Cllr Ian Lewis (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
What do these Labour MPs: Hilary Armstrong, Margaret Beckett, David Blunkett, Nick Brown, Mark Fisher, Kate Hoey, Huw Irranca-Davies, Tommy McAvoy, Alun Michael, Austin Mitchell and Dr Tony Wright have in common with Conservative MPs: David Amess, David Atkinson, Roger Gale, John Taylor, Sir Teddy Taylor and Ann Widdecombe? Answer tomorrow…
Syniadau :: The Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I want to comment on a speech that Huw Irranca-Davies made last night about the referendum on primary lawmaking powers, at least in so far as it was reported in today's Western Mail: I don’t think we can have just a sterile passage of time where we entirely park the results of the Convention. This is why the Labour Party will be expected to take a lead in describing the process that needs to...
This is my truth (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Huw Irranca Davies makes the case in the Western Mail this morning for delaying the referendum beyond 2011. I’ve heard very serious people outside the Labour Party say the same thing. I am concerned about the game of chicken that seems to be going on within the Cardiff Bay bubble, with enthusiasts for a referendum goading [...]
Amanwy (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Posted on This is My Truth on 20 November Huw Irranca Davies makes this case in the Western Mail this morning for delaying the referendum beyond 2011. I’ve heard very serious people outside the Labour Party say the same thing. I am concerned about the game of chicken that seems to be going on within the Cardiff Bay bubble, with enthusiasts for a referendum goading each other to race across the...
icWales (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
And any “Yes” campaign had to avoid being seen as the plaything of the political elite, Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies told the Western Mail.
0725 to Paddington (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
As a journalist I'm often asked - what do Welsh MPs do all day? The truth is most just sit around discussing the all-Wales Convention, the Barnett formula and David Cornock's blog, but Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies is an...
The Lichfield Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
MP Michael Fabricant has challenged the Government over their commitment to helping the work of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust. His question came during a debate in the House of Commons on the subject of British Waterways. Mr Fabricant asked Huw Irranca-Davies – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for the Environment, Food and [...]
Merthyr Express (icWales) (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
GREEN-FINGERED politician Huw Irranca-Davies is to get his hands dirty at a tree planting day.
Glamorgan Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
HUW Irranca-Davies MP said: “I was honoured to attend the unveiling ceremony of a plaque paying tribute to the workers of Bridgend’s Royal Ordnance Factory, known as the Welsh Arsenal.
Bridgend Patriot (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Glamorgan Gazette BRIDGEND MP Madeleine Moon has been told to pay back almost £600 she claimed for moving furniture from her constituency home to her London flat. She has agreed to return the cash following an investigation by auditor Sir Thomas Legg into all MPs’ expense claims. Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies has been asked to repay overpayments on his mortgage interest, although the exact...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Agreement on a new fisheries control regulation in Luxembourg means that the UK fishing sector is a step closer to a sustainable future without adverse impacts or unnecessary burdens on fishermen. At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg, Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said today’s result was the culmination of nine months of industry and [...]
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Shark finning regulations have been strengthened by new permit controls announced by Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies. Special fishing permits for English, Welsh and Northern Irish registered fishing boats allowing the removal of shark fins at sea are to be stopped. Scotland will simultaneously be announcing plans to cease issuing permits to their fleet. Any sharks [...]
Labour.org.uk (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
Hilary Benn MP, Labour's Environment Secretary, has announced that he will give water companies the power to reduce bills. This Follows complaints from faith groups, amateur sports clubs, village halls and other community organisations that they face unaffordable water bill increases for surface drainage. Labour is standing up for voluntary organisations that sit at the heart of our communities by...
Hadleigh Roberts (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
I was a little dismissive last time I mentioned urban seagulls in Bath. (Remember? I was talking about sandwiches.) However, I am pleased to report there has been a development. Lib Dem MP for Bath Don Foster has finally secured a meeting with a DEFRA minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, to have a meeting to discuss things that can [...]
Peter Black AM (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
The article by Huw Irranca Davies in yesterday's Western Mail calling for a referendum on changing Britain's voting system within the next few months is a strange one. Mr. Davies has been around long enough to know that you cannot just launch into a referendum. For a start you need an Act of Parliament to authorise it, you need a clear position to be voted on and the approval of the Electoral Commission...
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