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EU PARLIAMENT’S CEILING COLLAPSE IS CLEAR ‘SIGN FROM ABOVE’ SAYS HALL
27th August 2008
MEPs had a lucky escape recently when 10 percent of the European Parliament’s ceiling in Strasbourg collapsed into the chamber. As the Parliament is in its summer recess, no MEPs were present at the time.
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CUT SCHOOL UNIFORM COSTS SAYS NORTH EAST MEP
3rd September 2008
With parents struggling to pay for the high cost of their children’s school clothes,North East MEP Fiona Hall has called on schools’ governing bodies to keep down uniform costs, by minimising the number of expensive ‘badged’ items displaying the school logo.
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NORTH EAST SET TO BE DRIVER OF ENERGY POLICY UNDER LIB DEMS
28th August 2008
Fiona Hall, Energy spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament, has today welcomed the launch of the new Lib Dem policy paper on UK energy, saying it would put North East England at the heart of new investment.
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ASKING MARKET TRADERS TO QUIET DOWN IS TO LOSE TOUCH WITH REALITY
18th August 2008
Fiona Hall has commented on the news that Tynedale District Council have asked local market traders in the historic market town of Hexham to quieten down during their trading hours.
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POST OFFICE PETITION POSTING: THE LAST PUSH
8th August 2008
Liberal Democrats from across Newcastle today came together in the fight to save Newcastle Post Offices, just days before the consultation period is due to end, and the fate of nine Post offices in Newcastle is finally decided.
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LIB DEMS SUPPORT TOUGH ACTION AS NORTH EAST KNIFE CRIME IS REVEALED
29th July 2008
Liberal Democrats in the North East are calling for tough action against those people who use knives in violent attacks.
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SIKH SCHOOLGIRL’S COURT WIN IS A VICTORY OF COMMON SENSE - HALL
29th July 2008
Fiona Hall MEP for the North East has been delighted to hear the news that Sarika Singh, the 14 year old school girls excluded from school for refusing to take off her Kara – a religious steel bracelet sacred to Sikhs - has won her case at the High Court today.
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THE SMART WAY TO REDUCE ENERGY BILLS
28th July 2008
With the Business and Enterprise Select Committee today warning that gas and electricity price rises would have serious consequences for millions of British households, North East MEP Fiona Hall, welcomed the committee’s support of smart meters and repeated her demand for the government to fully implement this smarter from of metering as soon as possible.
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CUT CAR CARBON SAYS HALL
24th July 2008
Car manufacturers will have to take more responsibility for higher CO2 emissions brought on by more cars on European roads, if the European Parliament has its way.
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MISSING CHILD ALERT SYSTEM WINS RESOUNDING EU SUPPORT
17th July 2009
A campaign to set up an EU wide missing child alert system has reached an important milestone – it’s gained the support of more than half of all MEPs, delighting signatory Fiona Hall MEP for the North East.
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MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS HAVE ONLY THEMSELVES TO BLAME
17th July 2008
Fiona comments on the announcement from the European Commission that it will dramatically reduce the cost of mobile data such as texting, whilst abroad.
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2011 SHOULD BE THE YEAR OF VOLUNTEERING SAY MEPs
17th July 2008
Everyone can name an extraordinary individual who manages to find that extra little bit of time in their week to volunteer for a cause they believe in.Over 100 million - one in five - Europeans of all ages, beliefs and nationalities volunteer.
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ZIMBABWE: RESPONSIBILITY NOW RESTS WITH AFRICAN NEIGHBOURS - HALL
10th July 2008
A resolution on the situation in Zimbabwe, passed by the European Parliament today, says that a transitional government of national unity would help end the climate of terror sweeping through Zimbabwe since the presidential elections campaign started.
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HALL BELIEVES NEWCASTLE IS A CITY FOR PEACE
9th July 2008
Newcastle Euro-MP Fiona Hall has written to the Mayor of Newcastle, David Wood, to express support for the Newcastle City for Peace initiative, the aim of which is to achieve understanding and respect for all Newcastle’s people and communities.
