News from Westminster

Welcoming Changes to Allow Credit Unions to Expand

Madeleine Moon MP welcomes new powers to allow credit unions to offer more services to many more people Madeleine Moon, MP for Bridgend, has welcomed changes coming into...
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MP highlights value of Reservists and Cadets

Madeleine Moon MP recently met Reservists and Cadets at a Parliamentary at the House of Commons. The event provided a briefing about the Reserve Forces (the Territorial Army,...
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Celebrating Parliament Week

Remember, remember the 5th of November will be a familiar refrain over the next week, commemorating the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605....
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MP supports Freedom From Fear campaign

Madeleine Moon MP joined representatives of the shopworkers' Union Usdaw at the launch of their campaign against police cuts. Usdaw fears that the Tory-led Coalition's attack on police budgets a...
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Medals and celebrations

We recently celebrated Armed Forces day here in Bridgend. For some it’s a one off day watching soldiers, reservists, cadets and veterans march through Bridgend town centre. For me...
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Armed Forces Day Celebration

Madeleine Moon MP sponsored an exhibition in the House of Commons to celebrate Armed Forces Day. ‘Standing next to you’ - an exhibition of photographs of ex-servicemen...
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Disappointing response from FIA

Following my letter to the President of the FIA about the proposed rescheduling of the Bahrain Grand Prix, I received a reply (you can download it below). Disappointingly, the Grand...
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Bahrain GP should not get green light

Today, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile decide on whether to reschedule the Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain, postponed earlier in the season. This letter was faxed to the FIA...
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MP Congratulates lloyds TSB for charitable giving

Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon has congratulated Lloyds TSB for the grants it has given to charities working in the Bridgend constituency through its Lloyds TSB Foundation. Four large...
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MP supports Talking Buses Campaign

Madeleine Moon MP has given her support to the Talking Buses campaign organised by Guide Dogs for the Blind. The campaign aims to make bus travel easier for...
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MP supports ‘I am not a number’ campaign

Madeleine Moon MP yesterday gave her support to the ‘I am not a number’ campaign organised by the trade union Prospect. Prospect have launched the campaign to raise awareness of...
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A Great Day Out

Madeleine Moon MP welcomed Delyth Hopkins, her mum Alison and Jane Elliott from the Bridgend Young Carers Project to the House of Commons on Wednesday. Earlier...
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Ofcom Changes on Silent Calls

Silent phone calls continue to cause unnecessary distress and anxiety for many constituents. Ofcom has recently brought into force rules rules which may help to reduce the...
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Madeleine Moon MP honours 'Untold Stories'

Madeleine Moon MP honours the ‘Untold Stories’ of the Holocaust by signing Book of Commitment This week Madeleine Moon MP pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a...
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This Week in Westminster - December 20th-21st

The House of Commons rose for the Christmas recess on December 21st. The final two days of the parliamentary year still produced some interesting exchanges on the withdrawal...
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White Gold - the true cost of cotton

Madeleine Moon MP recently visited an exhibition highlighting the human cost of producing cotton in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is the world’s second largest exporter of cotton, while up one third of...
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This Week in Westminster - December 13th - December 16th

This week saw major changes to police governance receive their first airing in the House of Commons with the Second Reading of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, the...
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Tuition Fee Changes

You would have to have been living in a cave for the past few months not to be aware that the Coalition Government plan to make changes to university funding....
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This Week in Westminster - December 6th - 10th

This week in Westminster has seen the Police Minister catch the BBC spoonerism virus, Tory ringers spoil a debate on defence spending in Wales, a debate on how much time...
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Preventing suicide on the railways

Madeleine Moon MP this week chaired a meeting of the All Party Group on Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention in the House of Commons. The Group heard presentations from...
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