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Category Archives: News
Teresa Pearce’s Valedictorian Speech in the House of Commons
Teresa made her last speech in Parliament today. Here it is:
Posted in Events, House of Commons, News, Press Notices, Speeches
Teresa Pearce MP overjoyed at NHS England agreement to fund Orkambi
After years of hard campaigning by cross party MPs, families of people with cystic fibrosis and charities, NHS England have finally come to a funding agreement with the drug company Vertex re access to lifesaving drugs Orkambi and Symkevi. … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Health, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Cystic Fibrosis, NHS England, Okambi, PMQ, Prime Ministers Questions, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Teresa Pearce MP urges local people to enter film competition
Teresa Pearce MP wants filmmakers and scriptwriters across Erith and Thamesmead to enter the prestigious FILM THE HOUSE Competition. The competition is sponsored by RT Hon Sir Kevin Barron MP, Lord Tim Clement-Jones and RT Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP. … Continue reading
Posted in Local events, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Directors, erith and thamesmead, Film The House, Filmakers, Local Filmakers, Script Writers
£30,000 Passenger Benefit Money for Abbey Wood Station
I am pleased to say that some lobbying of the Rail Minister has resulted in an allocation of £30,000 being made available for improvements at Abbey Wood station. The allocation comes from a national £15million fund Govia Thameslink was … Continue reading
Posted in Local events, News, Press Notices, Quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged Abbey Wood Station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Passenger Benefit Money
Teresa Pearce MP signs letter to the future Prime Minister regarding the unlawful imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran
Teresa Pearce along with 230 other MPs have written to both men who could be the next Prime Minister. Our message is simple. We ask that they do all in their power to bring Nazanin home.
Posted in News, Press Notices, Uncategorized
Tagged Boris Johnson MP, Iran, Jeremy Hunt MP, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Prime Minister
Teresa Pearce MP co-sponsors Eddie Hughes MP’s 10 Minute Rule Bill on Ground Rents (Leasehold Properties)
Teresa Pearce has co-sponsored a Ten Minute Bill to regulate ground rents charged on Leasehold properties. The Bill was presented to Parliament on Tuesday 25 June by Eddie Hughes MP . The purpose of the Bill is to cap … Continue reading
Posted in House of Commons, Housing, News, Press Notices, Quotes, Select Committees
Tagged Ground Rents (Leasehold {properties), Ten Minute Rule Bill
Teresa Pearce MP supports Erith and Thamesmead campaign for every child to join local library and share a love of reading
Teresa Pearce MP is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Challenge launches across England and Wales on Saturday 13 July 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, House of Commons, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged literacy, Local Libraries, Summer Reading Challenge, The Reading Agency
Teresa Pearce MP welcomes London Mayor’s opposition to the proposal to build a new waste incineration plant in Belvedere
Today the Mayor of London has made clear his opposition to the proposal from Cory Riverside Energy to build a second waste incineration plant on its site next to the River Thames in Belvedere. The proposed incinerator is called the … Continue reading
Teresa pressed the Secretary of State to continue funding the Troubled Families Programme
In the Chamber yesterday Teresa pressed the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The RT Hon James Brokenshire MP, on the need to continue funding the Troubled Families Programme after its scheduled end date next year. … Continue reading
Teresa Pearce MP Raises the Plight of Children within the EU Settlement Scheme
Yesterday, during Home Office Questions, Teresa Pearce asked the Minister of State for Immigration, Caroline Noakes MP, two questions. In the first instance, Teresa Pearce MP asked what steps the Home Secretary is taking to ensure that Local Authorities settle the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, House of Commons, News
Tagged Children of EU Nationals, Home Office QUESTIONS, Immigration, Settled Status