Parliamentary Questions (Oral)
- 21st July 2010
David Burrowes thanks the Prime Minister for raising the case of Gary McKinnon with the US President this week, and asks if there are now grounds for optimism in regard to this case. read more »
- 20th July 2010
David Burrowes raises concerns about the waste of court time dealing with minor prosecutions and asks if they could not be better dealt with elsewhere - for example in a town hall? read more »
- 19th July 2010
David Burrowes questions the Government on what opportunities are available to benefit claimants with drug and/or alcohol addiction. read more »
- 19th July 2010
David Burrowes highlights the problems faced by education leavers with criminal records and asks what is being done to help young offenders get a second chance to get on the employment ladder. read more »
- 15th July 2010
During Communities and Local Government Question Time, David Burrowes calls on the Government to ensure that faith in general and Christianity in particular are not marginalised from the public spehere. read more »
- 12th July 2010
David Burrowes calls on the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that future capital funding focuses on increasing capacity - especially in areas such as Enfield where there is acute pressure on primary and secondary school places - and less on increased bureaucracy. read more »
- 1st July 2010
David Burrowes calls for a Parliamentary debate on the drug treatment system following the recent publication of the annual report of the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. The report's findings contrast with those of the Public Accounts Committee and the fact that only 4% of addicts become drug-free. read more »
- 21st June 2010
In light of England's bid to host the World cup, David Burrowes calls for FIFA to ensure that ordinary specatators are not priced out of watching football. read more »
- 27th May 2010
During the first debate of the Parliament on future business of the House, David Burrowes calls for a debate on the state of Government finances as left by the previous administration. read more »
- 30th March 2010
David Burrowes questions possible delays to the classification of mephedrone. read more »
