News Archive
Hackney Community Leaders reception
Friday, 27 April 2007
Community leaders from across Hackney South joined Meg at parliament for a reception to celebrate Hackney and the people that make it great.
Guests included representatives from the Shoreditch air cadets and young firefighters as well as people working or volunteering across Hackney in health, housing, advocacy, cultural services, tenants…
More homes for Hackney
Thursday, 19 April 2007
Meg today welcomed the announcement from Housing Minister Yvette Cooper and Mayor of London Ken Livingstone that Hackney is to receive extra funding for social housing.
Hackney is one of six winning bids in the settle homes initiative – a £30 million programme to help families make the move from…
Monthly report
Sunday, 1 April 2007
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April 2007
Parliamentary Business
Budget 2007 The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown delivered the 2007 budget on 21 March. The budget will…
Diary - March 2007
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Events attended include: 01/03 – Positive Lives, exhibition in support for HIV/AIDS – Homerton hospital 04-06 – British-Irish Inter-parliamentary body, Dublin 07/03 – Launch of report on Nigeria following the Parliamentary visit in 2006 08/03 – International Women’s Day ceremony at the Pankhurst statue in Westminster 08/03 – International women’s day forum 15/03 – Abolition07 at…
Meg welcomes extra cash for Hackney families
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Meg Hillier today welcomed the Budget unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown as good news for Hackney families.
Gordon Brown announced that spending on public services is set to increase with spending on education rising to its highest ever level.
There is good news for families in Hackney.…