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Archive 5
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8 October 2007 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara calls on the Government to open up the European Scrutiny Committee which currently meets in private. | more |
8 October 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the trend in levels of child poverty. | more |
8 October 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the impact of prison overcrowding on prisoner suicides, assaults and re-offending rates. | more |
1 October 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Universities about the average time taken for a graduate to find employment over the past 10 years. | more |
27 September 2007 : Press Release Government U-Turns on Vara's Private Members' Bills 
As the Labour Party Conference ends Shailesh Vara has reacted with surprise at two Government U-turns. | more |
27 September 2007 : Press Release Vara supports residents of Castor and Ailsworth over pharmacy plans 
Shailesh Vara is supporting the residents of Castor and Ailsworth villages in their fight against a planning application. | more |
27 September 2007 : Press Release Tobacco Law Change - Local MP's Say Local Shops need Support 
Jonathan Djanogly and Shailesh Vara have called for all parts of the community to support local retailers when the legal purchasing age for tobacco increases to 18 on the 1st October. | more |
17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Health about the numbers of nurses coming to work in the NHS and how many subsequently return to their own country. | more |
17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many incidents of fly-tipping were recorded in 2006-07. | more |
17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the length of stay of visitors from the 2004 EU accession countries. | more |
17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question Zimbabwe: Diplomatic Relations 
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about meetings between British diplomats and Robert Mugabe or members of his Government. | more |
17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about legislation required before the UK can ratify the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. | more |
12 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question Sudan: Peace Keeping Operations 
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about any discussions he has had to ensure the success of the mission to deploy peacekeepers to Darfur. | more |
12 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were released early under the home detention curfew scheme. | more |
12 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much of the £14 million relief package promised by the Prime Minister for those areas affected by the recent flooding has so far been dispensed. | more |
12 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the administrative problem with tax credit awards was first identified. | more |
6 September 2007 : Press Release Vara's pressure forces BT to give Hampton broadband date 
Shailesh Vara has now been given a firm date by British Telecom as to when broadband services will commence in the Hampton area of Peterborough. | more |
4 September 2007 : Press Release 
Shailesh Vara today spoke of his anger after learning that there will be a further delay before residents and businesses in the Hampton's area will have access to broadband. | more |
13 August 2007 : Press Release Vara comments on Foot and Mouth outbreak 
Shailesh Vara took a break from his holiday last week to comment on the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Surrey. | more |
6 August 2007 : Press Release Vara welcomes police crackdown on victims of human trafficking in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Police today raided a number of working brothels across the county. In an operation codenamed “Radium”, which has been worked on since May of this year, the raids led to the rescue of 6 women, and the arrest of about 20 people. | more |
2 August 2007 : Press Release Vara visits Peterborough Jobcentre Plus 
Shailesh Vara recently visited Peterborough Jobcentre Plus. | more |
31 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about drug seizures by SOCA, its predecessor agencies and police over the past 10 years. | more |
31 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh asks the Home Secretary about the quantities and street value of illegal drugs in the UK over the last 10 years. | more |
27 July 2007 : Press Release Vara chairs Warboys Landfill Site Public Meeting
Shailesh Vara will today chair a public meeting to discuss the future of the landfill site at Warboys. | more |
26 July 2007 : Speech
Shailesh Vara winds up the adjornment debate on behalf of the Conservatives. | more |
25 July 2007 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the estimated costs of building a national stadium at the Maze prison site. | more |
25 July 2007 : Speech
Shailesh Vara: the Government's draft legislative programme " represents a decade of failure". | more |
25 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about drug-related offences over the last 10 years. | more |
25 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about the cost of providing an additional 10,000 prison places by 2012. | more |
25 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara quesitons the Home Secretary about the number of people fined for speeding in each of the last 5 years. | more |
24 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about crimes that have been identified as having been committed with drug or alcohol abuse as a factor. | more |
24 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number and costs of dealing with flytipping incidents in 2004-05 and 2005-06. | more |
24 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the number of cautions, on-the-spot fines and formal warnings issued by police. | more |
24 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about the effectiveness of the current UK and EU sanctions against Sudan. | more |
23 July 2007 : Parliamentary Debate 
Shailesh Vara tackles the Minister for the Olympics over concerns that the reorganisation in her Department has blurred the lines of responsibility. | more |
23 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Shailesh Vara asks about the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on live music. | more |
19 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks about the number and causes of death in prisons over the past 10 years. | more |
19 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question Young Offender Institutions: Death
Shailesh Vara asks about the number and causes of death in young offender institutions over the past 10 years. | more |
19 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks for a break down of figures by crime category for which offenders were given custodial and non-custodial sentences. | more |
17 July 2007 : Speech Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill
Shailesh Vara welcomes a parliamentary Bill to set up a joint Department for parliamentary information and communication technology. | more |
16 July 2007 : Press Release Vara opens Opus Development on Cygnet Park 
Shailesh Vara officially opened the Opus development last Friday, 13th July. | more |
12 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks for a breakdown of reasons for officer leaving the police. | more |
12 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary when the UK will ratify the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. | more |
12 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for the number of assaults on prison staff in the past 10 years. | more |
12 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for the number of assaults on staff at Young Offender Institutions in the past 10 years. | more |
11 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about plans to increase young offender institution capacity and about estimated trends in the young offender population over the next 10 years. | more |
11 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Shailesh Vara asks about custodial sentencing of offenders aged under 21 in the past 10 years. | more |
10 July 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Shailesh Vara asks about liaison between the Government and the the First Minister. | more |
9 July 2007 : Press Release 
Shailesh Vara opened Bury Village Fete last Saturday, 7th July. | more |
9 July 2007 : Press Release Vara meets residents at Thorpe Hall Hospice 
Shailesh Vara visited Sue Ryder Care’s Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough last Friday, 7th July. | more |