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Category Archives: Press Notices
Teresa raises awareness of the dangers of counterfeit electrical goods
Teresa today welcomed research by the charity Electrical Safety First which raises awareness of the dangers of counterfeit electrical goods. Research by leading safety charity Electrical Safety First found that 1 in 6 consumers in the UK have bought a fake … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Electrical Safety, Electrical Safety First, Electrics, Fire, Online shopping, Teresa Pearce MP
Teresa joins call for Pension Credit to be extended to WASPI women
Teresa today welcomed Labour proposals to help end the plight of the tens of thousands of women abandoned to live in poverty by the Tory Government’s changes to their state pension age. The Government’s changes have affected 2.6 million … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn statement, campaign, pension credit, pensions, Teresa Pearce MP, WASPI, women
Teresa supports fair pay in Living Wage Week
This Living Wage Week, Teresa has pledged her support for the campaign to secure a real Living Wage. The Labour Party is committed to the Living Wage, and under the next Labour government everyone will earn enough to live … Continue reading
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Tagged Cost of Living, fairness, jobs, living wage, living wage week, minimum wage, pay, Teresa Pearce, Teresa Pearce MP
Teresa welcomes new Thamesmead Planning Approval
Teresa Pearce MP today welcomed the granting of planning permission for the development of new homes in South Thamesmead. Full permission has now been granted for the Housing Zone development by Peabody of 525 units of housing as … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Wood, Affordable housing, commercial, community, crossrail, gallions, Homes, housing, housing crisis, Peabody, Regeneration, Teresa Pearce, Teresa Pearce MP, Thamesmead
Teresa speaks at British Red Cross parliamentary event to help people save lives
Teresa spoke on Tuesday at a British Red Cross event promoting its ‘Don’t Stop at 999 Campaign.’ New research from the British Red Cross reveals that up to 59% of deaths from injury could potentially be prevented if the public … Continue reading
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Tagged 999, British Red Cross, Event, every child a life saver, first aid, Health, life, Parliament
Teresa hosts event to raise awareness of Lyme Disease
Teresa hosted an event in Parliament on Tuesday 6 September to raise awareness of Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is a crippling tick-borne infection which can become a chronic, debilitating and disabling condition if not treated. However, Lyme Disease not … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Drop-in, Event, Health, Lyme Disease, NHS, Parliament
Teresa responds to the Government’s decision to delay plans to privatise the Land Registry
Teresa Pearce MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing and Planning Minister, responding to the Government’s decision to delay plans to privatise the Land Registry, said: “At last the government has seen sense and decided to think again about this senseless scheme … Continue reading
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Tagged housing, Land Registry, Neighbourhood Planning Bill, Planning, Privatisation
Teresa praises GCSE and A-Level Students
Teresa today congratulated students who have picked up their GCSE and A-Level results in the last seven days. Schools across Bexley and Greenwich received results higher than the national averages in both GCSEs and A-Levels. Teresa said: “I … Continue reading
Teresa supports campaign for every child to join local library Summer Reading Challenge 2016
Teresa is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to take part in the annual Summer Reading Challenge – the UK’s largest reading for pleasure promotion. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged Bexley, Children, greenwich, Libraries, Reading, Roald Dahl, The Big Friendly Read