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WE NEED A PROPER, FUNCTIONING MARKET FOR ENERGY - HALL
9th July 2008
The European Parliament has voted on a key legislative proposal today that will open up gas markets across the European Union. This legislation has the potential to be of benefit to consumers and gas providers alike.
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EVERY CHILD MUST BE ABLE TO LIVE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
16th June 2008
Euro MEP for the North East Fiona Hall, has signed a nation-wide petition supporting Sarika Singh from South Wales, who has been excluded from school since November 2007 for refusing to stop wearing a religious bangle.
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MEPS VOTE FOR MORE RUBBISH RECYCLING
19th June 2009
Although the North East might have seen the greatest improvement of any region in the country, in the percentage of household waste recycled from 2002-2006, new EU legislation will help the region aim higher in a bid to improve recycling rates for household rubbish across the UK.
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PLASTIC BAGS: RE-USE NOT ONE-USE SAYS LOCAL MEP
26th June 2008
Durham MEP, Fiona Hall will be present today to support Durham retailers adding their signatures to the ‘Durham Agreement’, a campaign which urges Durham retailers to trim down on the number of free single-use carrier bags they distribute in shops around the city.
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LOCAL MEP ANSWERS CALLS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES
20th June 2008
Fiona Hall MEP for the North East of England has responded to a call from the North East branch of the Federation of Small Businesses by backing a European written declaration which requests the implementation of proper support for small and medium enterprises (SME) within the Small Business Act, currently going through the European Parliament.
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HONOUR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE WORLD’S POOREST SAYS HALL
20th June 2008
British NGO, Debt AIDS Trade Africa (DATA), has launched a petition calling on European leaders to make good on their promise to help the world’s poorest people.
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MEPS PRESS FOR AN END TO CONTAMINATED WATER IN EUROPE
19th June 2009
Thirty-three pollutants likely to be found in rivers, lakes and coastal waters must be reduced or phased out completely depending on the level of risk involved, MEPs have said.
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HALL BACKS CAMPAIGN TO RE-OPEN VITAL TRAIN LINE, CALLING FOR A SHIFT FROM ROAD TO RAIL TRAVEL
16th June 2008
MEP for Northumberland Fiona Hall has written a letter to Rail Minister Tom Harris MP ahead of his visit to the region, urging him to re-open the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne railway line for passenger use.
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HALL BACKS EU MISSING CHILD ALERT SYSTEM
12th June 2008
Local Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall is calling for the introduction of a European - wide child alert system for missing children.
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MAKE BRUSSELS THE ONE HOME OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SAYS HALL
11 June 2008
Fiona Hall MEP for the North East has written to the Minister for Europe, Jim Murphy MP, asking for the UK Government to support moves to make Brussels the permanent home of the European Parliament.
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NORTH EAST READY TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE ... WITH A LITTLE HELP
3rd June 2008
climate change champion Fiona Hall MEP has released key findings from a Climate Change Survey which asked local people to voice their opinions on the affects of climate change.
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LOCAL MINES MUST NOT STORE HAZARDOUS MERCURY WASTE-HALL
22nd May 2008
Fiona Hall MEP for Billingham and the North East, has abstained from voting on the European Parliament’s amendments for the storage of mercury waste.
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UK’S PLEDGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE HELP FOR POOR IS A SHAM - HALL
21st May 2008
Lib Dem MEP for North East England, Fiona Hall, has slammed the Government over climate change help for poor countries.
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NORTH EAST RURAL AREAS WON'T MISS OUT ON NEW SATELLITE SERVICES DEAL
21st May 2008
MEP Fiona Hall has brokered a deal which ensures that rural and remote areas in the North East will not miss out on new mobile satellite services operating across Europe.
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MORE JOBS ARE LOST AS CREDIT CRUNCH HITS THE NORTH EAST
21st May 2008
Fiona Hall has commented on Citigroup's decision to close call centres in Doxford Park, Sunderland resulting in 400 job losses.
