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I hold regular constituency advice surgeries. They are run on a first come first served basis. There is no need to make an appointment.

The next surgeries will take place on;

Monday 26 March 2018 10am – 12pm noonMonday 16 April 2018 10am – 12pm noon

Surgeries are held at…

Meg has welcomed the announcement of extra funding for youth facilities in Hackney.

Hackney council has secured £5m of Government funding from the myplace programme towards a £8.3m project which will include two new buildings and three refurbishments to provide world-class youth facilities aimed at young people aged 11 to…

The Government has put forward proposals to meet the challenges currently facing Royal Mail.

Royal Mail had a pension deficit of £5.9 billion at the last valuation (75 times the company's profits). The volumes of letters sent are falling year on year and Post Office Limited is dependant on a…

Latest figures show that 1561 homes in Hackney South have so far benefited from the warmfront scheme.

Meg is urging more Hackney residents to come forward and get financial help with energy saving measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation, heating systems and draught proofing.

Warmfront provides up to…

In January the Government introduced regulations to make prescriptions free for people being treated for cancer.

The scheme will be available to those holding a medical exemption certificate and patients will be able to collect certificate application forms from their GP surgery or oncology clinics. Free prescriptions will start from…