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- Afghanistan Diary
 Afghanistan Diary
Above: The Afghan National Army being trained The eyes of the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan will be on London this week as the international conference discussing the way forward for Afghanistan takes place. I returned yesterday from visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan with the Defence Select Committee where we met political, military and civil society leaders ahead of the conference. Ahead of the conference it is important to put the current situation and progress in Afghanistan into some context, and highlight a few hidden truths about this war scarred country. The political history of Afghanistan during the...
- Madeleine commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
 Madeleine commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
Madeleine Moon MP has pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. With 27th January marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to give MPs the opportunity to remember those who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust - and to support a ‘Legacy of Hope', learning from Survivors'...
- 4400 homes in Bridgend missing out on energy savings, says Madeleine Moon MP
 4400 homes in Bridgend missing out on energy savings, says Madeleine Moon MP
MP urges constituents to call the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 for their free Little Book of Energy advice booklet 4400 households in Bridgend could be missing out on savings of up to £250 a year on the energy bills because they are failing to claim free insulation grants to which they are entitled, local MP Madeleine Moon warned today. Ms Moon is urging residents to call the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 to see if they are eligible...
- Madeleine Moon MP becomes a parliamentary friend of The Anthony Nolan Trust
 Madeleine Moon MP becomes a parliamentary friend of The Anthony Nolan Trust
Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon showed her support for those needing lifesaving bone marrow transplants on Tuesday 8 December by becoming a parliamentary friend of The Anthony Nolan Trust. Ms Moon attended a reception at the House of Commons along with Education Secretary, Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, and charity representatives including the family of campaigning leukaemia patient Adrian Sudbury. "This is such a crucial issue," said Ms Moon. "Over 16,000 people worldwide are currently waiting for a lifesaving bone marrow transplant and I know many...
- Madeleine Moon MP Welcomes Extra Investment For Wales
Madeleine Moon MP Welcomes Extra Investment For Wales Despite a clamour from certain quarters for widespread public spending cuts, today's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) means Wales will receive an additional £500 million funding next year. The Chancellor's Pre Budget Report (PBR) will lock in economic recovery and build for growth in Wales, while protecting frontline public services and rebalancing public finances in a fair way. Bridgend MP, Madeleine Moon; welcomed today's announcement, stating: "The new measures to support businesses and the most vulnerable members of our communities will give the people of Wales an extra £13 million in spending. I...
- Suicide Prevention APPG Welcomes New Commitment To Renew The Suicide Prevention Strategy
Suicide Prevention APPG Welcomes New Commitment To Renew The Suicide Prevention Strategy The Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Suicide Prevention Group (APPSPG), Bridgend MP; Madeleine Moon, has today welcomed the commitment to renew the national suicide prevention strategy. The commitment is one of many contained within the government's new mental health strategy, ‘New Horizons: A shared vision for mental health', and follows calls for renewal of the current suicide prevention strategy (due to end at the end of 2010) by the APPG for Suicide Prevention and others including the Samaritans. The Government launched their National Suicide Strategy...
- Madeleine Moon MP backs World AIDS Day
 Madeleine Moon MP backs World AIDS Day
Madeleine with Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander Local MP, Madeleine Moon backed World AIDS Day on December 1st to raise awareness of the plight of the more than 33 million people around the world living with HIV. Every day, over 6,000 people become infected with HIV and over 5,000 people die from AIDS. An estimated 1.9 million people were newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa last year, bringing to 22.4 million the number of people living with HIV. Around 14 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS....
- Bridgend MP Urges Prime Minister To Ensure Fairness On Bank Charges
Bridgend MP Urges Prime Minister To Ensure Fairness On Bank Charges Today the Supreme Court has overturned the High Court and Court of Appeal rulings and said that bank charges can continue. This surprise decision means that about 1.2m people who have lodged claims with their banks for repayment of the charges will have to contest their cases in the courts individually, rather than the OFT being able to tell banks to refund them all. Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon raised this issue directly with the Prime Minister during PMQ's today, stating that: "Britain's top bankers rewarded their financial greed and...
- Community Hero Joins Madeleine Moon MP At No10
 Community Hero Joins Madeleine Moon MP At No10.
South Wales Police Chief Supt Tim Jones last week joined local MP Madeleine Moon at a reception hosted by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Brown in No10 Downing Street. The reception was an opportunity to give proper recognition to those key people constituencies across the UK, without whom, the improvements we have seen in our communities would not have been possible. Madeleine Moon invited Supt Tim Jones in recognition of the tremendous work he stewarded when Supt of Bridgend Police Force. Commenting on the event...
- Madeleine Moon MP puts herself in the shoes of a shopworker
 Madeleine Moon MP puts herself in the shoes of a shopworker
Madeleine Moon MP put herself in the shoes of a shopworker trying to decide whether a young person is old enough to buy alcohol. The event in Westminster was part of retail union Usdaw's ‘Freedom From Fear' campaign. This year the campaign is focussing on the difficult decisions shopworkers face on a daily basis when trying to decide whether someone looks old enough to buy alcohol or other age-restricted goods. Local MP Madeleine Moon said: "This exercise made me realise just how hard it is to tell the...
