News Archive
Meg Launches Crime Reduction Initiative
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Meg has joined Hackney Police, Hackney Council and twenty local businesses to launch a new project aimed at reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in and around Mare Street.
The Information Sharing Agreement is led by Hackney Central Safer Neighbourhoods policing team and supported by Hackney Council and the Town Centre…
Meg Backs West Ham's Olympic Stadium Bid
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Meg has come out in support of West Ham's bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after 2012.
The board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company will be making its decision about the legacy tenant for the Olympic Stadium on the 28th January. There are now only two bids on…
Keeping climate change on the political agenda
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Meg spoke to Women’s Parliamentary Radio following the recent Fabian Society debate on "Green Gloom: how do we win the argument for the planet?". Meg says she's optimistic about our ability to change our habits and that people care deeply about the environmental legacy they hand down to their childre…
Support for Credit Unions at the Post Office
Monday, 17 January 2011
Meg has given her backing to an innovative scheme to make credit union services available at every Post Office counter across the country. At an event hosted jointly by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions and the Association of British Credit Unions (), Meg pledged to support the propose…
October 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Parliamentary Business
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
This bill deals with two issues, a referendum on changing the electoral system to the Alternative Vote (AV) and reducing the number of parliamentary seats.
The alternative vote system enables voters to express both a first-choice of candidate and second/third preferences. After…