Linda Wade Gilroy (born July 19, 1949, Moffat, Scotland as Linda Wade Jarvie) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She has been Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton since 1997. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Moffat is a burgh and former spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This article is about the British political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Plymouth Sutton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gilroy worked for the Gas Consumers Council 1979-96 and ran its south west office. She founded the Devon and Cornwallenergy efficiency centre. She is a former deputy director of Age ConcernScotland. Devon (Dewnans in Cornish )is usually regarded as a county in South West England nation, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Cornwall, England Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Administrative county Traditional county Duchy of Cornwall Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... In physics and engineering, including mechanical and electrical engineering, energy efficiency is a dimensionless number, with a value between 0 and 1. ... Age Concern is the name of a number of charitable organizations specifically concerned with the needs and concerns of old people. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
In Parliament, Gilroy has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Raynsford.. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Right Honourable Wyvill Richard Nicolls Nick Raynsford (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a Degree in History in 1966. ...
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Linda Gilroy MP
The National Campaign for Firework Safety is hoping LindaGilroy, the Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton, can help them in their attempts to improve public safety.
Ms Gilroy had wanted to tighten the law on use of fireworks by introducing compulsory training and licensing of display organisers as well as licensing of those who sell fireworks.
Ms Gilroy today said that the existing law - the 1875 Explosives Act - should also be used: "It is possible to take people to court and people can be fined up to £5,000, so we could use that law," she said.
Linda Wade Gilroy (born July 19, 1949) is a British politician.
Born Linda Wade Jarvie in Moffat, Scotland, and was educated at Maynards Girls' School in Exeter, Devon and the Stirling High School, before attending the University of Edinburgh where she was awarded a master's degree in history in 1971.
She finished her education at the University of Strathclyde where she received a postgraduate diploma in secretarial studies in 1972.
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