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As this is my first occasion at the Dispatch Box since my appointment as Minister with responsibility for culture, I should like to take this opportunity to say how delighted I am to take on such a stimulating and varied brief, covering a huge range of activities in which this...

Member
Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c937-40
House
House of Commons

I congratulate the hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on an outstanding speech celebrating Thomas Telford. He has done the House and me a service by securing the Adjournment debate this evening. It would be remiss of me, being the Member of Parliament whose constituency is named...

Member
David Wright (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c936-7
House
House of Commons

I am glad to hear my hon. Friend say that London was an expensive city even in those days. Does not Telford’s contribution to London, particularly through St. Katherine’s dock, show the many advantages of the Union? Perhaps this occasion can also be a celebration of the way in which...

Member
Andrew Pelling (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c934
House
House of Commons

Adjournment debate on the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Telford.

Lead member
David Mundell
Answering member
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c933-40
House
House of Commons

I certainly agree with my hon. Friend. As I said, Telford was truly a great Briton; his works extended to Wales, to London and Portsmouth in England, and to the highlands of Scotland. Indeed, one of his great works was to ensure a mail route from London to Ireland. He...

Member
David Mundell (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c935-6
House
House of Commons

I am pleased to have secured the opportunity to mark in the House the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Telford. I see this Adjournment debate as a contribution to the celebration of the life and legacy of an outstanding man, not just of his time but as one...

Member
David Mundell (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 July 2007
Reference
462 c933-4
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises the celebrated work of Scots-born engineer Thomas Telford; notes that 2007 represents the 250th anniversary of his birth; further notes Telford's astonishing contribution to engineering, including the design of over 1,000 bridges, amongst them the world-renowned Craigellachie Bridge; and welcomes the significant investment by various funding...

Primary sponsor
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 June 2007
Reference
1769
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with Thomas Telford school in Shropshire on its admissions policy.

Asked by
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2007
Reference
144279; 461 c2043W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with the governing body of Thomas Telford School on allowing admissions of pupils living in the TF6 postcode area of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

Asked by
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 May 2007
Reference
460 c336W; 122614
House
House of Commons

That this House celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Telford; recognises that he was renowned as the father of civil engineering and the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers; marvels at his skills in the design of canals, aqueducts, bridges, churches, docks and roads; and...

Primary sponsor
David Wright (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
28 March 2007
Reference
1252
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what level of financial sponsorship is provided to Thomas Telford School by (a) the Mercers' Company and (b) Tarmac plc.

Asked by
John Bercow (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 February 2006
Reference
47765; 442 c1942W;442 c1942W
House
House of Commons