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Wednesday 2nd December 2009 Speaking on the 10th anniversary of the devolution of powers to Northern Ireland, SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan MLA said:
Thursday 3rd December 2009 SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan MLA today said the appointment of a justice minister must be open and transparent and not a deal in ‘a smoke-free room.’
Thursday 3rd December 2009 SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan has vowed to continue to be a champion for the city of Derry following his selection as the party’s Westminster candidate for Foyle.
Friday 4th December 2009 SDLP leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that social housing projects in Derry and across the North are set to benefit from a record £30m funding boost from the European Investment Bank but has said that “the scale of housing need here, especially in Derry, demands a bigger priority in the Executive’s budget now and in the years ahead.”
Friday 4th December 2009 Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that hundreds of homes and businesses in Derry are being promised better broadband speeds as the result of a £48 million investment in both rural and urban areas over the next eighteen months.
Friday 4th December 2009 SDLP leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan has pledged to ‘Get Serious’ about diabetes by joining leading health charity Diabetes UK in its new campaign to raise awareness of the condition.
Monday 7th December 2009 Foyle MP Mark Durkan and his daughter Dearbhail got their hands dirty at the weekend as they helped Conservation Volunteers and Girl’s Aloud star Nadine Coyle break the world record for the largest number of trees planted in one hour – at Gransha Woods on the outskirts of Derry.
Tuesday 8th December 2009 SDLP leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan has joined a group of MPs at Westminster who are calling on the British government to extend the stamp duty holiday beyond December 31.
Tuesday 8th December 2009 SDLP leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan has written to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband at the beginning of summit negotiations in Copenhagen to stress the necessity of achieving meaningful agreement on tackling climate change.
Wednesday 9th December 2009 SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that the contractors who will build the £800m dual carriageway between Derry and Aughnacloy have been announced.
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