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Teresa pledges to help end the ‘cold homes crisis’ in Erith and Thamesmead

  Teresa is supporting charity National Energy Action’s Fuel Poverty Awareness Day by pledging to do more to ‘tackle cold homes’. Fuel Poverty Awareness Day is a national campaign to highlight the problem of fuel poverty, which currently sees over … Continue reading

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Teresa raises awareness of new funding pot for local charities

  Teresa has said that 2017 could be the year for local charities to help get a special project off the ground by applying for a share of a £6 million funding pot, raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The … Continue reading

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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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Teresa calls for evidence about Sodium Valproate and pregnancy

Teresa today put out a call for evidence about Sodium Valproate and pregnancy in her capacity as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Epileptic Drugs and Pregnancy. Teresa asked for anybody affected to please contact the group to share … Continue reading

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Teresa Pearce MP Speaks at Everyday Heroes Event in Parliament

Teresa Pearce MP yesterday spoke at the Everyday Heroes event, hosted by St John Ambulance in parliament. The awards are to celebrate exceptional people who have stepped in to help in an emergency or have worked extremely hard to raise … Continue reading

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Teresa Launches Campaign for Emergency First Aid Education in Schools

Teresa Pearce MP has launched the Every Child A Lifesaver campaign in support of her Private Member’s Bill to make emergency first aid education compulsory in all state-funded schools. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Group on First Aid, Members … Continue reading

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Teresa helps raise breast cancer awareness

Teresa Pearce MP has taken part in Breast Cancer Now’s ‘wear it pink’ campaign to show her support for women with breast cancer. The fundraising day for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity is taking place on Friday 23rd October. … Continue reading

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Teresa Raises Commuters Concerns

Teresa today questioned the Rail Minister and senior rail executives at a Service Delivery Summit held at London Bridge. The Summit, which also included a tour of the improvement works at London Bridge, was participated in by senior executives from … Continue reading

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Teresa urges constituents to complete care worker survey

Teresa is urging people who work as, or who have worked as, care workers with elderly and disabled people, to share their experiences by completing her care worker survey before the deadline of Wednesday 29th January 2014.   The objective … Continue reading

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Teresa backs LCCI calls for new Bridge in east London

Teresa has backed calls from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to build a new bridge in east London. LCCI has been campaigning for a new bridge to be built at Gallions Reach in addition to a new … Continue reading

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