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Archive 1
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8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of incidents of fly-tipping. | more |
8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question Boilers: Government Assistance 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for his assessment of the effectiveness of the boiler scrappage scheme. | more |
8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question Boilers: Government Assistance
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for his assessment of the effects on plumbing and heating companies of the implementation of the boiler scrappage scheme. | more |
4 February 2010 : Parliamentary Debate Crime and Security Bill (Ways and Means) debate 
Shailesh Vara welcomes moves to set up an appeal process in respect of release charges when a motorist’s vehicle has been clamped, but joins calls for more detailed information on the charges mentioned in the Bill. | more |
28 January 2010 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks for figures relating to attempts to smuggle drugs into prison. | more |
27 January 2010 : Speech 
Shailesh Vara criticises Britain's poor record on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia. | more |
22 January 2010 : Press Release 
Shailesh Vara yesterday called for supermarkets and retailers to use local suppliers wherever possible. | more |
21 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara asks about the impact of exchange rates on areas such as staffing in different countries. | more |
21 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
In a debate on the food industry, Shailesh Vara highlights the value of UK suppliers in that it guarantees the quality of the produce and helps to encourage local economies. | more |
19 January 2010 : Press Release Vara calls for extended consultation period for Great Haddon plans 
Shailesh Vara has called on Peterborough City Council to extend the period of public consultation over plans for the Great Haddon development. | more |
18 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara raises his concerns at a report that states less than one fifth of pupils regularly take part in active sport between schools. | more |
14 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara calls for more support on the provision of front-line forces from coalitiion partners. | more |
14 January 2010 : Speech 
Speaking on behalf of the Opposition, Shailesh Vara supports a motion that refers an attempt to intimidate an MP over what he says in Parliament to the Committee on Standards and Privileges. | more |
13 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate
Shailesh Vara calls for assurances that material aid will be given to the people of Haiti rather than a cheque being made over to local authorities. | more |
11 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara questions the Government about the recruitment of personnel to meet the establishment of the additional RAF Force Protection Wing Headquarters as well as the RAF Regiment Field Squadron. | more |
6 January 2010 : Speech Election of the Deputy Speakers 
Shailesh Vara supports a motion that Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons should be chosed by a vote of all MPs. | more |
5 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate 
In a question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks if British police will have an opportunity to question Umah Farouk Abdulmutallab who detonated an explosive device on a US airline on Christmas Day. | more |
5 January 2010 : Parliamentary Debate
Shailesh Vara asks if the balance is right between the number of prisoners on methadone prescription and those on abstinence programmes. | more |
16 December 2009 : Speech
Shailesh Vara winds up the Christmas adjournment debate on behalf of the opposition. | more |
15 December 2009 : Speech House of Commons Reform Debate
Shailesh Vara proposals to reform Parliament and make its processes and procedures fit for the 21st century. | more |
10 December 2009 : Press Release Vara welcomes publication of MPs' expenses 
The publication today of MPs’ second home allowances has been welcomed by Shailesh Vara. | more |
10 December 2009 : Press Release Vara welcomes safety cameras at Ramsey Forty Foot
Shailesh Vara has welcomed the Home Office’s decision approving safety cameras on the Ramsey Forty Foot Road. | more |
7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice why information relating to people convicted of smuggling mobile phones, drugs, etc is not kept centrally. | more |
7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about cases of alcohol abuse reported in prisons. | more |
7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Justice Secretary about the testing of prisoners for drugs. | more |
3 December 2009 : Speech House of Commons Commission Debate
Shailesh Vara debates the House of Commons Commission's annual report, welcomes progress being made in a number of areas and thanks the staff of the House of Commons for their work over the year. | more |
2 December 2009 : Speech Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Debate
Shailesh Vara welcomes the appointments to the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority as an important step towards rebuilding public confidence in the system of MPs' allowances. | more |
30 November 2009 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks about share ownership by individuals in the UK. | more |
26 November 2009 : News Vara opens new Library at St Helen’s School 
Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire, opened a new Library at St Helen’s school Bluntisham on Friday, 20th November. | more |
25 November 2009 : Speech
Shailesh Vara calls for better management of our prisons and prisoners' literacy and drug rehabilitation programmes. | more |
12 November 2009 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary how many people arrested and charged with human trafficking offences were prosecuted. | more |
10 November 2009 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara questions the £14 million annual running costs of the new Supreme Court when compared with the £3 million of the previous arrangement. | more |
4 November 2009 : Parliamentary Debate Northern Ireland Questions: Loyalist Paramilitaries 
Shailesh Vara asks what the Government is doing to try to ensure that the loyalist paramilitaries disband their command structures. | more |
2 November 2009 : Speech
Shailesh Vara raises his concerns that antisocial behaviour is a stepping stone to more serious crime and highlights the importance of early intervention. | more |
28 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the number of residents absconding from children’s care homes. | more |
22 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary what discussions he has had with Ministers on the UK-US Extradition Treaty. | more |
21 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the numbers of firefighters employed. | more |
19 October 2009 : News Vara sponsors Breast Cancer ‘Wear it Pink Day’ in Parliament 
Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire, again sponsored the Breast Cancer Campaign ‘Wear it Pink’ event in the House of Commons. | more |
15 October 2009 : Parliamentary Debate
Shailesh Vara calls for a review of Parliamentary procedures to ensure proper scrutiny of important legislation. | more |
14 October 2009 : Parliamentary Debate 
During a debate following the PM's statement, Shailesh presses him on whether army chiefs asked for a further 2,000 troops. | more |