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Teresa this week voted against the Government’s cuts to legal aid funding that will prevent vulnerable people from accessing legal advice and could also lead to the closure of law centres across the country. Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and … Continue reading →

Teresa has warned that staffed ticket offices at Erith and Belvedere rail stations remain under threat as Transport Secretary Justine Greening last week published the long awaited Rail Reform Paper and review into rail fares and ticketing. As smaller ‘Category … Continue reading →

  Teresa is supporting Carers Week which runs from 13-19 June 2011. Ahead of the week, which recognises the contribution to society made by the UK’s 6 million carers, Teresa said: Carers are the real Big Society in action, they … Continue reading →

  A photograph of Lesnes Abbey taken by Teresa has been selected for the2011 House Magazine calendar to represent the month of September. The popular calendar is sent to MPs, Peers and lobby groups across Westminster. The photograph, entitled ‘Three Ages’, … Continue reading →

  Teresa has challenged the Government’s short-term decision to scrap the Future Jobs Fund, pointing out that not enough time has passed to fully assess the scheme’s success in helping unemployed people into work. During an oral evidence session of … Continue reading →

  A cross-party Commons motion has been tabled by Teresa urging the Legal Services Commission to reconsider its decision to withdraw legal aid funding for a landmark epilepsy court case. Teresa has also written to the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke … Continue reading →

  Conservative Transport Minister Theresa Villiers has avoided answering a question by Erith and Thamesmead MP Teresa Pearce about when the Crossrail station at Abbey Wood will be operational. The Minister repeated a statement that the phased introduction of Crossrail … Continue reading →