- Bridgend MP Supports Local Campaign To Ban tobacco Advertising Displays From Our Shops
 Bridgend MP Supports Local Campaign To Ban tobacco Advertising Displays From Our Shops
Local MP, Madeleine Moon yesterday spoke in the Health Bill debate in Parliament supporting a backbench amendment to outlaw cigarette vending machines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Madeleine Moon highlighted a petition she had received from the Porthcawl branch of Cancer Research UK. The petition which included signatories from across the town, including smokers, ex-smokes and non-smokers, indicated the very strong feeling that people locally wanted the removal of tobacco advertising displays from shops. The amendment was subsequently passed by the Commons without a...
- Sir Thomas Legg’s letter
Sir Thomas Legg's Letter On Monday I received Sir Thomas Legg's letter which set out his provisional conclusions on my use of the Additional Costs Allowance (ACA) over the past 5 years. Along with a large number of Members, I have been asked to resupply copies of two years of mortgage interest statements, and with a change in the previous rules, to repay the removal cost of furniture bought in Wales....
- Local MP Criticises Sun’s Decision
Local MP Criticises Sun's Decision Local MP Madeleine Moon has today criticised the Sun's decision to ditch its' support for the Government and come out in favour of David Cameron and the Conservatives. Madeleine Moon commented that: "It is an extremely arrogant and clearly pre-planned decision by the Sun. The British people, not the Sun newspaper, will decide the outcome of the general election." "I do not believe that this decision is based on the policies announced yesterday in Gordon's speech, or the important actions taken by Gordon and Alistair over the past year to save the banking system...
- Local MP Signs up to Climate Pledge
Local MP Signs up to Climate Pledge Madeleine Moon MP has added her name to the campaign to try to cut the country's carbon emissions. The 10:10 campaign calls on every one of us to cut our own emissions by 10%. Cutting 10% in one year is a bold target, but for most of us it's an achievable one, and is in line with what scientists say we need right now. By signing up to 10:10 we're not just promising to reduce our own emissions - we're becoming part of a national drive to hit this ambitious goal...
- Celebrating 60 years of NATO
Celebrating 60 years of NATO The North Atlantic Alliance is celebrating 60 years of solidarity and the shared goals of peace, security and stability. On this occasion, NATO has developed a special celebration website full of fascinating information. To find out more please visit: www.60yearsnato.info/...
- THE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME
THE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME There has been a great deal of misleading media coverage in recent weeks with regard to the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS). It is for this reason that local MP Madeleine Moon has today published on her website the facts to dispel a number of the myths which are circulating. The VBS is being introduced in response to a recommendation by the independent Bichard inquiry, established following the Soham murders by school caretaker Ian Huntley. As stated by Secretary of State Ed Balls MP: "The inquiry into these tragic events found that there was...
- Local MP Welcomes Consultation on Armed Forces Welfare
Local MP Welcomes Consultation on Armed Forces Welfare Local MP, Madeleine Moon, is encouraging members of Bridgend's service community to have their say in a Government consultation designed to look at more ways to improve the welfare support given to the Armed Forces and their families. The MoD published a Green Paper, "The Nation's Commitment to the Armed Forces Community: Consistent and Enduring Support" on July 16th. It will look at how to prevent Service personnel and their families being disadvantaged due to their unique circumstances in accessing public services such as housing, education and healthcare. It will also...
- MADELEINE MOON MP WELCOMES RAIL INVESTMENT
MADELEINE MOON MP WELCOMES RAIL INVESTMENT Local MP Madeleine Moon has welcomed a £1.1bn investment in electric rail which will improve journeys for passengers in Bridgend and South Wales. The Prime Minister and Labour's transport secretary Andrew Adonis have today unveiled £1.1bn plans for a major electrification of the rail network, of the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines. The Great Western electrification will bring electric inter-city trains into Paddington, and along Brunel's classic railway, for the first time. The eight year project will extend electric trains to Reading, Bristol and through the Severn Tunnel to Cardiff, Bridgend...
- Madeleine Moon MP supports Ofcom’s campaign to help keep children safe online this summer
Madeleine Moon MP supports Ofcom's campaign to help keep children safe online this summer Madeleine Moon, MP for Bridgend today joined with communications regulator Ofcom to promote advice aimed at helping parents and carers improve child safety online during the school summer holidays. Madeleine welcomed the campaign from Ofcom to raise awareness among parents and carers of how to help keep children safe online, saying: "The internet offers lots of opportunities for fun, learning and development at the click of a mouse, but it is important parents, carers and children have the right skills and information to keep...
- Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon attends rally to highlight threat of climate change
 Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon attends rally to highlight threat of climate change
Local MP Madeleine Moon has attended an Operation Noah rally to show her support for the need to tackle climate change. Madeleine accepted an invitation from Operation Noah, the Christian climate change campaign, to attend a colourful rally in central London. Mrs Moon demonstrated her support for Operation Noah's efforts to highlight the need for governments to tackle the threat of climate change at a crucial United Nations Summit in Copenhagen in December. The summit is being dubbed as ‘the last-chance saloon' for world leaders to act...
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