News Archive
Further cuts to Further Education colleges
Friday, 20 March 2015
This week I was pleased to meet college staff and students who were protesting at 24 per cent cuts to adult Further Education colleges.
We talked about the value of FE in transforming lives of those who did not get chance at education first time round.
Hackney has great poverty…
Have you registered to vote?
Thursday, 19 March 2015
If you're not on the electoral register, you cannot vote in May.
Changes to the way people register to vote have left around 1 million people missing from the electoral register in England and Wales. So you may not be registered to vote, even if you have registered before.
The…
NHS England to review country's maternity services
Monday, 9 March 2015
England has announced that it will conduct a major review of -commissioned maternity services.
The review aims to assess maternity care provision and consider how services should be developed to meet the changing needs of women and babies.
The terms of reference for the review will include:
¢ review the…
VAT anomaly threatens the success of Sixth Form Colleges
Friday, 6 March 2015
I recently added my name to a letter signed by a cross-party group of 75 MPs to Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education, urging her to support the introduction of a refund scheme for the 93 Sixth Form Colleges in England, including BSix in Hackney.
At present, school and…
Meg hosts childcare event in Parliament
Friday, 6 March 2015
I was delighted to welcome Homerton mum Raminta Diliso to Parliament this week to discuss the rising costs of childcare.
With 80% of women planning to return to work after having children and childcare costs for under twos rising 33% in the last five years, many parents are struggling to…