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NORTH EAST TO LEAD THE WAY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
16th May 2008
Lib Dem Energy Spokesperson in the European Parliament,Fiona Hall, yesterday hosted a top level discussion on renewable energy with experts from the North East region, including representatives from Tees Biofuel Company ENSUS and the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).
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NORTH EAST FISHING INDUSTRY UNDER THREAT BY UNREASLITIC QUOTAS
15th May 2008
Local MEP Fiona Hall has written to the Minister for Fisheries, to ask for answers on the future of the local fishing industry within her North East constituency.
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POSSESSION CLAIMS WORSE IN NORTH EAST
12th May 2008
Fiona has commented on the alarming news that the number of homeowners facing repossessions in the North East has risen dramatically in the last ten years, and more than doubled in the past two years.
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HALL DEPLORES BAN ON SIKH VISIT TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
8th May 2008
Fiona Hall has deplored the fact that Sikh constituents from North East England have been refused entry to the European Parliament.
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BREW-ing UP A STORM
12 March 2008
Nearly a million pounds earmarked to tackle resource efficiency in businesses in the North East will not be coming to the region due to financial incompetence at Defra, says Fiona Hall.
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FIONA HALL ‘LIGHTING THE WAY’
10th March 2008
Fiona Hall has launched a campaign against light pollution as part of an on-going effort to keep the North East at the forefront of measures to improve energy efficiency.
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LIB DEMS STEP UP NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN ON EXCESS PACKAGING
8th March 2008
The Liberal Democrat Party has reaffirmed its commitment to tackle the growing problem of waste packaging on food produce.
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FIONA HALL INTERVENES IN ASYLUM CASE
6th March 2008
Fiona Hall has signed a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in support of Medhi Kazemi. Medhi is a 19 year old homosexual from Iran who fled the UK after the Government refused him asylum.
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FIONA POINTS TO SUCCESS OF THE TRAIN
5th March 2008
Fiona, Lib Dem MEP for Northumberland and Newcastle, has backed plans to expand the car park at Alnmouth Station, which is currently full to overflowing at certain times of the day.
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FIONA TAKES ON ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGE
29th February 2008
Fiona Hall has signed up to do an environmental awareness course run by a Gateshead-based centre for excellence for environmental training.
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MRI SCANNERS SAVED BY COMMISSION U-TURN
20th February 2008
The European Parliament today approved a request by the European Commission to postpone and review a controversial health and safety directive on electro magnetic fields which would have restricted the use of Europe's high-tech MRI scanners, used to detect early signs of cancer amongst other things.
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“Government incompetence has been costly to Northern Rock” – Fiona Hall MEP
19th February 2008
Fiona Hall MEP responds to the decision to nationalise the Northern Rock and says that Government incompetence proved costly.
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EAGA GETS FIONA’S BACKING
18th February 2008
Following the recent announcement that the BBC has chosen North-East firm Eaga as a partner in the switchover to digital and specifically to provide help with the switchover to the vulnerable in society, the region’s local Liberal Democrat MEP has welcomed the move and pointed to a recently adopted European report highlighting the importance of energy efficiency.
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REGIONAL LINK WITH EU IS CANCELLED
13th February 2008
Brussels Airlines have cancelled their morning flights between Newcastle and Brussels meaning the loss for regional businesses of a key link between the North East and the hub of European decision-making.
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PRO-WASTE TORIES REJECT ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
1st February 2008
Conservatives in the European Parliament have turned their backs on efforts to increase energy efficiency across Europe.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES PATIO HEATERS
30th January 2008
Fiona Hall MEP is calling for a Europe-wide review of the use of outdoor patio heaters.
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MAJOR CLIMATE CHANGE SURVEY LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NORTH EAST
28th January 2008
Fiona Hall has launched a major survey on climate change to be rolled out across the North East over the coming weeks.
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LIB DEMS CALL FOR FIRE AUTHORITY FUNDING
24th January 2008
Liberal Democrats across the region have thrown their support behind the campaign to get the Government to restore full funding to Cleveland Fire Authority.
