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20 12, 2013

Fears for future health funding

2016-01-14T11:01:58+00:0020th December 2013|

Fears for future health funding John is concerned for health funding, despite announcements this week that were better than expected. NHS England has announced funding allocations for commissioners – including [...]

17 12, 2013

Hundreds sign petition for energy price freeze

2016-01-14T11:02:02+00:0017th December 2013|

Hundreds sign petition for energy price freeze NEARLY 300 people have signed a petition to freeze energy bills. John launched the campaign in early November, and supporters have signed up [...]

16 12, 2013

Thousands of meals donated for needy families

2016-01-14T11:02:08+00:0016th December 2013|

Thousands of meals donated for needy families NEARLY 9,000 meals have been collected for needy families after three collections at Tesco in Wath. The latest drive saw 3,475 meals donated [...]

5 12, 2013

Government must go further for mesothelioma sufferers

2016-01-14T11:02:26+00:005th December 2013|

Government must go further for mesothelioma sufferers An MP has welcomed plans to compensate mesothelioma sufferers, but said the government needs to go further. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer [...]

4 12, 2013

John meets leading armed forces charity

2016-01-14T11:02:31+00:004th December 2013|

John meets leading armed forces charity The Royal British Legion has thanked John for taking the time to meet Legion Assistant Director for Operations in the North, Stephen Barnett. The [...]

26 11, 2013

One in five children live in poverty

2016-01-14T11:02:41+00:0026th November 2013|

One in five children live in poverty More than one in five children in Rotherham and Barnsley are living in poverty. John Healey MP has revealed Child Poverty Action Group [...]

11 11, 2013

Government must stop using rip-off 0845 phone lines

2016-01-14T11:02:52+00:0011th November 2013|

Government must stop using rip-off 0845 phone lines AN influential committee of MPs has published a report today calling on the Government to stop using rip-off rate phone lines, especially [...]

23 10, 2013

John backs second bill to help renters

2016-01-14T11:03:21+00:0023rd October 2013|

John backs second bill to help renters FORMER housing minister John Healey has backed a second bill calling for letting agents to be regulated. He has supported a private members’ [...]

21 10, 2013

An update on child sexual exploitation

2016-01-14T11:03:26+00:0021st October 2013|

An update on child sexual exploitation In early September, soon after news broke about child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, I wrote to the Chief Inspector of Constabulary and asked several [...]

17 10, 2013

John backs charter to stop payday loan rip-off

2016-01-14T11:03:32+00:0017th October 2013|

John backs charter to stop payday loan rip-off John Healey MP has backed the Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-off. The Charter calls for tougher regulation of payday lenders [...]

23 09, 2013

A Labour government will repeal the bedroom tax

2016-01-14T11:03:52+00:0023rd September 2013|

A Labour government will repeal the bedroom tax Labour has said it will repeal the bedroom tax, a move which would make thousands of Dearne households better off. The bedroom [...]

19 09, 2013

MP joins fight against breast cancer

2016-01-14T11:03:57+00:0019th September 2013|

MP joins fight against breast cancer John Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne, has joined the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s biggest (and pinkest) [...]

17 09, 2013

MP makes pledge in the fight against dementia

2016-01-14T11:04:03+00:0017th September 2013|

MP makes pledge in the fight against dementia Dearne MP John Healey has pledged to take action to support the 800,000 people living with dementia across the UK. John joined [...]

12 09, 2013

My criticisms in the Commons of the Lobbying Bill

2016-01-14T11:04:12+00:0012th September 2013|

My criticisms in the Commons of the Lobbying Bill A very high number of constituents have contacted me about the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill [...]

3 09, 2013

Statement on child sexual exploitation in Rotherham

2016-01-14T11:04:35+00:003rd September 2013|

Statement on child sexual exploitation in Rotherham I’ve been very disturbed by some of the details in reports about cases of child abuse and exploitation that took place locally during [...]

7 08, 2013

Places still left at kids’ summer camp

2016-01-14T11:05:01+00:007th August 2013|

Places still left at kids' summer camp MP John Healey is encouraging youngsters to get active during the holidays by taking part in a summer camp in Rawmarsh. Pops Summer [...]

1 08, 2013

MPs join campaign against rail privatisation

2016-01-14T11:05:16+00:001st August 2013|

MPs join campaign against rail privatisation South Yorkshire MPs John Healey and Rosie Winterton are backing rail workers’ campaign against the privatisation of the train line running between Doncaster and [...]

15 07, 2013

John celebrates campaign win

2016-01-14T11:05:37+00:0015th July 2013|

John celebrates campaign win Residents, an MP and councillors are celebrating a win after a campaign to keep a bus service in Wath-upon-Dearne. John Healey MP raised concerns with Stagecoach [...]

12 07, 2013

Thousands of meals donated for families in need

2016-01-14T11:05:44+00:0012th July 2013|

Thousands of meals donated for families in need Nearly 4,000 meals will go to needy families after a food collection at Tesco in Wath-upon-Dearne. John Healey MP added his contribution [...]

12 07, 2013

Taking the fight for regional funding to Brussels

2016-01-14T11:06:15+00:0012th July 2013|

Taking the fight for regional funding to Brussels Local Labour politicians John Healey MP and Linda McAvan Euro MP met with the European Commissioner for the Regions yesterday to discuss [...]

3 07, 2013

MP’s bid to stop rip-off fees for renters

2016-01-14T11:06:21+00:003rd July 2013|

MP's bid to stop rip-off fees for renters John Healey has introduced a Bill to control the property market’s ‘Wild West’ by licensing letting agents and banning rip-off fees for [...]

