Category Archives: House of Commons

Teresa this week supported the British Heart Foundation (BHF) when they revealed their first ever pop-up shop in the Palace of Westminster. Teresa met shop staff and volunteers to hear how BHF shops raise vital funds for life-saving research. During … Continue reading →

Teresa last week sponsored an event held by the Nystagmus Network in the House of Commons as part of their campaign to increase awareness of the eye condition. The MPs drop-in session, held on Wednesday 22nd January 2014, provided MPs from … Continue reading →

Teresa yesterday questioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP, about the housing crisis in London following his delivery of the Autumn Statement.  Following his delivery of the Autumn Statement, Teresa asked the Chancellor: “There is a housing crisis … Continue reading →

Teresa has pledged her support for Halve It, a national coalition campaign that aims to halve late diagnosis and undiagnosed HIV in the UK by 2015. At the Halve It World AIDS Day parliamentary drop-in session yesterday, Teresa met with … Continue reading →

Teresa yesterday took the opportunity to question the Prime Minister in the House of Commons about rising business rates, at the same time as highlighting the important contribution small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make to the national economy.  During Prime … Continue reading →

Teresa yesterday took the opportunity to raise the issue of the large redundancy pay-off awarded to Mr Tony Cotter, the former Chief Executive of Gallions Housing Association (GHA), with the Prime Minister in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s … Continue reading →

On Tuesday 12th November 2013 Teresa voted to repeal the Bedroom Tax, following a debate in the House of Commons, on the grounds that it unfairly penalises the vulnerable, and needs to be abolished as a matter of urgency.  The … Continue reading →

Last night Teresa, along with Clive Efford MP and Nick Raynsford MP, met with members of the Greenwich Young People’s Council (GYPC) in the Jubilee Room at the House of Commons to discuss the Parliamentary process and topical issues. The … Continue reading →