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FIONA HALL BACKS NFU
23rd January 2008
Fiona Hall has backed the National Farmers Union (NFU) in a dispute over the future of biofuel production.
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CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSALS GOOD FOR THE REGION
23rd January 2008
Fiona Hall MEP has welcomed fresh Climate Change proposals announced by the President of the European Commission, saying that the plans would mean more jobs and business for the North East.
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LOCAL ROADS BEAR BRUNT OF NATIONAL TRAFFIC CONGESTION
21st January 2008
New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that road traffic in Durham and Northumberland has increased far above the national average.
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HARTLEPOOL HIGHLIGHTS INTERMITTENT NATURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
21st January 2008
Fiona Hall, Liberal Democrat Energy Spokesperson in Europe, has questioned the wisdom of the Government’s decision to commission a new generation of nuclear power plants, pointing to nuclear's record of unreliability.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR MORE SECURITY ON CONSUMER CREDIT
18th January 2008
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a directive that shall lead to common rules on consumer credits throughout Europe. The voted draft represents a balance between customer protection on the one hand and the concerns of the credit business on the other.
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LOOK OUT FOR EU SUPPORT FOR ELECTROLUX WORKERS, SAYS FIONA HALL
14th January 2008
Fiona Hall has written to the Government Office for the North East (GONE) asking them to examine the possibilities of securing EU funding to assist with the retraining of the workforce recently made redundant by the closing of the Electrolux factory in Spennymoor.
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LIB DEMS SAY DO IT DIFFERENT IN DURHAM
12th January 2008
Durham Liberal Democrats have thrown their full backing behind the City’s ‘Do It Different Day’. On Tuesday, 15th January residents and commuters into Durham City are being asked to leave their cars at home and use public transport wherever possible.
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EU DELIVERS LOWER MUSIC DOWNLOAD PRICES
11th January 2008
Fiona Hall has welcomed the reduction of Apple’s download music prices achieved as a result of discussions between Apple’s Chief Executive and the European Union.
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FIONA QUESTIONS CARE OF HORSES
10th January 2008
Fiona Hall has raised concerns that some EU member states may be allowing regulations concerning the welfare of horses during transportation to be breached.
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MEP CALLS FOR BACKING FOR EUROSTAR EXTENSION
9th January 2008
Fiona Hall has called on the Government to be clear about backing the proposals for extending the Eurostar line to the North East.
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FIONA SIGNS UP TO BIKES ON BUSES
8th January 2008
Fiona Hall has signed a local petition calling on bus operator, Arriva, to allow all bikes to be taken on buses when there is room.
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SCIENTISTS ADD TO CONCERNS OVER NEW NUCLEAR PLANT FOR HARTLEPOOL
7th January 2008
Fiona Hall, Liberal Democrat Energy Spokesperson in Europe, has backed scientists and academics who have come out against Government plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations. One of the new nuclear plants is in the North East at the site of the existing reactor in Hartlepool.
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NORTH EAST LOSING OUT ON MILLIONS
4th January 2008
Fiona Hall, Liberal Democrat Energy Spokesperson in Europe, has slammed poor promotion in the North East of a grants programme which could help the region do much more to lower its carbon footprint.
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MEP WRITES TO MINISTER OVER CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS
18th December 2007
Fiona Hall has written to Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to ask why the Government is opting out of regulations that would expedite the payment of child support where parents have moved overseas.
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MEP CALLS FOR DARFUR DISCUSSIONS
4th December 2007
Fiona Hall has written to the Heads of State of European and African nations asking that they set aside time in the forthcoming summit for discussions on Darfur.
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DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS RULED NOT COMPULSORY
3rd December 2007
Fiona Hall MEP has welcomed the decision by the European Commission not to call for the use of daytime dipped-beam headlights.
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NUCLEAR NOT NEEDED HERE, SAYS FIONA HALL
28th November 2007
Fiona Hall MEP has warned against the plans for a new nuclear power plant to be located at Hartlepool.
