Mr Howarth (MP for Cambridge),
I would like to draw your attention to the adjournment debate on Oakington Immigration Reception Centre to be held in the House of Commons on the 8th of June. I am writing to encourage you to take part in this debate given the fact the city you represent is the nearest [...]
Tag Archives: Letter to my MP
Oakington Immigration Reception Centre Debate in Parliament - Click for Full Article
Monday, June 1, 2009
UK Freedom of Information Act to be Extended - Click for Full Article
Saturday, May 16, 2009
It has been reported that during a speech at a conference entitled Private Data, Open Government: Questions of Information held by the Information Commissioners’ office on 13 May 2009 Justice Minister Michael Wills announced that there will be an expansion of the number of institutions to which the Freedom of Information Act applies.
I [...]
Opposing the Database State - Clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
On Saturday the 28th of February NO2ID organised a “Convention on Modern Liberty” held in various locations “across the UK”.
A satellite meeting , which I attended, was held in the Cambridge Union.
This article focuses on just one of many important items which were discussed during the day. Clause 152 of [...]
City Centre Partnership Board - Love Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Monday, January 26, 2009
A new “City Centre Partnership Board” is being formed to help run the historic core of Cambridge City Centre; it is to be be launched on the 1st of April 2009 as an independent public/private sector partnership operating under the name of “Love Cambridge”. Currently only scant details of the make up [...]
Damien Green and PACE Code B - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
David Howarth,
I have been campaigning for some time for the strengthening of the authority carried by the PACE Codes, particularly following statements by Cambridgeshire Police in which they have made clear they consider the PACE codes are merely guidance and they believe they do not have to follow them. I have corresponded with you previously [...]
Stop and Account - Compliance with PACE codes in Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Saturday, July 12, 2008
David Howarth (MP for Cambridge),
In April 2008 the police in Cambridge decided to abolish the stop and account / encounter form. I am writing to you now as I have today received confirmation from Detective Superintendent Jeff Hill of Cambridgeshire police that in abolishing the stop and account form in Cambridge the police [...]
Opposing Secret Inquests with Government Appointed Coroners and no Juries. - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
David Howarth (Cambridge MP),
I would like to urge you to remove clause 64 and 65 of the Counter-Terrorism Bill which proposes to introduce inquests in secret, without juries and enable the appointment of special Government appointed coroners.
I believe coroners ought to be trusted fulfill their role with integrity and it is necessary for coroners to [...]
Virgin Media - Fibre Optic Broadband - Click for Full Article
Thursday, February 21, 2008
David Howarth, (Cambridge MP)
Virgin Media supplies me, and many of your constituents with Broadband internet. They wrote to me this week to say: “Virgin Broadband comes via fibre optic cable”. It clearly doesn’t as normal traditional metallic cables bring it into my house.
Virgin media have been at this game of lying about the [...]
Threatened Deportation of Watford footballer Al Bangura - Click for Full Article
Sunday, December 16, 2007
David Howarth,
I would like to draw your attention to the situation of Watford footballer Al Bangura who is facing deportation to Sierra Leone and add my voice to those calling for the Home Office to reverse its decision to deport him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7111120.stm
Al Bangura has built up his life in the UK establishing great ties to our [...]
Opposing More UK Police being Armed with TASERs - Click for Full Article
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Dear David Howarth (Cambridge MP),
I am writing to you following the arming of non-firearms police with TASER electroshock weapons in the UK as part of a year long trial which started on 1st September 2007. (1)
I support police firearms units having access to TASER weapons which they can elect to use as an alternative [...]