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Back to Top MP’S BACKING PAYS OFF FOR BAE Fri 06 January 12 MP BACKS LOCAL TV BID Thu 15 December 11 MP ENJOYS LOCAL PRODUCE ON LANCASHIRE DAY Wed 30 November 11 MP WELCOMES ENTERPRISE ZONE PROPOSAL Tue 29 November 11 MP OPENS NEW PREMISES FOR LOCAL BUSINESS Mon 28 November 11 ‘CONGRATULATIONS BROCKHOLES’ SAYS MP Mon 21 November 11 MP’S HOPE FOR GUILD YEAR Mon 21 November 11 LOCAL MP WELCOMES SECRETARY OF STATE’S DECISION Mon 31 October 11 MP VISIT’S LCC WORKSTART PROGRAMME Tue 11 October 11 LOCAL MP MEETS PM TO FIGHT FOR LANCASHIRE JOBS Fri 07 October 11 LOCAL MP VISITS ‘OUTSTANDING SCHOOL’ Tue 04 October 11 LOCAL MP’S FIGHT PAYS OFF AS ENTERPRISE ZONE ANNOUNCED IN LANCASHIRE Mon 03 October 11 LANCASHIRE MP ON BAE JOB CUTS Tue 27 September 11 PRESTON NORTH MP OPENS SIXTH FORM AT FULWOOD ACADEMY Mon 05 September 11 MPS DELIGHT AS TRAVELLER DECISION REVEALED Fri 19 August 11 LOCAL MP BACKS TOUGHER CURFEWS TO KEEP STREETS SAFER Tue 09 August 11 MP VISITS STORE AT CENTRE OF GARSTANG COMMUNITY LIFE Thu 28 July 11 DEVELOPERS ‘LEAVE OUR GREENFIELD SITES ALONE’ SAYS LOCAL MP Tue 19 July 11 LOCAL MPS DELIGHT AS BARRACKS DECLARED ‘SAFE’ Tue 19 July 11 ‘MPS ANGER AT ATTEMPT TO PROLONG RESIDENTS AGONY’ Mon 04 July 11 MP FIGHTS FOR LOCAL JOBS Wed 29 June 11 MP WELCOMES JUDGES DECISION ON TITHEBARN REGENERATION Wed 29 June 11 LOCAL MP WELCOMES GARSTANG HIGH SCHOOL DECISION TO BECOME ACADEMY Tue 21 June 11 MP GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Tue 21 June 11 LANCASHIRE MP BACKS ‘BETFRED’ DEAL Fri 03 June 11 WYRE MP TAKES THE FIGHT TO HALITE Mon 16 May 11 MP CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL CREDIT SCHEME TO BE ADMINISTERED ON FYLDE COAST Wed 11 May 11 LANCASHIRE MP TAKES CONCERNS OF LOCAL SOLDIERS BACK TO WESTMINSTER Mon 09 May 11 MP'S PRESSURE PAYS OFF FOR LOCAL HEART PATIENTS Thu 31 March 11 LOCAL MP PAVES WAY TO ALLOW RACING ON ROADS! Thu 31 March 11 MP BACKS LOCAL POST OFFICE BID Thu 24 February 11 MP OFFERS HELP TO UNIQUE, SPECIAL NEEDS CENTRE Mon 21 February 11 LOCAL MP DEMANDS HALT TO CONTROVERSIAL SCHEME AT NORCROSS Wed 16 February 11 LOCAL MP PRESENTS CATERING EXCELLENCE AWARD Mon 14 February 11 PRAISE FOR WELL PREPARED COUNCIL FROM LOCAL MP Wed 02 February 11 WYRE MP PRAISES UNITED STANCE OF RESIDENTS Tue 01 February 11 LOCAL MP HAILS HAMBLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL 'NATIONAL TRAILBLAZER' Mon 31 January 11 MP BIDS TO PUT FYLDE COAST AT HEART OF HEART SURGERY Mon 31 January 11 LOCAL MP BACKS NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE, CHALLENGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE Wed 19 January 11 LOCAL MP CONGRATULATES GARSTANG RUFC ON REACHING ANOTHER MILESTONE Wed 01 December 10 PRESTON NORTH MP MAKES INFORMED DECISION ON AVONDALE Tue 30 November 10 LOCAL MP WELCOMES DECISION ON TITHEBARN REGENERATION Tue 23 November 10 NORMANDY VETERAN HONOURED Fri 12 November 10 WYRE REMEMBERS THE FALLEN IN FLEETWOOD Wed 10 November 10 WYRE MP INTERVIEWED BY COLLEGE MAGAZINE DURING SIXTH FORM VISIT Wed 10 November 10 WYRE MP