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EURO MP URGES BROWN TO GO FOR 80%
22nd November 2007
Fiona Hall, Liberal Democrat Energy Spokesperson in the European Parliament, has urged the Prime Minister to set an ambitious target of 80% for the reduction of the UK’s carbon emissions.
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NORTHERN ROCK: CHANCELLOR SHOULD LOOK TO ECB FUNDING, Says Fiona Hall MEP
21st November 2007
Fiona Hall has written to the Chancellor asking whether he is going to make use of European Central Bank funding to help Northern Rock.
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NORTH EAST MEP BACKS HEALTHCARE FOR BRITS ABROAD
14th November 2007
Fiona Hall has backed a declaration calling on all Member States to comply fully with their responsibilities and provide reciprocal healthcare to all other EU citizens resident in their country.
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FRENCH PRESIDENT CALLED UPON TO STOP TRAVELLING CIRCUS
13th November 2007
Fiona Hall has co-signed a letter to the President of France, Nicholas Sarkozy, on the occasion of his official visit to the European Parliament today, 13th November.
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‘EXPAND GREEN TAX BREAKS’ FIONA HALL TELLS COMMISSION
13th November 2007
Fiona Hall, has called upon the finance ministers of member states to agree to cut VAT charged on many ‘green’ goods.
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FIONA HALL LEADS LIB DEM CHALLENGE FOR 2009
12th November 2007
Fiona Hall has been selected by North East Lib Dem members to be top of the ticket for the Lib Dem challenge for the 2009 European Elections.
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‘GOVERNMENT STILL NOT GOT THE MESSAGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE’ – says Fiona Hall MEP
10th November 2007
Fiona Hall MEP has accused the Government of failing to take on board the reality of climate change despite the effects already being suffered in the UK.
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UK JOINS ‘VULTURE’ LIST
9th November 2007
In response to the revelations uncovered by Liberal Democrats that the UK has demanded some of the poorest nations in the world to pay hundreds of millions of pounds, Fiona Hall has said we should follow the lead of our European partners and drop the debt.
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CLIMATE CHANGE BILL ‘BETTER FOR ENVIRONMENT IF NEVER PRINTED’ – Fiona Hall
6th November 2007
Fiona Hall has denounced the Climate Change Bill outlined in the Queen’s Speech as a ‘waste of paper’. The Bill proposes to cut UK carbon emissions by 60% by 2050, but has been branded by many different groups, including the Government funded Environment Agency, as setting targets far too low to have any impact on climate change.
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‘BENN IRRESPONSIBLE OVER CLIMATE CHANGE’ – FIONA HALL
1st November 2007
Fiona Hall has accused the Government of being ‘irresponsible’ on climate change. This comes after members of I Count – the UK’s largest climate change coalition – protested outside Downing Street and its director said that in its present form the Climate Change Bill ‘will not cut carbon’.
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QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED ABOUT ROAMING CHARGES SAYS FIONA HALL
27th October 2007
In response to revelations that the Government was in collusion with UK mobile phone operators over keeping mobile roaming charges high in the EU, Fiona Hall has said that more questions need to be asked.
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NO BAPTISM, NO BUS PASS CASE REFERRED TO EQUALITY COMMISSION
26th October 2007
Fiona Hall has written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding the case of the boy who was refused a bus pass because his parents had not had him baptised.
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‘THE TRUTH IS OUT ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER’ – FIONA HALL
25th October 2007
Fiona Hall has launched an attack on the current policy of investing billions of tax-payers pounds into building more nuclear power stations for the future despite the short-comings of the energy source.
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‘DROP THE DEBT’ Says Fiona Hall
24th October 2007
North East’s Liberal Democrat MEP, Fiona Hall, has said that ‘illegitimate’ debt should be dropped. To mark the end of Action on Debt Week, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ms Hall added her support to the Parliamentarians' Declaration for Shared Responsibility for Sovereign Lending.
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EURO MP LIVE ON YouTube THROWING MONEY AWAY
23rd October 2007
Liberal Democrat MEP for the North East Fiona Hall is now live on YouTube throwing money away with politicians from across Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NoNeedForTwoSeats
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MEP RETURNS TO NORTH EAST AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION
22nd October 2007
Fiona Hall, Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the North East, returns to the region this week after successfully overseeing the recent elections in Togo.
