News Archive
MPs quiz energy bosses on prices, profits and poverty
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Members of the Energy and Climate Change select committee want to know the one question you would ask your energy provider ahead of their oral evidence session on Tuesday 16th April at 10 am.
MPs will be questioning senior figures from the UK's largest energy firms including British Gas, ,…
March Monthly Report
Friday, 5 April 2013
Parliamentary Business
Benefit changes come into force
From the 1 April many of the Government's welfare changes will apply and I am concerned that the Government has got these badly wrong.
The bedroom tax, where 660,000 people in social housing will be fined an average of £728 per year (or…
London Apprenticeship Company launches new project
Thursday, 21 March 2013
The London Apprenticeship Company is launching a new project to create 50 Apprenticeships in 5 weeks.
The East End Apprenticeship Project aims to create these apprenticeships by engaging with employers in and around the City and East End of London and facilitating the recruitment of local talented young people into…
February Monthly Report
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Parliamentary Business
Children and Families Bill
The Children and Families Bill had its second reading (a debate on the broad principles) on 25 February.
The bill aims to reduce lengthy delays in placing some children for adoption. It will also reform the family justice system and make changes to the…
Bees
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Many of you have contacted me to express your concerns about neonicotinoid pesticides and their impact on the health and population of British bees.
I agree with you about the importance of bees and other pollinating insects to our food supply and economy. The bee population has fallen dramatically in…