HAILS AREAS BLOOMING GREAT RESULT Wed 27 October 10 WYRE MP KEEPS PRESSURE ON HALITE/CANATXX Wed 20 October 10 LOCAL MP VISITS RELATE IN PRESTON Mon 11 October 10 LOCAL MP SEE’S HIGH SPEED FUTURE FOR PRESTON Tue 14 September 10 LANCASHIRE MP TALKS DEFENCE & BAE WITH CHANCELLOR Mon 13 September 10 WYRE MP SEEKS ANSWERS FROM MINISTER ABOUT GOVERNMENTS PLANS Mon 23 August 10 WYRE MP SHOUTS ABOUT WYRE RURAL BUSINESSES Mon 19 July 10 NORMANDY VETERAN RECEIVES HONOUR AFTER 66 YEARS Mon 19 July 10 LOCAL MP GETS ASSURANCES FROM MINISTER CONCERNING TRAVELLERS SITES Thu 15 July 10 BRAVE MEN OF 137 REGIMENT REMEMBERED Mon 28 June 10 LOCAL MP BACKS ACADEMY STATUS FOR SCHOOLS Mon 28 June 10 LOCAL MP VISITS GARSTANG COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Fri 18 June 10 WYRE MP MEETS FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL ABOUT TRAVELLER SITUATION Wed 02 June 10 LOCAL MP GETS PRESTIEGE JOB IN GOVERNMENT Wed 02 June 10 LOCAL MP WELCOMES NEW WARDEN ASSISTED PARK HOMES Tue 01 June 10 LOCAL MP WELCOMES CONSERVATIVE PLEDGES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRESPASS. Mon 15 February 10 MP EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER LOCAL BUSINESS CLOSURES Thu 11 February 10 LOCAL MP PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUTGOING WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL LEADER Mon 08 February 10 THE LEGG INQUIRY Thu 04 February 10 WYRE MP OVERJOYED AT CANATXX REJECTION Thu 28 January 10 LANCASHIRE MP CHAMPIONS VETERANS IN CUSTODY PROGRAMME Fri 08 January 10 LOCAL MP JOINS FORCES ON TRAVELLERS ISSUE Mon 14 December 09 THE LEGG INQUIRY Tue 13 October 09 LOCAL MP BACKS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF ACCESSIBLE DISABLED TOILETS Mon 21 September 09 MP VISITS LOCAL SUCCESS STORY Thu 17 September 09 MP WELCOMES ROAD SAFETY MEASURES AT LANCASTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL Thu 17 September 09 LOCAL MP PAYS TRIBUTE TO CANCERHELP Thu 10 September 09 LOCAL COUNTRYSIDE AND PRODUCE HITS THE SPOT FOR LANCASTER AND WYRE MP Wed 05 August 09 CONCERN RAISED OVER GOVERNMENT THREAT TO LOCAL HIGH STREETS AND SHOPS Wed 29 July 09 LOCAL MP BACKS RURAL ACTION Wed 08 July 09 LOCAL MP "APPALLED BY GOVERNMENT’S LACK OF SUPPORT TO DAIRY FARMERS" Mon 29 June 09 LOCAL MP OFFICIALLY OPENS FLOOD DEFENCES Mon 29 June 09 SHOCKING NUMBERS NEEDING EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT ACROSS NORTH LANCASHIRE Thu 25 June 09 NEW FIGURES REVEAL SHOCKING NUMBER OF ARSON ATTACKS IN SCHOOLS Mon 01 June 09 LOCAL MP BACKS CARDIAC SCREENING FOR THE YOUNG Sat 30 May 09 EXPENSES 2008/09 Tue 12 May 09 LOCAL MP BACKS COUNCIL TAX FREEZE Tue 12 May 09 EXPENSES: LETTER FROM BEN WALLACE MP Tue 12 May 09 LANCASTER AND WYRE MP, NOTHING TO HIDE Mon 30 March 09 LOCAL MP GIVES FAIRTRADE PLEDGE Mon 30 March 09 MP ENJOYS TEA BREAK WITH NATIONAL WIDOWS ASSOCIATION IN GARSTANG Mon 30 March 09 LANCSTER MP CALLS FOR FUNDING REVIEW Tue 24 February 09 WYRE MP CALLS FOR “END TO SNIPING FROM THE SIDELINES” Fri 20 February 09 LOCAL MP ASKS CONSTITUENTS TO â€�STAND UP TO HATRED’ Wed 28 