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‘DURHAM SHOULD BE PROUD OF FAIR TRADE STATUS’ – HALL
19th October 2007
Durham’s Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Fiona Hall, says Durham City should be proud of its achievement this weekend as it is awarded Fair Trade City status.
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SIR MING CAMPBELL'S RESIGNATION
16th October 2007
On 15th October, Sir Menzies Campbell, Leader of the Liberal Democrats stepped down as party leader with immediate effect.
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NORTH EAST MEP HIGHLIGHTS PLIGHT OF ROMANIAN ZOO LIONS
11th October 2007
Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall is calling for action on animal welfare standards in Romanian zoos.
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EU’s 'RIGHT OF PETITION' GOOD FOR THE NORTH EAST
10th October 2007
The right of petition granted by the European Union has delivered clear benefits for the North East.
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'MORE ACTION ON EU ACTION PLAN' SAYS FIONA HALL
9th October 2007
Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament, Fiona Hall, has strongly criticised EU leaders and the European Commission for not doing more to hit EU targets on energy efficiency.
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HALL SUPPORTS INQUIRY INTO ASBESTOS CASE
4th October 2007
Fiona Hall supports a full public inquiry into why something was not done to protect staff working in the presence of asbestos at Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex.
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POST OFFICE LIST BRINGS REALITY CLOSER
3 October 2007
The release of a list detailing the first 180 post offices that are facing the prospect of closure means that it is only a matter of time before post offices in the North East appear on a similar list.
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BUY IT NAKED
18 September 2007
Fiona joined Lib Dems from the North East in welcoming a motion passed at the party’s conference today to tackle excess packaging.
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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS CALL FOR MORE RESPONSIVE ACTION ON FLOOD DEFENCE
19 September 2007
Liberal Democrats are calling for better measures to prevent against and respond to flooding.
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NORTH EAST CAN LEAD THE WAY IN FILLING ENERGY GAP – HALL
18 September 2007
Fiona Hall spoke at the Liberal Democrat conference today on how the North East can lead the way in filling the energy gap with renewables and action on energy efficiency.
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NEWCASTLE CITY CORE TO CLIMATE CHANGE BATTLE
17 September 2007
Fiona praises Newcastle City Council for leading the way in the battle against climate change.
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FIONA WELCOMES BARROSO'S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE
17 September 2007
Fiona welcomes the President of the European Commission's speech to the Liberal Democrat conference.
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NORTH EAST LIB DEMS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO MAKE BRITAIN ‘ZERO CARBON’
17 September 2007
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell MP today announced plans to make Britain ‘Zero Carbon’ by the middle of this Century. For the region this means a continuation of the commitment to increasing public transport options for the North East and decreasing the region’s carbon footprint.
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HIGH SPEED RAIL LINK MUST WORK ON EXISITING NETWORK
16 August 2007
The companies bidding to build the new fleet of trains for the East Coast Main Line are announced and include the company that built the Japanese 'bullet trains'. Fiona comments on the possibility of a fleet of high speed trains.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALL FOR PATH HEAD DUMPING TO BE SUSPENDED
13 September 2007
A campaign from Ryton, Gateshead to close down a landfill site is drawing nearer to success today after a hearing in the European Parliament.
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COUNCIL REFUSE BUS PASS FOR UN-BAPTISED SON
11 September 2007
Despite being accepted as a pupil at St Leonard’s RCVA School, Durham, Elliot Stewart from Brasside who has started school this week has been refused a free bus pass because he has not been baptised.
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LIB DEM LEADER WELCOMES GREENER TRANSPORT OPTIONS
6 September 2007
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell MP has welcomed green transport options available in Durham.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON UK FLOODS – FIONA DEMANDS EU ACTION
5 September 2007
North East Liberal Democrat MEP, Fiona Hall has come out in support of a European Parliament resolution for stronger measures to prevent natural disasters.