25 06, 2013

John backs move to regulate payday loans

2016-01-14T11:06:39+00:0025th June 2013|

John backs move to regulate payday loans John Healey is backing a Bill to regulate rip-off payday money lenders who can charge interest rates of up to 1000 per cent. [...]

19 06, 2013

Outrage at South Yorkshire European funding cut

2016-01-14T11:06:48+00:0019th June 2013|

Outrage at South Yorkshire European funding cut John Healey has slammed plans to slash European funding for South Yorkshire and send it instead to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The [...]

13 06, 2013

MP calls for apology over Leeds heart unit

2016-01-14T11:06:59+00:0013th June 2013|

MP calls for apology over Leeds heart unit South Yorkshire MP John Healey has called on the Health Secretary to apologise over the review of children’s heart surgery units which [...]

12 06, 2013

MP calls for more jobs help

2016-01-14T11:07:04+00:0012th June 2013|

MP calls for more jobs help LOCAL MP John Healey has warned unemployment in the Dearne is going up and urged the Government to do more. The number of people [...]

11 06, 2013

Watchdog probe into ‘telephone tax’

2016-01-14T11:07:23+00:0011th June 2013|

Watchdog probe into 'telephone tax' The head of Britain’s public spending watchdog has confirmed his office is carrying out a full review into government use of high-cost phone numbers. It [...]

4 06, 2013

Bus service return welcome

2016-01-14T11:07:28+00:004th June 2013|

Bus service return welcome John Healey has welcomed news that Stagecoach is bringing back bus services to the Manor Farm estate in Rawmarsh, Rotherham. The MP called on Stagecoach’s managing [...]

29 05, 2013

John backs ‘End Youth Homelessness’ alliance

2016-01-14T11:07:33+00:0029th May 2013|

John backs 'End Youth Homelessness' alliance Against a background of an estimated 80,000 young people experiencing homelessness annually, John Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne, has joined leading charities and [...]

28 05, 2013

Special advice session and coffee morning

2016-01-14T11:07:17+00:0028th May 2013|

Special advice session and coffee morning John Healey has organised a special advice session after a surge in people asking for his help following government cuts and changes. Expert advisers [...]

17 05, 2013

John calls for probe into ‘telephone tax’

2016-01-14T11:07:44+00:0017th May 2013|

John calls for probe into 'telephone tax' MP John Healey has accused the government of imposing a ‘telephone tax’ on the public and called for a full investigation. He has [...]

1 05, 2013

John backs crackdown on pub companies

2016-01-14T11:07:52+00:001st May 2013|

John backs crackdown on pub companies John Healey has backed a crackdown on pub companies by signing a Parliamentary motion. He has also written to Business Secretary Vince Cable urging [...]

10 04, 2013

Why I’m boycotting Parliament today

2016-01-14T11:08:20+00:0010th April 2013|

Why I’m boycotting Parliament today I have a large framed poster on the wall of my constituency office in Wath upon Dearne. It displays the names and badges of each [...]

3 04, 2013

John seeks reassurance over jobseeker sanctions

2016-01-14T11:08:31+00:003rd April 2013|

John seeks reassurance over jobseeker sanctions A SOUTH Yorkshire MP has asked for reassurances that local Jobcentres don’t have targets and league tables for stopping the benefits of people looking [...]

3 04, 2013

MP calls for scrutiny over heart unit closure

2016-01-14T11:08:39+00:003rd April 2013|

MP calls for scrutiny over heart unit closure AN MP has called for the sudden suspension of children’s heart surgery at Leeds to be scrutinised and the unit re-opened as [...]

20 03, 2013

John called for beer tax cut a year ago

2016-01-14T11:08:51+00:0020th March 2013|

John called for beer tax cut a year ago South Yorkshire MP and former pubs minister John Healey has welcomed news that the price of pint is coming down. The [...]

12 03, 2013

Young people get chance to debate with MPs

2016-01-14T11:09:03+00:0012th March 2013|

Young people get chance to debate with MPs John Healey MP is taking part in an online debate giving teenagers the chance to chat with MPs and other decision makers. [...]

11 02, 2013

John condemns fire service privatisation plans

2016-01-14T11:09:45+00:0011th February 2013|

John condemns fire service privatisation plans John Healey has condemned government proposals to allow fire services to be privatised. In a letter seen by Mr Healey, fire minister Brandon Lewis [...]

8 02, 2013

UK report card: ‘Must try harder’

2016-01-14T11:09:53+00:008th February 2013|

UK report card: 'Must try harder' (This article on the government's ideas and progress on infrastructure first appeared in 'Infrastructure Investor' magazine). Economic infrastructure keeps the country running. It should [...]

31 01, 2013

Local women lose out with pension reforms

2016-01-14T11:10:13+00:0031st January 2013|

Local women lose out with pension reforms John Healey has hit out at planned pension reforms which could mean 700 women in the Wentworth and Dearne constituency lose out. Women [...]

8 01, 2013

South Yorkshire fire funding cut by £5m

2016-01-14T11:10:34+00:008th January 2013|

South Yorkshire fire funding cut by £5m South Yorkshire’s fire service will have its funding cut by nearly £5m over the next two years. Following the government’s announcement on local [...]

7 01, 2013

John to take on apprentice

2016-01-14T11:10:40+00:007th January 2013|

John to take on apprentice John Healey is taking on an apprentice. He is advertising for an apprentice administrator and caseworker to work in his busy constituency office in Wath [...]

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