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Category Archives: House of Commons
Work Programme is a miserable failure for Erith and Thamesmead – Teresa
Figures released today show that in Erith and Thamesmead the Work Programme is comprehensively failing to get local people back to work. National figures show the Government’s Work Programme has got only two in every hundred applicants into jobs. The … Continue reading
Posted in House of Commons, Local events, News
Teresa hosts youth political debate in Bexley for Parliament Week
On Thursday 22 November Teresa hosted a debate for local young people at Bexleyheath Academy. Teresa organised the event as part of the Parliament Week campaign to get young people more engaged in politics. Politics students from local schools listened … Continue reading
Posted in House of Commons, Local events
Teresa urges people to call the Home Heat Helpline as winter approaches
On Wednesday 21 November Teresa attended the Parliamentary launch of the Home Heat Helpline. New research has found that around 4,700 households in Erith and Thamesmead are entitled to help with their energy costs and Teresa is encouraging people to … Continue reading
Posted in House of Commons, News, Press Notices
Teresa opposes Government plans to restrict compensation for victims of serious crime
This week Teresa voted against the Government’s plan to restrict compensation for the victims of serious crime through changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme designed to save £50m a year. The current Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme makes awards to … Continue reading
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Teresa calls for a fairer care system for people with dementia
Teresa, together with representatives from the Alzheimer’s Society, recently presented a petition calling for a fairer care system to the Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street. Accompanying the society’s campaign officer, Chris Kirby, campaigner Sally Platt and her mother, … Continue reading
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Teresa exposes David Cameron’s fiction on HMRC cuts
This week Teresa quizzed the Prime Minister on why the Chancellor was cutting staff from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when his Budget will bring hundreds of thousands more people into the tax system and drastically increase workloads. She asked … Continue reading
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Over two thousand families in Erith and Thamesmead set to lose all tax credits this month warns Teresa
Families with children will lose an average of £511 a year from changes to tax, benefits and tax credits being introduced this month, according to new figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies being highlighted by Teresa. The analysis follows … Continue reading
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Teresa supports tax breaks for charities delivering NHS services
Teresa has written to the Chancellor George Osborne urging him to implement VAT breaks for charities that deliver NHS services. Last week Teresa met with organisations Sue Ryder, the National Council for Palliative Care and Help the Hospices to discuss their … Continue reading
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Health and Social Care Bill becomes law despite widespread local and national opposition
On Tuesday 20 March Teresa once again voted against the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill which will dramatically reorganise the NHS and allow for greater private sector involvement in the health service. Unfortunately, the coalition of Conservative and Liberal … Continue reading
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Teresa talks about the Government’s ‘workfare’ programme on BBC Radio 4 Week in Westminster
Last week Teresa was on BBC Radio’s 4 ‘Week in Westminster’ programme to discuss the Government’s controversial workfare programme for job seekers. You can listen to the programme here. The segment with Teresa begins at the 2 minute mark.
Posted in House of Commons