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Annette Brooke, Lib Dem MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole

 Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole

20 Most Recent News Stories

Lytchett Matravers Village Hall packed out for Paddy Ashdown

Fri 12th Mar 2010

Paddy Ashdown, former Liberal Democrat leader, visited Lytchett Matravers on Thursday 11th March and spoke to a 150-strong audience in the packed village hall.

 Paddy Ashdown and Annette Brooke MP (photography: Joanathan Foster)

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Annette Brooke meets with Prime Minister for RNIB

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Annette Brooke MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole met today with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to discuss access to vital health information for people with sight loss and other information disabilities.

 Annette Brooke with Gordon Brown, David Blunkett and Lord Low (photography: Celia Hall)

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Annette Brooke MP supports No Smoking Day

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Annette Brooke MP supports No Smoking Day in Mid Dorset & North Poole

 Giving up smoking could save £180 a month

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Equitable Life holders let down, again

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Sir John Chadwick's report into the Government's response to the failings at Equitable Life will not be published May 2010, after the general election and beyond most people's anticipation of an expected report in Spring 2010

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Local MP joins Breakthrough Breast Cancer to ensure older patients are given every chance to beat breast cancer

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

Local MP Annette Brooke joined forces with Breakthrough Breast Cancer, 24th February, as the charity launched the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Every Chance campaign to urgently tackle the barriers that limit equal access for older patients to breast cancer treatments and care.

 Annette at Breakthrough Breast Cancer event (photography: Celia Hall)

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Annette Brooke MP tells Parliament 'ME sufferers deserve more'

Thu 25th Feb 2010

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole called on Parliament to give better support and fund more research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, more commonly known as ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

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Annette Brooke MP invited to become a patron of Home-Start South East Dorset.

Wed 24th Feb 2010

Home-Start South East Dorset has marked their 15th Anniversary by announcing that Annette Brooke will become a patron to the charity.

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19% Jump in unemployment

Wed 17th Feb 2010

New figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Mid Dorset and North Poole has risen by 19% in just one month. Across the country the figure has also risen, despite an expectation by economists that the number of people claiming unemployment benefit would fall by 10,000 in January.

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Annette Brooke challenges PM on accessible health information

Thu 11th Feb 2010

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, used an opportunity at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday challenge Gordon Brown over the appalling failure of the Government to ensure that health information is accessible to patients with sight loss.

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Annette Brooke MP backs campaign to end child preventable child deaths

Thu 11th Feb 2010

Annette Brooke MP today backed the global campaign to end preventable child deaths. Annette added her name to the list of MPs calling for action to end the international child health emergency that is currently claiming the lives of 24,000 children under the age of five every day.

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Protecting Birds of Prey

Wed 10th Feb 2010

Annette Brooke MP has signed an Early Day Motion (EDM 654) expressing support for the RSPB's campaign for the Government to do more to end the illegal killing of birds of prey.

 Annette has called on the Government to do more to end the illegal killing of birds of prey

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Speaking out for preschools

Wed 10th Feb 2010

Annette Brooke MP, Liberal Democrat shadow minister for Children, Schools and Families, has sent a petition expressing dismay at a controversial new government funding formula for preschools and nurseries to Dawn Primarolo, her Government counterpart.

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workingmums.co.uk question and answer session

Wed 3rd Feb 2010

Annette recently took part in a question and answer session with workingmums.co.uk

 Annette answered questions on a wide range of education and child related topics (photography: Joanathan Foster)

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Annette Brooke MP thanked for pledging to "do her bit" for British Armed Forces

Wed 3rd Feb 2010

Contact: Celia Hall

 Annette supports the Royal British Legion (photography: Celia Hall)

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Annette Brooke Signs-up to Protect Polar Bears

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Annette Brooke MP today (28th January 2010) signed Early Day Motion 682 which calls on the government to support increased protection for polar bears.

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Local MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors

Wed 27th Jan 2010

Today Annette Brooke MP pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing the Book of Commitment placed in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust.

 Annette signs the Holocaust Memorial book (photography: Celia Hall)

Read "Local MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors" in full (335 words).

Annette Brooke MP puts the spotlight on screening in Mid Dorset and Poole

Fri 22nd Jan 2010

20 January 2010 - MP Annette Brooke met with representatives from Beating Bowel Cancer, at their annual BE LOUD BE CLEAR reception asking Parliamentarians to be loud about bowel cancer and raise awareness of the importance of screening.

 Annette Brooke at Beating Bowel Cancer event (photography: Celia Hall)

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Park Home Owners petition the government over loopholes in the law.

Thu 21st Jan 2010

Today Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, joined a group of park home owners led by Sonia McColl to present a petition to Downing Street signed by over 8500 people. The petition calls on the Government to change the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to give protection to park home owners when selling their property.

 Annette and Sonia (photography: Celia Hall)

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Pledging to help bring back Living Seas

Thu 21st Jan 2010

Annette Brooke MP has pledged to help bring back Living Seas around our coast. This week she supported an event arranged by The Wildlife Trusts as they launched their new document in the House of Commons entitled Living Seas, which sets out their vision for the future of marine conservation.

 Annette at Wildlife Trust event (photography: Celia Hall)

Read "Pledging to help bring back Living Seas" in full (180 words).

Up to 1.7m pensioners to miss out on cold weather payments

Fri 15th Jan 2010

Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures from the Liberal Democrats.

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