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FIONA BACKS LIB DEM GREEN ACTION PLAN
5 September 2007
LIBERAL Democrat MEP Fiona Hall has welcomed plans that will make Britain a zero carbon country by the middle of the century.
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CONGOLESE REFUGEES SAFE FROM VIOLENT RETURN HOME
23 August 2007
Fiona welcomes the news that a High Court judge has ordered a halt to deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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SUPPORT FOR NORTH EAST ENERGY CAPITAL BID
21 August 2007
Fiona has given her support to the North East’s bid to become the UK’s energy capital.
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FIONA TAKES CAR CLUB OPTION
20 August 2007
Fiona joined members of the recently launched Option C Car Club as she showed her support by signing up for the scheme.
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VICTIMS OF EQUITABLE LIFE COLLAPSE HAVE RIGHT TO COMPENSATION
20 June 2007
Fiona has welcomed a European Parliamentary report authored by a Liberal Democrat MEP which calls on the British government to compensate Equitable Life customers whose policies were ruined by mismanagement.
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FOOT AND MOUTH BAN MUST BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS AFFECTED
7 August 2007
Fiona says that a European ban on exports must only be for areas affected and that North East farmers must be protected.
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GOVERNMENT IS FAILING NORTH EAST’S HERITAGE
31 July 2007
Fiona responds to the release of English Heritage’s ‘Buildings at Risk Register’
for 2007 which states that over one hundred of the North East’s historical buildings are at serious risk of decay due to a lack of funding for repairs.
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RE-OPENING THE MINES WILL RAISE ANXIETIES
30 July 2007
Fiona says that the prospect of NPL opening the anhydrite mines in Billingham will raise anxiety in the local community.
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CHEAPER CALLS FROM THE EU FROM TOMORROW
30 July 2007
Mobile phone companies have to cut the amount they charge for making and receiving calls by 70% by Tuesday.
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NICE DECISION ON VELCADE – A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD
4 June 2007
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has endorsed a refund scheme for the drug Velcade, which Fiona has been campaigning to be made available on the NHS.
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HOW MUCH GLOBAL WARMING IN YOUR SHOPPING TROLLEY?
14 July 2007
From a loaf of bread to a tin of baked beans, North East shoppers should
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PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT FAIR TRADE
5 July 2007
Fiona will join celebrations in Durham over the weekend during the city's summer festival, where supporters of Fair Trade will be welcoming Durham achieving Fair Trade status.
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NORTH EAST MEP BACKS CO2 CUTS FROM CARS
28 June 2007
North East MEP Fiona Hall is backing plans put to the European Parliament to reduce CO2 emissions from cars and offer financial incentives to North East drivers whose vehicles emit less CO2.
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MEP ASKS FOR ANSWERS FROM GOVERNMENT OVER MORPETH HMRC OFFICE CLOSURES
25 June 2007
Fiona Hall has written to Rt Hon. Dawn Primarolo at the HM Treasury following rumours that the HM Revenue and Customs office in Morpeth is to close.
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SUNNY SIDE UP – LOCAL MEP ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY DURING NATIONAL SOLAR WEEK
22 June 2007
Fiona marks national solar week by pointing to solar success stories in the North East.
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FIONA BACKS EU HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
20 June 2007
Fiona is backing plans to create an EU-wide telephone hotline for victims of human trafficking to help reduce the abuse and violence they suffer.
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HORROR OF CAT AND DOG FUR TRADE MUST END
20 June 2007
Fiona Hall has expressed her continuing outrage at the cat and dog fur trade, and that it has taken so long to ban imports into the European Union.
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TORIES WANT TO STORE MERCURY IN ANHYDRITE MINES
19 June 2007
Fiona Hall has condemned attempts by Tories in the European Parliament to sanction the storage of mercury in anhydrite mines such as the former ICI mines in Billingham.
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FIONA TAKES EUROPEAN ACTION AGAINST SURGE IN HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
19 June 2007
Fiona Hall is campaigning for European action to prevent a forecasted increase in high blood pressure in the region.
