http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Colin Breed MP en-GB Colin Breed MP http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Colin Breed MP 2010-03-10T10:25+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000065/petitioning_downing_street.html Late last week Colin Breed, Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall met with colleagues for the UK charity Wild Futures, based at the Monkey Sanctuary near Looe, to petition Number 10 Downing Street to ensure that the Primate Code passes through Parliament before the General Election. 2009-12-17T12:35+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000064/differing_rates_could_save_our_local_pubs.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, asking him to consider differing alcohol duty levels for draught and non-draught products. It is hoped such a system would reduce the burden on pub landlords at what is a troubling time for the industry as a whole. 2009-12-17T12:34+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000063/minister_agrees_to_a_public_inquiry_into_proposed_tamar_bridge_toll_rises.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall recently wrote to the Department of Transport regarding rumours of possible toll increases on the Tamar Bridge Crossing between Saltash and Plymouth. The letter mentions that Cornwall and Plymouth Councils must apply directly to the Secretary of State to revise toll charges, and that as formal objections to the original proposals have been received a Public Inquiry will need to be held. 2009-11-18T13:30+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000061/sir_christopher_kellys_report.html Last week the Committee on Standards in Public Life published their Twelfth Report, Sir Christopher Kelly's investigation into MPs' Expenses and Allowances. 2009-11-09T13:53+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000062/government_failing_to_deliver_on_nhs_dentistry.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall has today spoken out over the lack of an NHS dentist in Saltash. Over the summer, the last dentist offering NHS treatment wrote to his patients saying he could no longer afford to treat non-private patients. The decision leaves Cornwall's sixth largest town without free dental care, and forces patients to choose between going private or going to the nearest NHS dentists in Plymouth, Torpoint or Launceston. 2009-10-13T12:00+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000060/colin_breeds_letter_from_the_legg_inquiry.html Colin Breed MP has today received a letter from the Legg Committee, which was set up to investigate expenses claims over the past five years (see article of Thursday 18th June). 2009-10-13T10:12+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000059/publication_of_mps_allowances.html The Members Estimate Committee has decided that printed documents and receipts relating to MPs' ACA, IEP and Communications Allowance claims dating back to 2004/05 and up to 2007/08, together with details of stationery and postage costs covering the same period, will be published this morning. Full details of Colin's expense claims for that period can be found at www.parliament.uk. 2009-06-18T08:00+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000058/colin_breeds_expenses.html Colin Breed has spoken to the Cornish Times regarding the MPs expenses fiasco. Colin is the lowest claiming MP in the entire South West region, and came 426th out of 646 MPs. 2009-05-22T11:37+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000057/budget_measures_could_hit_cornwall_hard.html Earlier today, all five Liberal Democrat Cornish MPs were in the House of Commons as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announced his economic forecast for the coming year. As always, the true impact of what was announced will not be known until more detailed analysis has taken place. Nevertheless, if forecasters are correct, then the country as a whole and Cornwall in particular will suffer for years to come. 2009-04-21T15:00+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000056/colin_breed_visits_uae_to_connect_classrooms.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall visited schools in the United Arab Emirates last month to view the links that have been built between UK schools and their Middle East counterparts under the British Council's 'Connecting Classrooms' programme. 2009-04-08T12:00+01:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000055/support_the_scouts.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall has today leant his support to a campaign to ensure fair water charges for the Constituency's local Scout Groups and other voluntary organisations. Water regulator Ofwat has issued guidance on payment for waste water runoff, which will lead to massive increases in costs for voluntary groups already struggling to make ends meet. 2009-03-20T00:00+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000054/the_fuel_poverty_bill.html Cornwall's Liberal Democrat MPs will be in Parliament tomorrow to lend their support to a new parliamentary bill aimed at ending fuel poverty. The Fuel Poverty Bill, tabled by David Heath, Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome, receives Second Reading on Friday 20th March and calls for a massive home insulation programme intended to halve the energy needed to heat the average home. The Bill also aims to address the use of higher rates for those with pre-pay meters. 2009-03-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000053/pasties_at_paddington.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall has today met with members of South East Cornwall Tourism Association, the Tamar Valley Tourist Association and the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership at Paddington Station, to promote tourism in the Constituency to rail users. 2009-03-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000052/sports_projects_in_danger_of_being_squeezed.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall has today received figures showing that the amount of funding issued to sporting projects in Cornwall has reduced year on year over the past five years. In answer to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Mr Breed, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport indicated the following. 2009-02-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.colinbreed.org.uk/news/000044/mps_join_fight_for_tenants_rights.html Colin Breed MP joined representatives of the Cornwall Residential Landlords Association (CRLA) and fellow Cornish MPs today to present a petition to Downing Street. 2009-01-26T17:00+00:00