I put on @UKParliament record my admiration, as a network #engineer, for the work of Ukrainian operator @TwiyKyivstar to maintain service ???????? And I asked the Minister why frozen Russian assets couldn't be used to pay for this investment into…
Government must do much more to help Veterans to get good jobs
The #ArmedForces teach valuable skills, embedded in the Army's Holistic Approach to Transition But 50% more #veterans are claiming Universal Credit as some struggle to get good jobs. I asked the Govt why they have halved the number of Veterans…
Active Travel ness Government funding and must include reliable bus services
I'm pleased that @NewcastleCC's E-scooters trial has passed a million miles of use in and around Newcastle. That's why it's a real pity that the Government has slashed funding for active transport, and left funding for buses, cycling and walking…
People are being left behind – Bank Branches disappearing and made to pay to take out their own cash
Constituents in #NewcastleCentral should not be paying to take out cash during a cost-of-living crisis. Yet, under the Tories, access to free cash points and in-person banking services is declining. Labour will give the FCA the power to protect face-to-face…
Universal Credit Deductions – impacting on 120,000 children in the North East
120,000 children in the #NorthEast are impacted by Universal Credit deductions. I asked the Minister if deducting funds from my constituent, a Mother of two young children, who were then forced to use a food bank, is evidence of a…
Support for Elswick Swimming Pool
.@ElswickPool is a vital enabler of mental and physical health for communities in #Newcastle. ???????? But like many leisure centres, they’re struggling to make ends meet. The Tory Minister claims money is available but our pool in Elswick has not…
HORIZON Europe – British Science still locked out
It has been 127 weeks of uncertainty, delay, and broken promises since the Tories us out of #HorizonEurope costing research & jobs. I asked the Minister if, as reported, demands for a future failure discount were stalling negotiations on rejoining…
Tory Mortgage Mess
A typical household's mortgage payment has risen threefold in the last 2 years. Yet in the #NorthEast wages are lower now than when the Tories came into power, 13 years ago. I asked the Minister why my constituents should carry…
Realising the North East’s Potential
50,000 children in the #NorthEast have been pulled into poverty by the Tories in the last 9 years. Our region has fantastic potential, so I asked the Govt for a debate on the regional industrial strategy we need to give…
Dear Newcastle – Newsletter JUNE 2023
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