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HALL SPEAKS OUT ON CHILD LABOUR DAY
12 June 2007
As the world observes International Day against Child Labour, North East Liberal Democrat Euro MP Fiona Hall has called for greater efforts to combat the production of toys by children younger than the market they are designed to supply.
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NORTH EAST LIB DEMS URGE LORDS TO VOTE AGAINST KEEPING SECRETS
12 June 2007
North East Liberal Democrats are calling on members of the House of Lords to vote down the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, calling it a “self serving and anti-democratic proposal”.
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ACTION MUST BE TAKEN ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY NOW
12 June 2007
Fiona Hall put the spotlight on energy efficiency this weekend and challenged decision makers to take action.
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NORTH EAST BLONDES WARNED AGAINST HITTING THE BOTTLE
1 June 2007
‘Bottle Blondes' from the North East are to be given extra protection from
dangerous hair dyes that could produce painful skin allergies.
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ENERGY WHITE PAPER: NUCLEAR AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE
23 May 2007
Fiona critices the Government on their proposals for Nuclear Power as set out in the Energy White Paper, saying that Climate Change can be tackled without resorting to the expensive mistake of nuclear power.
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ROAMING DEAL IS SIGN OF EU IN ACTION
23 May 2007
Fiona says that the European parliament's vote today backing a key compromise on mobile phone roaming charges is an example of the practical benefits of the EU.
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STUDENTS TAP INTO EURO KNOWLEDGE
9 May 2007
Teenagers have a chance to increase their knowledge of European issues today when they quiz Fiona Hall.
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FIONA GETS ALNWICK ON THE MAP
8 May 2007
North Northumberland has been a black hole on the European Parliament’s information leaflets, with nothing on the map between Morpeth and Berwick – until now.
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DEFRA MINISTER MUST FIGHT FOR NORTHUMBERLAND FISHERMEN
4 May 2007
“DEFRA must use this meeting to fight for Northumberland fishermen."
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MEP WARNS OF SUN BED RISKS
4 May 2007
Speaking ahead of Sun Awareness Week (7-13 May) North East MEP Fiona Hall has warned of the dangers posed by sun beds.
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LIB DEMS OUT SHINE TORIES IN LOCAL ELECTION
4 May 2007
“The message of the local elections in the North East is that people like what the Lib Dems do."
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TORIES SILENT IN FACE OF HOMOPHOBIA
30 April 2007
North East Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall has revealed that in last week's crucial vote on a European Parliament resolution condemning rising homophobia in Europe, only one British Conservative MEP voted for the resolution. The rest, including North East MEP Martin Callanan, voting against or abstained. This is in sharp contrast to Liberal Democrat MEPs, all of whom voted for the resolution.
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SURVEY SHOWS MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR HOME RENEWABLE ENERGY
20 May 2007
A survey conducted by Fiona Hall has shattered the myth that people are not interested in the environment
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STAMPING OUT HOMOPHOBIA SHOULD START IN ALL EU SCHOOLS - HALL
26 April 2007
Commenting after a debate on Homophobia in Europe, Fiona says many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgeneder people still suffer frequent attacks across Europe.
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PAYMENTS DIRECTIVE GOOD FOR CONSUMERS AND BUSINESS ALIKE - HALL
26 April 2007
A key European Parliament report on the Payment Services Directive (PSD) that should make cashless payments such as card transactions, bank transfers and direct debits simpler and cheaper, has been overwhelmingly was backed yesterday in Strasbourg.
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SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE ISSUE, NOT CRICKET - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
25 April 2007
To coincide with Sri Lanka's Cricket World Cup Semi-Final Clash with New Zealand, the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament are supporting Amnesty International's campaign "Play by the Rules," pressing for independent human rights monitors and calling on all sides to the conflict to respect international human rights and humanitarian law.
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FIONA BACKS UK FIGHT FOR FAIRER MACKEREL QUOTAS
17 April 2007
Fiona Hall has welcomed the news that UK Officials will be fighting for UK Mackerel fishermen at an Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting today.
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Fiona Hall MEP
