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I was delighted to attend the official launch of the Live Well Information and Support Service at St Joseph's Hospice, and mark the beginning of Hospice Care Week.

The service, funded by the Big Lottery Fund through the Reaching Communities Programme and Macmillan Cancer Support, will provide personalised information and…

I was delighted to meet Hackney's Youth MP Beth Foster-Ogg and her Deputy Humaira Garasia to discuss the Make Your Mark Campaign.

It's great to see the breadth of issues up for a vote at the National Youth Parliament.

I look forward to working with Beth on the Youth Parliament's…

Thank you.

My name is Meg Hillier, and since 2005 I have been the Member of Parliament for Hackney South & Shoreditch.

I have also been a member of the Public Accounts Committee since 2011 and in June this year was elected its chair for the next five years. For three…

Now in its fourth year, Silver Sunday is an annual day of fun and free activities for older people across the UK. It celebrates the value and knowledge older people contribute to our communities while combating loneliness and isolation.

Through a variety of free activities Silver Sunday is offering people…

The Trade Union Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 14 September.

This bill will diminish workers' right to strike and, among other things, cap the time public sector representatives can spend working on behalf of their members. These changes to the law will set back…