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Melissa Jones at 08:29, 9 January 2017

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Olivia Rendall at 09:25, 20 May 2015

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Melissa Jones: cats

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 {{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}‬‬In August 2013, Collins accused anti-fracking campaigners of 'scaremongering' and said risks to health and the environment associated with the process had been exaggerated. <ref> [www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Damian-Collins-Anti-fracking-protesters/story.../story.html Damian Collins: 'Anti-fracking protesters are scaremongering'], ''Folkestone Herald'', 6 August 2013, accessed 9 January 2017. </ref>
-Collins is a former senior counsel for [[Lexington Communications]], which provides lobbying and consultation services to fracking companies [[Cuadrilla]] and [[IGas]].
+Collins is a former senior counsel for [[Lexington Communications]], which provides lobbying and consultation services to fracking companies [[Cuadrilla]] and [[IGas]]. He is married to Sarah Richardson who works for [[Edelman]], which represents and lobbies on behalf of the [[Task Force on Shale Gas]].
 ===Voting record===

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 ==Stance on fracking==
 {{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}‬‬In August 2013, Collins accused anti-fracking campaigners of 'scaremongering' and said risks to health and the environment associated with the process had been exaggerated. <ref> [www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Damian-Collins-Anti-fracking-protesters/story.../story.html Damian Collins: 'Anti-fracking protesters are scaremongering'], ''Folkestone Herald'', 6 August 2013, accessed 9 January 2017. </ref>
 ===Voting record===

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-{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}‬‬
+{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}‬‬In August 2013, Collins accused anti-fracking campaigners of 'scaremongering' and said risks to health and the environment associated with the process had been exaggerated. <ref> [www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Damian-Collins-Anti-fracking-protesters/story.../story.html Damian Collins: 'Anti-fracking protesters are scaremongering'], ''Folkestone Herald'', 6 August 2013, accessed 9 January 2017. </ref>
 ===Voting record===

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 Later, he was asked what did he most want to achieve in his first term in Parliament? The answer was direct. "Securing support for a new power station at Dungeness." <ref>
 [http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/damian-collins-mp/ Damian Collins MP answers ConHome's Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010], conservativehome.co.uk, 21 Aug 2010, acc 12 September 2012 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==
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-[[Category:British Politician|Collins, Damian]][[Category:MP|Collins, Damian]][[Category:Nuclear Spin|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Pro-nuclear individuals|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Lobbyists|Collins,Damian]]
+[[Category:British Politician|Collins, Damian]][[Category:MP|Collins, Damian]][[Category:Nuclear Spin|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Pro-nuclear individuals|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Lobbyists|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Fracking|Collins,Damian]]

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 Despite his strong pro-nuclear stance Collins is however opposed to a controversial planned nuclear waste site on Romney Marsh, which is going through public consultation. <ref> Sam Lennon, [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/may/23/damian_collins.aspx MP Damian Collins to meet Prime Minister over Dungeness nuclear station], KentOnline, 22 May 2012, acc 22 June 2012 </ref>
-==If I were a minister...==
+===If I were a minister...===
 In 2010, Collins was interviewed by Conservativehome for their '20 Questions for the Class of 2010' quiz. Asked, "if you could run any government department, which would it be and why?", he replied:
 :I have been calling for Dungeness in my constituency to be included on the list of preferred sites for a new nuclear power station, so if I was running the Department of Energy, I know what I would do.

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	{{Template:NuclearSpin}} '''Damian Collins''' is the UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Folkestone and Hythe, first elected in the 2010 general election.		{{Template:NuclearSpin}} '''Damian Collins''' is the UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Folkestone and Hythe, first elected in the 2010 general election.

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 {{Template:NuclearSpin}} '''Damian Collins''' is the UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Folkestone and Hythe, first elected in the 2010 general election.
-In September 2012 he became parliamentary private secretary to the Northern Ireland Secretary [[Theresa Villiers]], who was appointed in the cabinet reshuffle. <ref>  Stephen Walker, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19557186 NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke], 11 September 2012, acc 12 September 2012 </ref> He is a former lobbyist for [[Lexington Communications]].
+Collins is a former lobbyist for [[Lexington Communications]].
 In the 2015 general election, Collins was re-elected with 48 per cent of the vote and a majority of 13,797. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/conservative/damian-collins/98 Damian Collins] ''Express'', accessed 20 May 2015 </ref>

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 {{Template:NuclearSpin}} '''Damian Collins''' is the UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Folkestone and Hythe, first elected in the 2010 general election.
-In September 2012 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Secretary [[Theresa Villiers]], who was appointed in the cabinet reshuffle. <ref>  Stephen Walker, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19557186 NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke], 11 September 2012, acc 12 September 2012 </ref>
+In September 2012 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Secretary [[Theresa Villiers]], who was appointed in the cabinet reshuffle. <ref>  Stephen Walker, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19557186 NIO roles for Damian Collins and Alec Shelbrooke], 11 September 2012, acc 12 September 2012 </ref> He is a former lobbyist for [[Lexington Communications]].
 ==Pro-nuclear views==
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-[[Category:British Politician|Collins, Damian]][[Category:Nuclear Spin|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Pro-nuclear individuals|Collins,Damian]]
+[[Category:British Politician|Collins, Damian]][[Category:MP|Collins, Damian]][[Category:Nuclear Spin|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Pro-nuclear individuals|Collins,Damian]][[Category:Lobbyists|Collins,Damian]]

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	Despite his strong pro-nuclear stance Collins is however opposed to a controversial planned nuclear waste site on Romney Marsh, which is going through public consultation. <ref> Sam Lennon, [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/may/23/damian_collins.aspx MP Damian Collins to meet Prime Minister over Dungeness nuclear station], KentOnline, 22 May 2012, acc 22 June 2012 </ref>		Despite his strong pro-nuclear stance Collins is however opposed to a controversial planned nuclear waste site on Romney Marsh, which is going through public consultation. <ref> Sam Lennon, [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/may/23/damian_collins.aspx MP Damian Collins to meet Prime Minister over Dungeness nuclear station], KentOnline, 22 May 2012, acc 22 June 2012 </ref>
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		+	==If I were a minister...==
		+	In 2010, Collins was interviewed by Conservativehome for their '20 Questions for the Class of 2010' quiz. Asked, "if you could run any government department, which would it be and why?", he replied:
		+	:I have been calling for Dungeness in my constituency to be included on the list of preferred sites for a new nuclear power station, so if I was running the Department of Energy, I know what I would do.
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		+	Later, he was asked what did he most want to achieve in his first term in Parliament? The answer was direct. "Securing support for a new power station at Dungeness." <ref>
		+	[http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/damian-collins-mp/ Damian Collins MP answers ConHome's Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010], conservativehome.co.uk, 21 Aug 2010, acc 12 September 2012 </ref>

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