January 09 LOCAL MP CONFIRMS LABOUR LINKS TO CANATXX Mon 15 December 08 WYRE MP WINS CAMPAIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD Mon 17 November 08 WYRE MP BACKS LOCAL BUSINESSES Tue 11 November 08 LOCAL MP REPORTS JUSTICE SECRETARY OVER CANATXX LINKS Mon 10 November 08 LABOUR PEER APOLOGISES OVER CANATXX AFTER WYRE MP MAKES FORMAL COMPLAINT Wed 29 October 08 WYRE MP SAYS NOTHING NEW IN CANATXX BID Wed 29 October 08 LOCAL MP SEEKS URGENT MEETING ABOUT COUNCIL’S MILLIONS IN ICELAND Fri 10 October 08 LOCAL MP STEPS UP EFFORTS TO STAVE OFF TAX OFFICE CLOSURE Thu 09 October 08 LOCAL MP FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF PARK HOME RESIDENTS Wed 08 October 08 LOCAL MP VOICES CONCERNS OVER THORNTON WASTE TECHNOLOGY PARK Wed 08 October 08 LOCAL MP SEEKS PARLIAMENTARY RECOGNITION FOR GARSTANGS “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENT” Wed 08 October 08 BEN WRITES TO COUNTY HALL BOSS OVER POST OFFICE POSSIBILITES Wed 12 March 08 FREE SCHOOL CHESS SETS BID Fri 07 March 08 GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 'A HOOT' ABOUT RURAL COMMMUNITIES Fri 07 March 08 CABINET POST OFFICE 'HYPOCRISY' SLAMMED Fri 29 February 08 TOUGHER LAWS CALL FOR 'PREACHERS OF HATE' Thu 28 February 08 TRANSPORT BOSS WRITTEN TO OVER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS Thu 28 February 08 BEN IN NEW ARMY CHAPTER 'HORRORS' CLAIM Tue 26 February 08 UNDER-AGE DRINKING CONCERN Fri 15 February 08 JOY AT M6 LINK DECISION Fri 08 February 08 UNDER-THREAT DOCK POST OFFICE VISIT Mon 04 February 08 BEN IN EU CANATXX COMPLAINT VICTORY Thu 31 January 08 PHYSICS FUNDING VOW Tue 29 January 08 CAMPAIGN PLEDGE FOR EARMARKED POST OFFICES Mon 21 January 08 BEN IN COUNTY EDUCATION 'APARTHEID' CLAIM Thu 17 January 08 CALL FOR SCHOOL FUSING DELAY AFTER COUNTY COUNCILLOR HINT Wed 16 January 08 FYLDE COAST CIVIL SERVICE RE-ORGANISATION ANSWERS WANTED Wed 16 January 08 TRIO WRITTEN TO OVER SHOWGROUND PROPOSAL Fri 04 January 08 'NATIONAL BETRAYAL' CLAIM AS PM SIGNS TREATY Fri 14 December 07 POST OFFICE 'ONE MONTH LEFT' CALL Fri 14 December 07 CANATXX FYLDE COAST RETREAT WELCOMED Mon 03 December 07 TALKS WITH THEATRE BOSS OVER ARTS CUTS Fri 23 November 07 EX-ARMY BOSSES PERIL CLAIMS BACKED Fri 23 November 07 BENEFIT DEBACLE "BETRAYED" TRUST Wed 21 November 07 LANCASTER AND WYRE RECYCLING EFFORTS PRAISED Fri 16 November 07 UK FISHING INDUSTRY BACKED Thu 15 November 07 BEN WRITES TO NHS BOSS OVER HEARING HELP WAITING TIMES Fri 09 November 07 SCHOOL LANGUAGE GOVERNMENT "DO MORE" CALL Tue 06 November 07 WALLACE MEETS WITH FARMERS Fri 02 November 07 WWW.BENWALLACEMP.COM UP FOR AN AWARD Fri 02 November 07 MEETING WITH POLICE CHIEF Fri 02 November 07 COMMUNITY VICTORY FOR WYRE AFTER CANATXX SCHEME REJECTED Wed 17 October 07 BEN WRITES TO ARTS BOSS OVER DUKES FUNDING CUTS Tue 16 October 07 BEN BACKS TORY FOOT AND MOUTH AID CONCERNS Mon 15 October 07 '19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN' NHS DENTAL SERVICES SLAMMED Mon 15 October 07 EUROPEAN CANATXX COMPLAINT OVER GREEN WATCHDOG PULL-OUT Mon 15 October 07 REPORT "SHOWS REALITY" OF