http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Halton Liberal Democrats en-GB Halton Liberal Democrats http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Halton Liberal Democrats 2010-09-10T12:42+01:00 United Kingdom http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001090/teather_coalition_is_committed_to_ending_child_detention.html Sarah Teather, Minister for Children and Families, today reasserted the Coalition's commitment to end child detention. 2010-09-09T15:44+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001089/nick_clegg_speech_horizon_shift.html Nick Clegg this morning delivered a speech outlining the need to reform now in order to promote mobility and prosperity in the future. 2010-09-09T10:00+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001085/lib_dems_vote_on_electoral_reform_referendum.html Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will lead the debate in Parliament in favour of the referendum on Monday September 6. 2010-09-06T08:00+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001087/liberal_democrat_mps_vote_on_electoral_reform_referendum.html Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will lead the debate in Parliament in favour of the referendum. 2010-09-06T08:00+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001088/nick_clegg_visits_afghanistan_and_pakistan.html Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this week. On returning from the trip Mr Clegg said: 2010-09-03T11:11+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001086/clegg_visits_afghanistan_and_pakistan.html Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this week. On returning from the trip Mr Clegg said: 2010-09-03T11:11+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001084/new_111_service_will_be_better_than_nhs_direct__burstow.html 2010-08-30T12:42+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001083/corus_deal_will_get_teessides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001082/corus_deal_will_get_teesides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001081/rise_in_obesity_operations_shows_labour_failed_on_public_health.html Commenting on the 10-fold rise in the number of obesity-related surgeries carried out on the NHS in less than a decade, Liberal Democrat health minister Paul Burstow said: 2010-08-27T10:59+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001080/nick_clegg_delivers_speech_on_social_mobility.html Nick Clegg said: 2010-08-18T11:37+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001079/coalition_bans_cowboy_clampers.html The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned. 2010-08-17T09:46+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001078/chris_huhne_delivers_speech_on_labours_legacy.html “Labour were once a serious party. 2010-08-11T11:53+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001076/chris_huhne_has_called_on_councils_to_kickstart_a_local_power_revolution.html At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.  In Germany the equivalent figure is 100 times higher. 2010-08-09T10:12+01:00 http://haltonlibdems.org.uk/news/001075/controversial_childrens_database_contactpoint_to_be_scrapped.html Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and to invest the money in alternatives to help staff more effectively. 2010-08-06T14:14+01:00