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News 2009: March - January

Mar 31 •'The Storm: The World Economic Crisis and What It Means' by Vince Cable

Mar 30 Cable and Rennie quiz Darling on the Dunfermline Building Society collapse

Mar 30 Cable quizzes Darling

Mar 30 Heath quizzes Harman

Mar 30 Teather quizzes Healey on Council Tax

Mar 30 Öpik quizzes Ainsworth on Deepcut

Mar 30 Harvey on Defence

Clegg quizzes Brown on Europe

Mar 30 Huhne and Harris quiz Smith on International Terrorism

Mar 30 Heath and Barrett quiz Harman

Mar 30 MP Meets Local Children At Westminster Climate Change Rally

Mar 30 MP Calls On Government To Come Clean On Heathrow Costs

Mar 30 Council reacts to rise in primary school applications

Mar 30 Low carbon fuel for Council buildings

Mar 30 Dog fouling penalty imposed

Mar 29 More loos than ever

Mar 29 Green, Safe and Clean Week

Force interest in anti-burglary initiative

Mar 29 Free swimming for seniors

Mar 29 £4.8m for borough residents

Mar 29 Richmond Council gets eco-friendly pool cars

Mar 29 Hate crime under the spotlight

Mar 29 Night flights could double by 2020

Mar 25 Davey on the Iraq War Inquiry

Mar 25 Cable, Öpik, Stunell and Hughes quiz Harman

Mar 24 Heath and Hughes on the Fuel Poverty Bill

Cable on The Economy

Mar 18 Lamb and Harris on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Mar 18 Clegg, Brooke and Sanders quiz Brown

Mar 17 Twickenham Town Centre Annual Public Meeting is on March 24

Mar 15 Featherstone on Race Equality

Mar 15 Lamb on the European Working Time Directive

Mar 15 Baker quizzes Hoon on rail fares

Mar 15 Kennedy quizzes O'Brien

Mar 12 Clegg and Holmes quiz Brown

Mar 10 Twickenham Riverside Consu

Baker on the Railways

Mar 10 Baker quizzes Ellman on Railway Franchises

Mar 10 Cable and Goldsworthy quiz Timms on the Banking (Asset Protection Scheme)

Mar 10 Cable and Goldsworthy quiz Timms on the Banking (Asset Protection Scheme)

Mar 8 Vince Cable's speech to the party's spring conference:

Mar 8 Embankment's new face takes shape

Mar 8 Turning greener pays off

Mar 8 Independent Inspector says Borough's Core Strategy is 'sound'

Mar 8 Council joins premier league

Mar 8 Pay-by-mobile parking launched in Richmond upon Thames

More cash for car clubs in Richmond upon Thames

Mar 5 Davey on Iran

Mar 5 Cable quizzes Harman

Mar 4 Kramer on Primary School Places in Richmond upon Thames

Mar 4 Heath on the Membership of Regional Select Committees

Mar 4 Huhne on control orders

Mar 3 Vince Cable on 'How did we get into this mess?'

Mar 3 MPs vote to keep their home addresses secret

Mar 2 Brooke on the Autism Bill

Mar 2 The Freedom Bil

Academies programme clears first hurdle

Mar 2 1000 extra primary school places agreed

Mar 2 Council may mount legal challenge to Heathrow decision

Mar 2 'Public 'in the dark' on flight path changes' - Lourie

Feb 28 Harvey, Campbell,Teather and Huhne quiz Hutton on detentions by UK armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Feb 28 Richmond traffic diversions

Feb 28 Cable quizzes Darling on the Banking Asset Protection Scheme

Feb 28 Harvey quizzes Hutton on Afghanistan Troop Deployment

Feb 26 Cable on Ivan Cameron

Feb 25 Kramer's Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Bill approved at First Reading

Huhne on Crime and Punishment

Feb 22 Cable quizzed by the FT on his 'first million'

Feb 22 Filming by the police

Feb 21 Toilets scheme success attracts attention

Feb 21 Richmond Council success at Capital Standard awards

Feb 21 Go Green training free

Feb 21 New Member of Youth Parliament elected

Feb 21 Young people invited to redesign website, and win a laptop

Feb 21 Earn cash to move house

Feb 21 Young people's views on crime

Councillor Awareness Day 2009 will be on Sat March 28

Feb 18 q

Feb 17 Council consults on CO2 parking proposals

Page: Feb 16 Manifesto Council 2006

Document: Feb 16 Warm Homes Opportunity Feb 2009

Feb 16 Twickenham Riverside Consultation Dates

Feb 16 Cable quizzes Darling on the banks

Feb 16 Kramer and Davey quiz Hoon on Waterloo

Feb 16 Baker, Howarth and Pugh quiz Hoon on New Trains

Feb 14 Car Clubs Are Coming!

Future of the Stag Brewery, Mortlake

Feb 14 Consultation on Parking Charges In Richmond Park

Feb 14 Schools Meeting with Government Minister

Feb 13 Geert Wilders should have been banned

Feb 13 Warm Homes - An opportunity offered: Saving carbon, saving money and saving Jobs

Feb 12 Clegg, Heath and Rowen quiz Brown

Feb 12 Carmichael and Thurso on Retained Firefighters

Feb 12 Thurso on the Royal Mail

Feb 11 Laws on the Rose Report [Primary Education]

Feb 11 Davey on the U.S.A.

