
  • 22 October 2010 Linkages Project a Success in Gloucester
    Gloucester received a fantastic boost this week, as the government confirmed that our city will receive £7.7million of investment to complete the linkages project. I’ve campaigned long and hard to...
  • 15 October 2009 Looking at the Big Picture
    I think we saw the best and the worst of Parliament this week. On the plus side I think we moved closer to getting a £30 million investment from the...
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