John Smith McMilitary McPolitican award

Ieuan wins Welsh Politician of Year

Daily Post - Llandudno Junction,UK
... the Year was Vale of Glamorgan MP John Smith, a tireless campaigner on the risks of DVT on aircraft, and to bring the new military academy to St Athan. ...

Each winner received a special Mumph cartoon. I know what I'd like to award him!!!The awards ceremony will be shown on ITV1 Wales at 11.35pm tomorrow.

Deputy is Politician of the Year ic Wales, The Campaigner of the Year title went to Vale of Glamorgan Labour MP John Smith. Chairman of the judges Dr Balsom said, “John Smith’s campaign to bring the Defence Academy to St Athan was a major success. (Welsh Politician of the Year is a competition sponsored by the ITV Wales Yearbook.)

Defence Minister says no date set for St Athan decision
ic Wales - THE decision over the second stage of a £14bn defence contract awarded to a Welsh armed forces training centre is still to be made, Bob Ainsworth, Minister for the Armed Forces, said yesterday...And he was unable even to give a date when the decision over the second contract would be made, despite the first contract being awarded nearly a year ago.

John Smith calls for more roads to the murder academy and the airport

is this what they call sustainable develoment??

‘Act now on airport road’ – call by the Vale MP

Vale MP, John Smith, is calling for action to ease congestion at Culverhouse Cross and improve roads to Cardiff International Airport and the planned Defence Training Academy at St Athan. Mr Smith said: “While I recognise the need for a long-term solution in the form of a direct link from the M4 to the airport and the Defence Academy, there is need for immediate action. “The present situation is not acceptable. Cardiff is one of the fastest growing regional airports in the UK, and building work on the Defence Academy is expected to begin in 2009. This leaves us with a short window of opportunity. “I shall be writing to the Welsh Assembly Government as part of its consultation on improving access to Cardiff International Airport, urging them to examine the possibility of improvements to the present airport access route from junction 33 of the M4 via Culverhouse Cross through north Barry and to the Airport and St Athan. “I believe there is an urgent need for a dedicated route to Barry skirting the western side of Culverhouse Cross. “This would provide vital breathing space while a new long-term solution is built from the M4 to the airport and the Defence Academy,” the MP insisted.

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Couldn't have done worse on ebay - John Pugh MP on Qinetiq

HOC Mon 3 Dec 4.30pm, Rm 15 The privatisation of Qinetiq

Bill Jeffrey CB, Permanent Under Secretary, Trevor Woolley, Finance Director, Ministry of Defence, Peter Schofield, Director, The Shareholder Executive and officials from Qinetiq.

Ian Davidson, Labour MP, said Carlyle “took advantage of these poor unfortunates who really should not have been let out alone”.

John Pugh, Liberal Democrat, said: “It’s difficult to think what you could have done worse apart from putting it on Ebay.”

mps berate team in Qinetiq deal
Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Alex Barker, Political Correspondent mps on Monday berated officials involved in the privatisation of Qinetiq, the defence research group, ...

what discussions has the chancellor had with MOD on QinetiQ???

Written answers

Thursday, 29 November 2007

What are written answers?

Treasury

QinetiQ

All Written Answers on 29 Nov 2007

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West, Liberal Democrat) | Hansard source

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues at the Ministry of Defence on the National Audit Office report on the privatisation of QinetiQ.

Andy Burnham (Chief Secretary, HM Treasury) | Hansard source

The Government accept the recommendations made in the NAO report, and welcomes the work undertaken to highlight lessons that can be applied in the future.