NEW EU TREATY Thu 11 October 07 BEN CALLS FOR A POST OFFICE "WINTER CAMPAIGN" Fri 05 October 07 INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEMANDED Mon 24 September 07 NHS TRUTH "COMES OUT" Wed 12 September 07 EU PASSPORT SUGGESTION "RIDICULOUS" Tue 11 September 07 BEN URGES LOCALS TO VOLUNTEER FOR RAILWAY STATION Mon 10 September 07 2009 ACADEMY DELAY WELCOMED Mon 10 September 07 FARM SUBSIDY FAILURES CONDEMNED Fri 07 September 07 PUB YOB BAN WELCOMED Fri 07 September 07 SECRET DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT EXPOSES 'NHS TOURISM' CHAOS Tue 04 September 07 BEN JOINS THE CAMPAIGN FOR EU TREATY REFERENDUM Tue 28 August 07 PARK PROSPECTS Mon 20 August 07 BEN'S SORROW OVER YOUNGSTER'S ROAD DEATH Mon 20 August 07 CALL TO BRIDGE ECONOMIC NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE Mon 06 August 07 BEN WRITES TO TOP ENVIRONMENT BOSS OVER CANATXX U-TURN Mon 06 August 07 MEETING WITH DUCHY BOSS OVER LAND DEVELOPMENT Fri 20 July 07 THIS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED RURAL PEOPLE, RURAL FAMILIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES Tue 17 July 07 'MORE TIME' NEEDED TO CONSIDER ACADEMY PROPOSAL SAYS BEN Thu 12 July 07 RURAL CHIEF PAYMENTS â€�IDIOTIC’ Thu 12 July 07 BEN SETS OUT HIS STALL AT LINK ENQUIRY Thu 12 July 07 'NOW OR NEVER' FOR M6 LINK Mon 09 July 07 GARSTANG CCTV IS 'GRAVE NEWS FOR THOSE WHO INDULGE IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR' Thu 05 July 07 BEN SIGNS UP TO LUNG CHARTER Thu 05 July 07 GETTING BETTER TREATMENT FOR BONE DISEASE SUFFERERS Tue 03 July 07 PARK HOME SUMMIT A SUCCESS Tue 03 July 07 FAIRTRADE COLLEGE SCHEME WELCOMED Wed 27 June 07 RURAL LANCASTER POST OFFICE RE-OPENINGS WELCOMED Mon 18 June 07 MEETING WITH LOCAL CAMPAIGNERS OVER UNDER-THREAT POOL Mon 18 June 07 PARKING ON THE SIDE OF PARK HOME OWNERS Tue 05 June 07 POST OFFICE TRIO CASH PAYOUT "BEYOND BELIEF" Tue 05 June 07 UN ENVIRONMENT CAMPAIGN BACKED Tue 29 May 07 POST OFFICE CUTS WILL RIP HEART OUT OF MANY COMMUNITIES Fri 18 May 07 RIGHTS AND RESPONSBILITIES Fri 18 May 07 ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS Tue 15 May 07 MP SEEKS ASSURANCE OVER FENTON STREET POST OFFICE Mon 14 May 07 GOING BACK TO SCHOOL Thu 10 May 07 MP PLUNGES IN FOR POOL Thu 10 May 07 DEFENDING BRITISH HIGHER EDUCATION Wed 09 May 07 CAMPAIGNING FOR MILK PRODUCERS Wed 25 April 07 MORE MUST BE DONE FOR THE FYLDE'S FISHERMEN Tue 24 April 07 BEN WELCOMES NEW MENTAL HEALTH UNIT Tue 24 April 07 FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN IN NEED Tue 24 April 07 BEN DELIGHTED AT HOSPICE GRANT Tue 24 April 07 GARSTANG'S MEDIA COVERAGE PLEASING Mon 02 April 07 FIGHTING FOR DOCK POST OFFICE Mon 02 April 07 MINISTER QUIZZED OVER BUDGET Sun 01 April 07 MAD HISTORY Sun 01 April 07 A SORRY TRIO Wed 28 March 07 GOVERNMENT CAN'T LOOK AFTER OUR TROOPS Tue 27 March 07 SHORT, SHARP SHOCK CALL Mon 26 March 07 BEN DELIGHTED AT TORY CASINO OPPOSITION Mon 26 March 07 BT RISE OPPOSED Fri 23 March 07 ROUND TWO OF COUNTY COUNCIL'S FIGHT AGAINST FITNESS Tue 13 March 07 WORKING TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN POLITICS Mon 12 March 07 GOVERNMENT'S SEASIDE IGNORANCE CONDEMED Thu 08 March 07 BEN BLOOMS AT SAVED GARDENS Wed 07 March 07 POST OFFICE OPENING WELCOMED - WITH A WARNING Mon 05 March 07 GARSTANG'S MEDIA OPPORTUNITY BACKED Thu 01 March 07 MAKING THORNTON'S DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE Wed 28 February 07 MEETING WITH CASINO MINISTER OVER BLACKPOOL SNUB Wed 21 February 07 UNHEALTHY COUNCIL CUTS CONDEMED Tue 20 February 07 BEN ATTACKS GOVERNMENT QLR DISLOYALTY Wed 14 February 07 BEN PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALKLANDS VETS Mon 12 February 07 HOSPITAL FUNDING BID BACKED Fri 09 February 07 MP EXPRESSES DISMAY AT FURTHERING DENTAL CRISIS Thu 08 February 07 SCHOOL SPENDING STATISTICS SHOW LONDON IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE TO THIS GOVERNMENT Wed 07 February 07 SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT Tue 06 February 07 GOVERNMENT KICKS TAXPAYERS IN THE TEETH Mon 05 February 07 HEALTH U-TURN ACHIEVED Wed 31 January 07 GOVERNMENT TURNS IT'S BACK ON BLACKPOOL Tue 30 January 07 MP DISMAYED OVER GOVERNMENT PRISON CRISIS Wed 24 January 07 MP WELCOMES TOWN COUNCIL CANATXX OPPOSITION Tue 23 January 07 GIVE OUR TROOPS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED Wed 17 January 07 BEN WELCOMES NEW UNIVERSITY Mon 15 January 07 OPENING THE DOOR FOR THOSE SEEKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Mon 18 December 06 BEN SHOPS FOR HELP FOR RIDGE'S YOUNG PARENTS Mon 18 December 06 ANGLESEY COUNCIL URGED TO SAY NO TO CANATXX Mon 18 December 06 UNITED WITH PILLING OVER UTILLITY NEEDS Fri 15 December 06 RURAL POST OFFICE CLOSURES CONDEMED Wed 13 December 06 CAUTION URGED OVER DRUG CLASSIFICATION Mon 04 December 06 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KEY TO BRITISH ECONOMIC SUCCESS Tue 28 November 06 PRAISE FOR 'OUTSTANDING' SCHOOLS Mon 27 November 06 COMMONS TRIP FOR AWARD-WINNING STUDENT Wed 22 November 06 CITY MP AIMS TO HELP THE HOMELESS Wed 15 November 06 MP SECURES MEETING WITH MINISTER OVER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS Tue 10 October 06 BEN SWITCHES ON Mon 02 October 06 PROTECTING PICCADILLY GARDENS Thu 28 September 06 SEEKING ASSURANCES FROM REEBOK Tue 26 September 06 MP TO RAISE TENANTS’ CONCERNS AT PLACES FOR PEOPLE Mon 18 September 06 FIGHTING AGAINST TAX HIKES Tue 12 September 06 GET OUT OF JAIL FREE’ CARD FOR SHOPLIFTERS SENDS WRONG MESSAGE Wed 06 September 06 MP VISITS NEW DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE NEAR LANCASTER Wed 06 September 06 HOME HELP Tue 05 September 06 MP PRAISES STAFF AND MANAGEMENT AT BAE SYSTEMS IN WARTON Tue 05 September 06 MP CONGRATULATES POLICE ON RECENT CRIME STATISTICS Tue 01 August 06 MP EXPRESSES DISMAY OVER THE NHS DENTAL CRISIS Tue 01 August 06 Welcome | Biography | Constituency | Schools | Newsletter Latest Campaign | News | Articles | Speeches | Parliamentary Questions | Parliamentary Allowances Gallery | EDM List | Useful Links | Contact Me Design and hosted by WPG Ltd. 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