News

Centenary for Jobcentres

1 February marks the 100th anniversary of Labour Exchanges – what we now know as jobcentres – and 100 years of support for jobseekers and employers.

Holocaust Memorial Day – 27 January

Meg today pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust.

Christmas card competition

Congratulations to the winners of my 2009 Christmas card competition

Kelly Report

Meg has welcomed the Sir Christopher Kelly report on Members’ allowances

Meg goes for 10% in 2010

Meg has joined the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.

Parliamentary expenses

Below is a breakdown of my parliamentary expenses for the 2007/08 allowance period. Every single claim has been accompanied by a receipt.

Free theatre for Hackney’s young people

Meg today welcomed the announcement that two Hackney theatres have signed up to the Government’s free theatre scheme which is offering 618,000 free theatre tickets across England for the next two years.

World class youth facilities for Hackney

Hackney council has secured £5m of Government funding from the myplace programme towards a £8.3m project which will include two new buildings and three refurbishments to provide world-class youth facilities aimed at young people aged 11 to 19 years.

1561 warmer Hackney homes

Latest figures show that 1561 homes in Hackney South have so far benefited from the warmfront scheme.

Fairtrade Fortnight

Meg is encouraging people in Hackney to buy fair trade products during Fairtrade Fortnight