Speaking during the questioning of the Prime Minister about the Culture Secretary’s dealings with News Corporation, Louise Mensch questions how the Leader of the Opposition can deduce that there has been a breach of the ministerial code without seeing any of the texts and e-mails that passed between the Culture Secretary and his special advisor.  read more »

Louise Mensch leads a Parliamentary debate on the future local newspapers and calls on the Government to look again at issues such as the unfair subsidies proposed for local television stations, cutting council free sheets and encouraging Government departments to continue advertising in local newspapers.  read more »

Yesterday, Louise spoke in the House of Commons supporting Corby and East Northamptonshire’s involvement in the Olympics. Louise was debating the Olympic and Paralympic Games with colleagues in an Estimates Day debate.  read more »

Louise Mensch calls on the Government to ensure that Scots living outside Scotland have a chance to comment on Scotland's future in the UK.  read more »

Taking part in a debate on the importance of the music to the British economy, Louise Mensch pays tribute to Feargal Sharkey who recently retired as head of UK music and raises concerns about proposals in the Hargreaves report on legalising copying CDs and DVDs to computers.  read more »

Louise Mensch debates amendments that would enable Ofqual to impose sanctions on examining bodies for costs incurred in investigating exam errors.  read more »

During a debate on the Prime Minister's statement on last week’s G20 summit, Louise Mensch asks the PM about the consequences of failing to pay our IMF subscriptions as advocated by the Opposition.  read more »

Louise Mensch questions Nadine Dorries on her amendment that would prevent non-statutory abortion providers from also offering counselling.  read more »

Louise Mensch expresses her disappointment that the warnings of deplorable practices in the media, including payments by journalists to the police made by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committe back in 2003 and the subsequent calls for an inquiry were never followed up.  read more »

Speaking in a Commons debate on the complexities of tax reliefs available to manufacturing businesses who invest in plant and machinery, Louise Mensch supports proposals to simplify the UK corporation tax system.  read more »