http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Annette Brooke en-GB Annette Brooke http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Annette Brooke 2008-05-16T08:12+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000420/good_governance_requires_strong_opposition.html Purbeck District Council's Liberal Democrat Group has declined an offer by Purbeck's two Independent members to join a 'rainbow alliance' of all groups lead by the Independents, following the District Council elections which saw the Conservatives lose overall control after 9 years; the Council is now 11 Conservative, 11 Liberal Democrats and 2 Independents. 2008-05-09T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000419/annette_brooke_mp_challenges_minister_over_green_belt.html Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole secured an adjournment debate on Green Belt policy, raising major concerns over the building of houses on green belt land. 2008-05-08T11:32+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000418/purbeck_council_elections__lib_dem_gains_conservative_losses.html Conservatives have lost overall control of Purbeck District Council after 9 years, following gains by the Liberal Democrats in the elections on Thursday. Against a rising Conservative vote nationally, Lib Dems gained a seat in Wareham with Keith Critchley defeating the Chairman of the Council by 330 votes. They successfully held seats in St Martin and Upton East with increased majorities, held one seat in Lytchett Matravers ward and narrowly missed gaining the second by just 14 votes. 2008-05-06T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000417/annette_brooke_mp_supporting_premature_baby_charity_bliss.html Annette Brooke MP supporting premature baby charity Bliss on a visit to the neonatal unit at Poole Hospital 2008-04-28T11:57+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000414/childrens_mental_health_services_woefully_inadequate__brooke.html Commenting on today's [Thursday] opinion poll conducted by The Children's Society which reveals mounting concern about children's mental health and well-being, Liberal Democrat Children's Spokesperson, Annette Brooke said: 2008-04-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000416/annette_brooke_mp_backs_diabetes_uks_call_to_inconsistent_nhs.html Mid Dorset and Poole North MP, Annette Brooke, is backing leading health charity Diabetes UK in calling for the Government to review its progress towards delivering on its own 2013 standards for diabetes services. 2008-04-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000415/young_peoples_fears_on_gun_and_knife_crime_must_be_acknowledged__brooke.html Commenting on the report released today [Thursday] by the Children's Charity NCH on the widespread fears of young people regarding gun and knife crime, Liberal Democrats Children's Spokesperson, Annette Brooke said: 2008-04-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000413/mp_calls_for_assaults_on_children_in_custody_to_stop.html Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke is backing the NSPCC's call for an end to painful techniques used to keep discipline among children in custody. 2008-04-04T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000412/annette_brooke_mp_condemns_underfunding_of_concessionary_bus_fares.html Ahead of the first day of the national concessionary bus fares scheme it transpires that almost half of the councils have been under-funded for this project. Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole said: 2008-03-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000410/mp_challenges_secretary_of_state_for_health.html Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole has been contacted by dozens of GP's in her constituency and was able to raise some of their concerns in Health Questions on Tuesday 18th March. 2008-03-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000411/mp_challenges_secretary_of_state_for_health.html Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole has been contacted by dozens of GP's in her constituency and was able to raise some of their concerns in Health Questions on Tuesday 18th March. 2008-03-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000409/class_reunited_continued.html Annette recently met up with school friends who first met at school in Romford, Essex in 1958. 2008-03-03T16:46+00:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000408/class_reunited.html Annette recently met up with school friends who first met at school in Romford, Essex in 1958. She says "We unanimously decided that none of us had changed!" 2008-03-03T16:33+00:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000407/teenage_pregnancy_target_20_years_behind_schedule__brooke.html The Government is over twenty years behind schedule in meeting its target to tackle the high number of teenage pregnancies. 2008-02-28T00:00+00:00 http://www.middorset.libdems.org.uk/news/000406/annette_brooke_mp_backs_the_campaign_three_small_steps_to_protect_child_victims_of_trafficking.html Annette Brooke MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole gave her support to the campaign Three Small Steps to Protect Child Victims of Trafficking in the House of Commons on Wednesday 27th February. 2008-02-28T00:00+00:00