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New Support for Asbestos Victims
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I have welcomed a multi-million pound package of help for individuals whose health has been put at risk due to exposure to asbestos. It includes action to help people with...
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TV Time Warp: what's in the future for blind TV fans?
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I have thrown my support behind RNIB campaign this weekwhen I sat down to watch Dr Who with a partially sighted person at a Parliamentary reception which called for an...
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British Heart Foundation and I call on Birmingham to go Red for National Heart Month
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I am throwing my support behind the NationalHeart Foundation's Red for Heart campaign during February which is National Heart Month. National Heart Month is an annual campaign organised by the...
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I am welcoming the announcement that Birmingham hasbeen shortlisted to become the UK's first City of Culture in 2013. Birmingham beat10 other cities to get into the final four and...
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Cash Boost for Brandwood Housing
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I have welcomed the announcement today by housing minister, John Healey that Kings Heath will receive almost £200,000 to fund affordable housing for families in Brandwood. Waterloo Housing Association will...
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Vital hospice cash must be sustained
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After visiting the Acorn's Children's Hospice on the Bristol Road in Selly Oak, I am urging the government to ensure that current funding for hospices is sustained in the next...
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Delivering prestigious lecture to Chevening Scholars
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 I was privileged to deliver the annual parliamentary lecture to Chevening Scholars at the University of Birmingham last Friday, 29th January. The scholars came from about 15 different countries including...
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Environment Secretary meets local park champions
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 Environment Secretary Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP recently joined me in a visit to Cotteridge Park in Bournville to see the work that local volunteers were doing in preserving their...
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Local shop is nominated for 'Small Shop of the Year'
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I have nominated Kings Heath convenience store, Woodthorpe Provisions and Convenience Store on Woodthorpe Road for the Small Shop of the Year award. The awards, run by the All Party...
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Calling for a Greater Awareness of Sickle Cell Disorder
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I am calling for more awareness and better provisions for sufferers of Sickle Cell Disorder after meeting with some of the countries top experts on the disease. I was contacted...
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Cookware manufacturer Jean-Patrique Cookware has agreed to sign the Government's knife sale safety pledge after I raised concerns about its online knife sales. The government recently launched a pledge...
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I am encouraging shoppers across Birmingham to buy Fairtrade products during this Fairtrade Fortnight which runs from 22nd February to 7th March. I have welcomed the government's plan to boost...
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Police Listening Campaign
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I am encouraging people have their voices heard by getting involved with the West Midlands Police Authority (WMPA) listening campaign. The WMPA is holding a number of forums across the...
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Cadbury update - press release from Unite
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Cadbury update from Unite:
Stop using Cadbury's workers as a political football, Unite tells Midlands Tories Attempts by the Conservatives in the Midlands to jump on the Cadbury bandwagon will not...
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Supporting Establishment of National Victims Service
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I am welcoming the Labour Government 's new plans to change the way the victims of crime are supported and to ensure that they are at the heart of the...
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Local Student to Represent UK on Commonwealth day in presence of the Queen
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Nadira Khan, a student at Aston University and a Billesley resident has been selected as one of the two young people to represent the UK at special event in observance...
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Free laptops and broadband for families with children in Birmingham
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 I am supporting the announcement that hundreds of families with school age children across Birmingham could benefit from a new scheme offering a free laptop and broadband access. The scheme,...
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Tighter restrictions for online knife sales
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I am calling on the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, to introduce compulsory age checks on online knife sales. I have been campaigning for measures to make it harder for under-18s...
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Pledging support for cancer research
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I am pledging my support for the new Breast Cancer Campaign which is campaigning for more funding for vital research. Around 46,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the...
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 After meeting with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Parliament recently, I am pleased to give them my support for their campaign to help small businesses in Birmingham. I...
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