Support needed for our Night Time Economy 18 Feb 2021 As a member of the Night Time Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group I’m calling for further…
Covid, Gambling Addiction, Local Transport Plans, Brexit and International Aid – some of my week ahead 15 Feb 2021 Parliament is in recess this week which would usually mean a break from travelling to…
Responding to Government proposals on Cladding and Building Safety 10 Feb 2021 I have been pushing the Government to sort out the crisis facing people who have…
Government must support performers working in the EU 09 Feb 2021 I was hoping to speak in yesterday’s debate on arrangements for touring professionals and artists…
Performing artists & Brexit, Gambling Harm, Universities & Covid Recovery, and Young Carers – some of my week ahead 08 Feb 2021 I’m hoping to speak in a debate today on a public petition on performing artists…
Backing development of our Children’s Hospital 04 Feb 2021 I’ve co-ordinated a call from Sheffield’s Labour MPs for Government support for two key developments for Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation…
Supporting students on hardship, rent refunds and lost learning 03 Feb 2021 Last week I sent the Government the recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for…
Government must end the cladding & building safety scandal 02 Feb 2021 Yesterday Labour used some of the limited time we have in Parliament for opposition business…
Government ‘duck responsibility’ on Covid student support 02 Feb 2021 Last Thursday the APPG for Students, which I chair, recommended ‘substantial’ funds to address Covid-related…
Unsafe cladding, Covid support, Online Harms and Gambling – some of my week ahead 01 Feb 2021 I have been working closely with leaseholders and Sheffield Cladding Action Group for a long time on…
Calling for student rent refunds, substantial hardship funds, and a ‘Learning Remediation Fund’ 28 Jan 2021 Today the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students, which I chair, has published its recommendations for the Government to ‘substantially’…
Pressing Johnson on those excluded from Covid support 27 Jan 2021 Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, I have linked my backing for the measures we need to…
Regional Impact of Johnson’s Brexit Deal 26 Jan 2021 As recent days have shown, Boris Johnson’s poor Brexit deal fails the country but will…
Student fees & rents, Brexit & workers’ rights, food poverty and Holocaust Memorial Day – some of my week ahead 25 Jan 2021 The problems facing students during the pandemic are a major feature of my week. Tomorrow…
Cladding and building safety scandal 22 Jan 2021 As part of my work with the Sheffield Cladding Action Group to tackle the problems…
UK must not isolate itself with pointless EU diplomacy row 21 Jan 2021 Following reports that the UK has downgraded the status of EU diplomats, I wrote to the Foreign Secretary…
Universal Credit, Remote Education, Cladding, Palestine and Covid Vaccination – some of my week ahead 18 Jan 2021 I’m continuing to work remotely from Sheffield in line with Parliament’s rules to reduce Covid-19 transmission, and…
Urging the Government to protect local dental services 14 Jan 2021 Today I urged Ministers to rethink their approach to a new dental contract which threatens dental services across Sheffield and…
Virtual Parliament, Students, Dentistry and Covid-19 – some of my week ahead 11 Jan 2021 Parliament returns this week after the extended recess, interrupted by two emergency sittings, for a…
Launching an APPG Students inquiry into the case for compensation for university students 08 Jan 2021 Today I’m launching an inquiry with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for students, a cross-party group of…
Securing agreement to scrap SATs in 2021 06 Jan 2021 Throughout the pandemic I’ve been liaising with local headteachers from across the constituency on the…