Huhne Quizzes Croker On Policing Policies

Feb 11 Heath and Howarth on the Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members

Feb 10 Expansion of Heathrow Airport [House of Commons Library Report]

Feb 8 Vince Cable: 'Bring back the guillotine...for bankers'

Feb 8 Heathrow's 3rd Runway: The Timetable

Feb 6 Council to consult on CO2 parking proposals

Feb 6 Guide launched for Fairtrade Fortnight

Feb 6 Free swimming for teenagers

Feb 6 Lib Dems in the Lords

Feb 6 Davey and Kennedy quiz Miliband on the torture of Binyam Mohamed

Cllr David Williams explains the new parking proposals

Feb 5 Stunell, Hunter and Lamb on NHS Appointments

Feb 5 'Lessons need to be learnt' - Caroline Pidgeon backs probe into this week's transport chaos

Feb 5 Clegg, Pugh and George quiz Brown

Feb 5 George and Burt on Garden Land Development

Feb 5 Howarth quizzes Straw on Inquests

Feb 5 Baker quizzes Straw on Coroner's Courts

Feb 5 Brooke and Featherstone on Child Protection

Feb 4 Winter weather - disruption to services

Feb 3 Cable, Russell and Teather on Government Capital Expenditure

Heath, Younger-Ross and Howarth on Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform)

Feb 2 Council Tax Set To Increase By 3.5%

Jan 30 Councillors Deliver Road Safety Whilst Protecting Local Businesses

Jan 30 Heathrow needs 'joined-up' rail services

Jan 30 Richmond Park Parking Charges Could Cause Chaos For Local Residents - Kramer

Jan 30 Council commits to re-development of Avenue Centre

Jan 30 Richmond launches campaign to combat scams

Jan 30 Harvey on the Armed Forces

Jan 30 Öpik on Holocaust Day

Jan 30 Foster quizzes Burnham on Digital Britain

Kramer on Heathrow

Jan 29 Clegg, Horwood and Barrett quiz Brown

Jan 29 Baker on Heathrow

Jan 28 Webb, Hunter and Heath on Equitable Life

Jan 28 Thurso, Gidley and Williams quiz Pearson on support for the Motor Industry

Jan 28 Heath quizzes Fitzpatrick on satnav

Jan 28 Webb on welfare reform

Jan 28 Hunter and Baker quiz Clark on rail fares

Jan 27 Kramer quizzes Clark on Waterloo Station

Jan 25 Kramer To Meet Minister On Shene Academy

Kramer to Force Vote in Parliament on Heathrow Expansion

Jan 25 Public Meeting To Discuss The Future Of The Stag Brewery: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5 at 7.30 pm in the Sheen Lane Centre

Jan 24 Meals on wheels: the real facts

Jan 24 Baker on Open Government

Jan 24 Heath and Swinson on MPs' expenses

Jan 24 Harvey, Horwood , Barrett, Heath and Swinson quiz Harman on MPs' expenses

Jan 24 Pelling quizzes Harvey on lanyards

Jan 24 Kennedy quizzes Miliband on CO2

Jan 23 Government press release is salt in Richmond's funding wounds.

Jan 23 Heathfield Youngsters work with Council to improve local park

Planning brief for College site published

Jan 23 Fly tipper feeling fine

Jan 23 New café night for borough's young people

Jan 23 Borough celebrates school achievement successes

Jan 23 Allotments Scrutiny: Public Meeting February 4

Jan 23 January 29 launch for Heathrow rail plan

Jan 23 A Bill To End Fuel Poverty

Jan 23 Susan Kramer Welcomes Government Action To Prevent Ticket Office Closures

Jan 22 Cable on Savers

Jan 22 Gidley on Emergency Care

Heath quizzes Harman on MPs' expenses

Jan 21 Clegg and Beith quiz Brown

Jan 20 Huhne on the Policing and Crime Bill

Jan 20 Davey, Carmichael and Beith quiz Miliband on Gaza

Jan 20 Cable quizzes Darling on the banking crisis

Jan 16 Davey, Bruce and Younger-Ross on Gaza

Jan 16 Cable, Smith and Gidley quiz Cooper on Equitable Life

Jan 16 Baker, McDonnell, Hoey and Kramer, quiz Hoon on Heathrow

Jan 15 Heathrow promises 'worthless'

Jan 15 January 29 launch for Heathrow rail plan

Celebs and Green Campaigners Buy Heathrow Runway Site From Under Ministers' Noses

Jan 15 Heathrow Decision Is Devastating Blow To Action On Climate Change - Kramer

Jan 15 Heathrow plan 'will damage quality of life'

Jan 15 Clegg and Brake quiz Brown

Jan 15 Davey on Iraq

Jan 14 Cable on Repossessions

Jan 14 Campbell, Teather, Younger-Ross and Davey quiz Miliband on Gaza

Jan 10 Times Saturday Interview: Vince Cable

Jan 9 Hundreds Turn Out To Quiz Nick Clegg

Jan 9 Richmond backs 2M launch of local rail hub plan for Heathrow

Borough welcomes new town centre managers

Jan 9 Pathway to improvement

Jan 8 Susan Kramer Takes Up New Role Leading The Fight Against Heathrow Expansion

Jan 8 'Confiscating savings from the poor is stupid and cruel'

Jan 7 Richmond Council proposes extending CO2 based charging

Jan 6 Norman Baker MP and Caroline Pidgeon AM - on the tube at night

Jan 6 Council consults on extra school places

Jan 6 Susan Kramer and Serge Lourie Seek Talks on Stag Brewery Closure

Jan 5 Vince Cable looks to a thrifty future

Jan 1 Twickenham's Riverside Centre: the Way Ahead in 2009

New Year message from Serge Lourie

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