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New edition of the Local Voice out now
The Summer Edition of the Local Voice is out now and will be coming through your letterbox over the summer. This edition has a special message from...
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North West Durham CLP nominates David Miliband for Labour Leader
North West Durham CLP has voted to nominate David Miliband to be the next Leader of the Labour Party. Local Members made their choice following a special meeting...
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News from Pat Glass MP
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PAT GLASS MP STEPS UP FIGHT TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS
Local MP Pat Glass is launching a campaign to ‘Save our Schools’ following the decision by the Tory-Lib Dem government to cancel new school buildings for Parkside in Willington, Wolsingham Community College and St Bedes RC School in Lanchester. The new academy to be built in Consett is also under severe threat from the coalition as the funding is currently ‘under discussion. ‘ Pat Glass MP is urging parents and teachers to back the campaign by signing a petition to reverse the cuts to local schools. Teachers from Consett Community Sports College will also be travelling to...
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PAT GLASS MP HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN PARLIAMENT
At a meeting in the House of Commons yesterday (6th July 2010) Pat Glass MP was elected vice chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for local democracy. The APPG for local democracy is a grouping of MPs and peers from all parties who meet to raise awareness of the important role that town and parish councils can play in supporting local government. Pat will bring direct experience to this role given her experience as a councilor on Lanchester Parish Council, a position that she still holds. Pat said: “It is important to ensure that local...
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LOCAL MP OUTRAGED AS EDUCATION SECRETARY LEAVES PARENTS AND PUPILS IN FURTHER LIMBO OVER CONSETT ACADEMY
Pat Glass MP was in the chamber today when Education Secretary Rt Hon Michael Gove announced that he is axing the Building Schools for the Future fund introduced under the previous Labour government. The Education Secretary confirmed that he has still not made a decision on whether or not the funding for Consett Academy, which was due to be funded by BSF, will go ahead. One-hundred and twenty- three academy schemes are to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, including the one at Consett. This information was dragged from the Education Secretary in an extraordinary...
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Pat writes to Editors on Free School Meals
Labour's Member of Parliament for North West Durham Pat Glass has written to local newspaper editors on the Coalition's plans to axe Free School Meals for children. The text of the letter is below: Dear Editor Regular readers will have heard about the pilot scheme which has been providing free school meals to primary school children across Country Durham. The coalition government has recently announced that this trial will not be extended when it finishes next year. In addition to this, the coalition has scrapped Labour's plans to extend free school meals to primary school children from...
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MP PAYS HOMAGE TO ‘HERO’ LOCAL SOILDER AT FUNDRAISER EVENT
On Friday 25 June Pat Glass MP attended the Help For Heroes fundraising event at Dipton Working men's club in honour of Sapper Daryn Roy, who was sadly killed in Afghanistan on May 3rd. The event raised over £1, 550 for Help for Heroes, a charity that raises money to help the wounded in Britain's current conflicts. Guests wore 1940s fancy dress and watched a performance by Maggie Newman's World War 2 tribute show. Pat said: "It is clear that Daryn was a bright and kind young man who was excelling in his career with...
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Darling responds to Osborne's Claims
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Alistair Darling responded to George Osborne's claims today that the government’s economic policy is 'fair' and 'progressive'.
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More unanswered questions from Liam Fox - Bob Ainsworth
Bob Ainsworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, has responded to Liam Fox’s speech today on cuts to the Armed Services at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say
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Jim Knight's response to Cameron's proposals on benefit fraud
Responding to David Cameron's proposals on benefit fraud Jim Knight, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, said: "The Labour Government halved welfare fraud over the past decade and it's right that this
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Clegg's commitment to openness was empty rhetoric - Straw
Shadow Justice Secretary, Jack Straw MP, responding to the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee’s damning criticism of Nick Clegg’s refusal to allow adequate scrutiny of hi
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"Home Secretary demonstrates a lack of understanding" - Johnson
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, Alan Johnson MP, responding to Theresa May's speech said: "The Home Secretary demonstrates a lack of understanding about the powers already available to the police. An
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