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Category: Keeping You Informed

The Government has been delivering its Budget by press release

The Government has been delivering its Budget by press release. They are doing to avoid scrutiny of their plans, like cutting the North East out of transport spending. I asked the Minister why they shouldn’t be accountable to the people of Newcastle Central? “I suppose the attraction of delivering a Budget by press release is […]

Dear Newcastle October 2021

Parliament returned to a series of critical debates on very important subjects. The Elections Bill is an attempt by the Conservative Government to make it harder for people to vote, just as we should be making it easier!  They Tories also rushed through a vote on the funding of the Prime Minister’s so called Social […]

Statement from Premier League on NUFC takeover

Chi was sent the following statement from the Premier League: The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club and St James Holdings Limited have today settled the dispute over the takeover of the club by the consortium of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media. Following the completion of the Premier League’s Owners’ and […]

HGV Driver Shortages – since 2015

Emails from Constituent raising HGV driver shortage and lack of help to obtain a HGV License: From:  YYYYYYYYY Sent: 06 July 2015 14:15 Subject: Re: re HGV training Thanks for your considered reply. I have spoke with the DWP on a few occasions and they will only offer funding when a job offer is in […]

British automotive jobs & making electric vehicles affordable

In 2018 the UK produced 25% of Europe’s #electricvehicles that will fall to 4% by 2030. Germans get grants 3x higher than British consumers to buy electric cars (€9000). I asked the Minister what he was doing to secure #British automotive jobs & make electric vehicles affordable https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-09-21/debates/DEED1B8E-BFFA-4C9B-831E-85752EA7FF4F/AutomotiveBatteryManufacturers#contribution-F7C51F53-AE91-4E20-BF3C-8D40D6F8C4E9