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Meg joins campaign for cancer screening »
Meg met with a Hackney constituent at parliament to raise awareness of cancer screening
04 April 2008
Post office closures »
Meg has raised her concerns with the Post Office about its plans in South Hackney.
02 April 2008
Advice Surgery details »
Information on Meg Hillier MP’s upcoming advice surgeries at Hackney Town Hall.
2008 surgery calendars are now available. Please contact Meg’s office to receive copies.
01 April 2008
Monthly report »
Meg Hillier’s March report is now available. To receive reports regularly please e-mail “Subscribe” to hillierm@parliament.uk
20 March 2008
Budget 2008 »
Meg today welcomed the Budget unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling as a good deal for Hackney’s young and old alike.
12 March 2008
Review of Members’ allowances »
The first report of the Members Estimate Committee led by Speaker Michael Martin into Members’ allowances has been published.
11 March 2008
Make it fair trade this fortnight »
Meg Hillier MP is encouraging Hackney residents to buy fair trade products during this Fairtrade Fortnight (25th February to 9th March)
25 February 2008
Monthly report »
Meg Hillier’s February report is now available. To receive reports regularly please e-mail “Subscribe” to hillierm@parliament.uk
15 February 2008
Meg marks Holocaust Memorial Day »
27 January 2008
Winner of Christmas card competition »
Meg today visited Mandeville Primary school to surprise the winner of her 2007 Christmas card competition.
14 December 2007
Monthly report »
Meg Hillier’s November report is now available. To receive reports regularly please e-mail “Subscribe” to hillierm@parliament.uk
12 December 2007
Parliamentary Expenses 2006/2007 »
A detailed breakdown of my parliamentary expenses for the 2006/07 allowance period.
26 October 2007
Hackney to shape up for the Olympics »
Over 51 per cent of adults in Hackney do no sport or physical activity. In a recent MORI survey Hackney is ranked 16th out of the 33 London boroughs for sporting activity.
12 October 2007
International Literacy Day - Meg joins search for the nation’s favourite word »
To highlight this year’s International Literacy Day (8 September) Meg has joined other MPs in the search for the nation’s favourite word.
08 September 2007
Campaign for safer holidays »
Meg is supporting a campaign for safer holidays set up by the mother of Eden Galvani Skeete who died last year in a tragic fire accident on holiday in Turkey.
31 July 2007
Meg calls for respect »
Meg today called for respect for shopworkers
13 July 2007
New one-stop website for health »
A new one-stop website for health and healthcare has been launched today by the Department of Health
20 June 2007
Meg backs campaign for UK’s six million carers »
Meg is supporting Carers Week 2007 (11-17th June) to help the UK’s six million carers gain the recognition and support they desperately need.
11 June 2007
Monthly report »
Meg Hillier’s June report is now available. To receive reports regularly please e-mail “Subscribe” to hillierm@parliament.uk
01 June 2007
MP calls for ‘The People’s Games’ »
Meg Hillier today called upon Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and the Olympic organisers to give Hackney residents a say in the delivery of the Olympic Games.
09 May 2007
On the buses »
Meg joined 149 and 242 bus users on Friday morning to find out what they thought about the service
04 May 2007
Meg urges over 50s to get physical »
Just 30 per cent of people over 50 in the UK get their recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day
27 April 2007
More homes for Hackney »
Meg today welcomed the announcement from Housing Minister Yvette Cooper and Mayor of London Ken Livingstone that Hackney is to receive extra funding for social housing.
19 April 2007
Monthly report »
Meg Hillier’s April report is now available. To receive reports regularly please e-mail “Subscribe” to meghilliermp@parliament.uk.
01 April 2007
Meg welcomes extra cash for Hackney families »
Meg Hillier today welcomed the Budget unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown as good news for Hackney families.
22 March 2007
Meg ‘steps up’ dance teaching regulation »
The popularity of dance and the huge demand for dance lessons across the UK was recognised in Parliament today when Meg Hillier proposed a Ten Minute Rule Bill addressing dance teachers qualifications and regulation
28 February 2007
Sustainable Development Strategy for the 2012 Olympics »
Low carbon, low waste, green transportation and high re-use of materials during construction are at the fore-front of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) strategy to ensure that the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are both built and remembered as the ‘Greenest Games in modern times’.
09 February 2007
Meg urges Hackney to get Healthy »
Cancer and heart disease are the two biggest killers in Hackney. Meg is launching a campaign to get Hackney healthy and reduce the risk.
26 January 2007
Meg urges Hackney residents to look after their hearts »
Meg is urging Hackney residents to sign up for a free course to learn what to do in a life-threatening emergency
22 January 2007
Meg welcomes extra cash for schools »
Hackney’s school children are to get a cash boost from the government.
07 December 2006
Phones for Africa »
At least 3 out of 4 of us own a mobile phone and every hour 1712 mobile phones are upgraded in the UK alone.
06 November 2006
Parliamentary Expenses 2005/2006 »
Below is a detailed breakdown of my parliamentary expenses for the 2005/06 allowance period
25 October 2006