Zimbabwe should be banned from all cricket - Foster
Commenting on Zimbabwe's decision to pull out of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup and the ICC's failure to ban Zimbabwe from all international cricket, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "Its welcome news that Zimbabwe won't be playing in the next World Cup but this decision simply doesn't go far enough. The ICC should have taken a stand and suspended Zimbabwe from all international cricket."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14631
We must move away from unsustainable biofuels - Baker
Commenting on reports that biofuels have pushed up world food prices by up to 75%, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, Norman Baker said: "This is extremely worrying and a clear sign that we must move away from unsustainable biofuels."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14630
SATS marking has been a complete and utter shambles - Laws
Commenting on the delay in SATS results for 11 and 14-year-olds, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said: "The marking of key stage tests this year has clearly been a complete and utter shambles."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14629
Cross-party support for Gurkhas' Bill - Lee
A Bill to give former Gurkhas indefinite leave to remain in Britain moved a step closer to becoming law after it received cross-party support in the House of Lords today.
Commenting, Lord Lee said: "Former Gurkhas, all of whom have laid their lives on the line for this country, deserve the right to live here in Britain after the end of their service."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14628
Jeremy Browne urges MPs to help the 10p tax losers
Speaking during report stage debate on the Finance Bill, Jeremy Browne, urged MPs to do more to help those who lost out after the Government scrapped the 10p rate of tax
http://www.libdems.org.uk/parliament/parliamentaryreport.html?id=7002
Bad day for MPs accountability - Hughes
Commenting on Thursday's votes on MPs pay, Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Simon Hughes said: "Today was a bad day for openness and accountability for MPs. The Commons had the chance to vote for proper auditing of all we do but an unholy coalition of Labour and Conservative MPs prevented it."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14627
Google ruling very worrying for UK consumers - Foster
Commenting on the US court ruling that Google must hand over all its YouTube user data to Viacom, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "This ruling sets a very worrying precedent for the future of the internet, with internet users' personal details being passed around different corporations without consent."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14626
Red tape stopping police from dealing with shocking costs of crime - Huhne
Commenting on today's Taxpayers' Alliance report on the costs of crime, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "The costs of crime are shocking whether calculated financially, with violent crime accounting for half of the total at £8.5 billion, or in its human dimension."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14625
Teachers must be freed to teach engaging and topical issues - Laws
Commenting on the report published today by education charity DEA, which finds that one in five schoolchildren are 'globally illiterate' due to a failure to teach them about world events, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws MP said: "These are astonishing results given the huge range of modern technologies and access to information that are now available."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14624
Motoring taxes hit those without choice hardest - Baker
Commenting on today's RAC Foundation report calling for a root and branch review of motoring taxation, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, Norman Baker said: "I support the RAC in its call for a review of motoring taxes."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14623
Britain cannot afford IT drain on MoD resources - Harvey
Commenting on today's NAO report on the MoD's Defence Information Infrastructure Programme, which highlights delays and budget overruns, Liberal Democrat Shadow Defence Secretary, Nick Harvey said: "This report is yet more evidence of the Government's incompetence when it comes to the procurement of major IT contracts."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14622
Cost of aborted plane feasibility studies unbelievable and outrageous - Baker
Commenting on figures that show feasibility studies into aborted plans to buy two private jets to carry Gordon Brown and the Royal Family cost £1.25m, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, Norman Baker said: "This is unbelievable and outrageous. Gordon Brown is burning money like a jet plane burns fuel."
http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=14621
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