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                           <title><![CDATA[Food and Fuel Price rises are causing great pain. ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[S08061  10 June  2008   FOOD AND FUEL PRICES ARE CAUSING GREAT PAIN: STAFFORD MP    According to ONS figures, wholesale food price inflation jumped by 11 per cent over the past year while petrol inflation soared by 28.5 per cent. Factory gate prices overall also rose by 8.9 per cent in the year to May 2008 - the biggest increase for over 25 years.   Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says it is important to acknowledge the problems that these costs are causing so many people and to look for ways to help:...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[David calls for measures to avoid repossessions ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[S08062 10 June 2008 MP CALLS FOR PREPARATIONS TO AVOID HOME REPOSSESSIONS Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says lenders, borrowers and Government must face up to the consequences of house-price falls: &ldquo;In absolute terms, the Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML) tells us to expect the number of mortgage arrears cases and repossessions to remain low. But the situation is clearly worse than it was before the credit crunch, and the shortage and cost of mortgage funding will affect some borrowers coming off low-rate deals by increasing their monthly payments more than they might previously have expected. &ldquo;Repossession is an obvious...]]></description>
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                           <title><![CDATA[Business has a role to play in protecting the environment ]]></title>
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                           <title><![CDATA[aspiration. The Political battleground ]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[09 October 2007. &ldquo;ASPIRATION&rdquo; IS THE NEW POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND Welcoming today&rsquo;s public spending and tax plans set out by Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stafford&rsquo;s Labour MP David Kidney says the main political parties are competing for who best meets the aspirations of the British people:  &ldquo;Last week&rsquo;s Conservative announcement on Inheritance Tax has brought into sharp focus why we pay taxes and what are our &ldquo;aspirations&rdquo;. In my view, it&rsquo;s vital that we continue to invest in our public services consistently and adequately. This is the path Alistair Darling chose, rightly, for Labour. The future investment he...]]></description>
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