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Category Archives: Press Notices
Government loan of £350 million to Mayor to get Crossrail back on track
On 6 October the Rail Minister Joe Johnson issued a written Ministerial statement announcing a £350 million loan from Government to the Mayor of London to support efforts to complete the construction and testing of Crossrail as quickly as … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Local events, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Abbey Wood Station, crossrail, Elizabeth Line Services
Teresa Pearce MP wears it pink for charity fundraiser
Teresa Pearce, MP for Erith and Thamesmead added a splash of pink to her usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which will take place on Friday 19 October raising money for vital breast cancer research. … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Health, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Breast Cancer Now, Health, Wear It PINK
Teresa Pearce MP drops in on Habinteg to call for more accessible housing
(L-R Andrew Gibson – Habinteg Vice Chair, Sheron Carter- Habinteg Chief Executive, Sam Renke – … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Events, Press Notices
Tagged Affordable housing, For Accessible Homes, housing
Teresa Pearce MP backs joke competition for Primary Schools aimed at improving children’s communication skills
Teresa Pearce MP is writing to local schools in Erith and Thamesmead to highlight Voice Box, an annual joke-telling competition designed by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to build schoolchildren’s communication skills. Over 10% of children … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News, Press Notices
Tagged Competition, Education, literacy, primary school, speech and language, Voice Box, young people
Teresa Pearce MP backs CLIC Sargents’ #CancerCosts campaign
Teresa Pearce, MP for Erith and Thamesmead is backing a petition calling on the government to create a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund, so that families won’t have to worry about mounting travel costs during the treatment of their child. … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Health, News, Press Notices
Tagged #CANCERCOSTS, CLIC SARGENT, NEW REPORT, PETITION
GOOD NEWS: Every Child A Lifesaver Campaign
On Friday 20 November 2015 my Private Members Bill “Every Child a Lifesaver” which would have ensured that all children were taught first aid in schools was talked out by some backbench MPs. Although I and the charities who had … Continue reading
Teresa visits Conway Primary School for the Kickstart Money lesson
Teresa visited Conway Primary School in Plumstead to sit in on a class of children who are studying an award winning money skills programme. Teresa, joined the year 6 pupils as they tackled everything from understanding the value of money, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Local events, Press Notices
Tagged Budgeting, Education, Finances, Financial education, Kickstart Money
Teresa is supporting Clean Air Day
21st June is Clean Air Day. Teresa met this week with Unicef and British Heart Foundation to discuss the issue of air quality. Air pollution is now the largest environmental risk factor linked to deaths in England, with the majority … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Air Pollution, Clean Air, Health
Teresa backs call to revolutionise Parkinson’s care
Teresa has pledged to help overhaul local care for Parkinson’s after a report revealed a shocking lack of mental health support for the condition – despite anxiety and depression being amongst its most common symptoms. Attending the launch of the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health, Press Notices
Tagged APPG, Launch, Mental Health Matters Too, Parkinsons
Teresa joins Alzheimer’s Society campaign to Fix Dementia Care
On the 23rd May 2018, Teresa joined over 90 other MPs at an Alzheimer’s Society event to launch their new report, Dementia – the true cost as part of their Fix Dementia Care campaign. Dementia is among the most complex … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Press Notices
Tagged Alzheimers, Dementia, Health, Report launch