Monthly Archives: March 2011

RAF Machrihanish | Oral Answers to Questions – Defence | Commons debates

The Minister will know that Machrihanish is not the only Royal Air Force base in Scotland facing uncertainty. Is he aware that aircraft have yet again had to be scrambled from RAF Leuchars to…

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Fairtrade Fortnight 2011

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1508. Motion reads: “That this House congratulates Fairtrade farmers and producers whose sales of Fairtrade goods in the UK have topped 1 billion during Fairtrade Fortnight; notes the hard work of Fairtrade towns, network…

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The Great Cotton Stitch-Up Report

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1186. Motion reads: “That this House notes the contents of The Great Cotton Stitch-Up Report from the Fairtrade Foundation which outlines that the EU has given farmers overfive billion euros over the last 10 years to grow…

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Beer Duty Escalator

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1475. Motion reads: “That this House welcomes research from Oxford Economics which shows that the beer and pub sector sustains over 950,000 jobs across the UK; notes with concern that the above-inflation beer duty increas…

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Death Of Shahbaz Bhatti

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1518. Motion reads: “That this House condemns the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani Minister for Minorities, who was the only Christian in the cabinet; notes that this comes only days after the government of …

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