http://www.markalcock.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Mark Alcock en-GB Mark Alcock http://www.markalcock.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Mark Alcock 2010-03-12T02:33+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000136/mark_alcock_signs_tuition_fees_pledge.html Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has promised to lend his voice, and his vote, to a student led campaign against future tuition fee hikes. 2010-03-04T20:20+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000135/local_shadow_mp_committed_to_beating_cancer__alcock.html Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has joined hundreds of MPs across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years. 2010-03-04T18:18+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000134/local_shadow_mp_joins_breakthrough_breast_cancer_to_ensure_older_patients_are_given_every_chance_to_beat_breast_cancer.html Local shadow MP Mark Alcock joined forces with Breakthrough Breast Cancer on 2nd March, as the charity launched the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Every Chance campaign to tackle the barriers that limit equal access for older patients to breast cancer treatments and care. 2010-03-02T17:18+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000132/over_3000_emergency_hospital_admissions_a_year_for_children_with_diabetes__alcock.html Latest figures reveal that last year there were more than 3,300 [1] cases of children in England admitted to accident and emergency departments with a potentially fatal diabetic complication, warns leading health charity Diabetes UK. 2010-02-15T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000130/almost_5000_innocent_people_added_to_greater_manchester_dna_database_since_court_ruling__alcock.html Almost 5,000 innocent people have been added to the DNA database in Greater Manchester, many in Oldham Borough, in the 12 months since the practice was declared unlawful by the courts, according to research from Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock and the Liberal Democrats. 2010-02-09T23:25+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000131/scrap_id_cards_and_put_more_police_on_oldham_boroughs_streets__alcock.html Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock today called for ID Cards to be scrapped, and for more police to be put on the beat instead, as he outlined the Lib Dems' plans for policing in Greater Manchester. 2010-02-08T22:27+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000133/mod_consultants_84k_bonus_insult_to_frontline_troops__alcock.html A Ministry of Defence (MOD) consultant has received a bonus payment of over £84,500 - for cutting down on departmental waste - new figures show. 2010-01-27T22:22+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000127/greater_manchester_hospitals_have_no_idea_whether_veterans_have_received_priority_treatment__alcock.html The Government's scheme for giving war veterans priority NHS treatment is being ignored by most Greater Manchester hospitals according to research from the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-15T20:47+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000129/mark_alcock_calls_on_the_government_to_repay_vat_to_mountain_rescue_heroes.html Following weeks in which Mountain Rescue Teams across the country have been providing vital emergency support to help deal with the adverse conditions caused by blizzard like weather, Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has called on the Government to show their appreciation by delivering some much needed financial support to the organisation. 2010-01-14T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000124/6000_oldham_pensioners_will_miss_out_on_cold_weather_payments_says_mark_alcock.html Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-14T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000123/nick_clegg_launches_the_lib_dem_four_step_plan_to_a_fairer_britain.html Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg launched the Lib Dem plan for a fairer Britain, contacting members and supporters with the following announcement: 2010-01-11T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000126/greater_manchester_police_forces_31_million_hire_car_bill__alcock.html Greater Manchester Police Force has spent £3.1 million over the last five years on hire vehicles, according to figures uncovered by Liberal Democrat MP Andrew Stunell. 2010-01-04T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000125/north_west_nhs_bureaucrats_rise_by_a_fifth_in_five_years__alcock.html The number of bureaucrats hired by the NHS has increased by a fifth over the last five years, according to new figures obtained by Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock. 2009-12-20T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000128/brown_must_keep_prescription_charge_promise__alcock.html Local Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock is urging Gordon Brown to keep the promise he made over a year ago to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term conditions in England. 2009-12-16T23:28+00:00 http://www.markalcock.org.uk/news/000121/innocents_to_remain_on_dna_database_for_six_years__alcock.html Commenting on the Government's decision to retain profiles of innocent people on the DNA Database for six years, rather than the twelve years announced previously, Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock said: 2009-11-18T23:26+00:00