John is working alongside Wickersley ward councillors and local groups like Silverwood Colliery Heritage Group and Silverwood Nature Reserve to call on the landowners to better protect the nature [...]
The Government has said it wants to restore the 20,000 police officers it cut from 2010 onwards. Over the last decade, South Yorkshire Police has lost 500 officers. This year [...]
John Healey has accused the Prime Minister of breaking an election promise to miners. He has written to Boris Johnson in a last-ditch attempt to get him to stick to [...]
New analysis by the Labour Party estimates that 5,011 people in Wentworth & Dearne were still furloughed by their employer in late January. And seven months after Chancellor Rishi Sunak [...]
John talking to Kilnhurst headteacher Ryan Cousins shortly after the 2019 floods South Yorkshire's Mayor Dan Jarvis has confirmed £93 million for flood defences in South Yorkshire over [...]
Cllr Charlotte Johnson, Cllr May Noble, Dorothy Coates and John Healey MP at Straight Lane bridge in Goldthorpe A bridge that connects Goldthorpe village is set to reopen [...]
John Healey MP visiting a school before the pandemic MP John Healey has contacted all schools in the Wentworth & Dearne constituency offering to help with classes during [...]
THOUSANDS of Dearne families still face uncertainty over Boris Johnson’s plan to cut Universal Credit by over £1,000 a year. Conservative MPs refused to vote with Labour after they forced [...]
John Healey has won a campaign to see student nurses paid while working on the Covid frontline in hospitals. In November, he called on the government to pay students on [...]
Thousands of people are set to lose their dentist, an MP has warned the government and NHS England. John Healey is urging Ministers and NHS England to continue funding that [...]
Today, a new national lockdown is back in place. I’ve had calls in recent days with government ministers and chief scientists and it is clear we are at a critical [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close on Tuesday 22 December 2020 and reopen on Monday 4 January 2021. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals and [...]
MORE than half of secondary students in years critical to exams have had to miss school due to self-isolation, an MP has found. Research carried out by John Healey with [...]
Today, South Yorkshire is back in Tier 3 ‘very high alert’ level restrictions after the national lockdown ended. Government guidance on what you can and cannot do is here. We [...]
John has called for more support for childminders after hundreds completed his survey. The survey organised by the MP found childminders were struggling due to a drop in demand and [...]
MP John Healey is calling for student nurses working in hospitals on the frontline of the Covid-19 response to be paid. Students who were drafted in to work during the [...]
Earlier this week, the Government confirmed the current national lockdown in England would come to an end next week and that the country would move back to a system of [...]
Today (Thursday 5 November), a new nationwide lockdown begins in response to the spread of Covid-19. In Parliament last night, I and other Labour MPs voted to back the package [...]
John at High Street Chippy in Wath before the pandemic The government clawed back nearly £30m in business support from South Yorkshire just weeks before reallocating money to [...]
MP John Healey will be showing Christmas cheer in a different way this year – by giving hundreds of pounds to local food banks. The Wentworth & Dearne MP is [...]
I know this news will come as a blow to many people in our area who have already sacrificed so much in fighting this virus. But cases are rising rapidly [...]
South Yorkshire has the highest number of members of a controversial pension scheme in the UK, John has discovered. The Mineworkers Pension Scheme (MPS) has 130,047 members with one in [...]
Yesterday (Monday 12 October) the Government announced a new three-tiered system of local Covid alert levels in England. South Yorkshire - including Rotherham and Barnsley - will be in tier [...]
MP John Healey has urged the Government not to scrap a tax break for small breweries that he brought in. He recently visited Chantry Brewery in Parkgate, who have warned [...]
Liberty Steel UK today welcomed Shadow Business Secretary Ed Miliband MP and Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey MP to the company’s Rotherham mill to see how Liberty’s new GREENSTEEL infrastructure [...]
John recently joined schools in Swinton and Thurnscoe to learn why it is so important for young people to stay safe and positive online. The event was hosted by Google [...]
Yesterday marked the resumption of eviction hearings in England because the Government has refused calls from Labour and homelessness charities to extend the ban on evictions during the Coronavirus crisis. [...]
John at High Street Chippy in Wath before the pandemic MP John Healey is calling for Barnsley and Rotherham councils to be allowed to keep almost £7m to [...]
MP John Healey has challenged the Chancellor to make good on a promise to protect cash machines and banks from closure. The MP, alongside GMB Union, is pressuring the Government [...]
MP John Healey has launched an online survey for childminders that will check the impact of Covid-19 on early years childcare. He is concerned that childminders are having to close [...]
John in Barnsley after the 2007 floods Flood protection funding from the Government for South Yorkshire is “wholly inadequate”, an MP and former floods minister has told the [...]
John at High Street Chippy in Wath before the pandemic New analysis shows the high street is still under strain in Yorkshire as 711,700 furloughed workers start losing [...]
This week I had a virtual meeting with the property director at Savills, the managing agents for the section of the retail park where B&Q is situated. It follows concerns [...]
You may remember back in June that I launched an online survey for the self-employed to ask them about Government support during the coronavirus crisis and their future prospects. My [...]
Last week, I held my first virtual public meeting for local residents to discuss with me the problems they have been experiencing with anti-social behaviour, car racing and law-breaking at [...]
A number of people have contacted me recently raising concerns about racing on Dearne Valley Parkway and driver gatherings at Cortonwood Retail Park. I want residents to have the chance [...]
MP John Healey has called for the Government to continue providing free school meal vouchers during the summer holidays. Currently a voucher system is in place which sees eligible pupils [...]
John Healey is leading his Labour shadow defence ministers to team up with steel union Community and raise funds for homeless veterans. Over 70 members of the union’s staff, volunteers [...]
John Healey has launched an online survey to ask the self-employed about government support during the pandemic and their future prospects. The coronavirus crisis has had a big impact on [...]
Rotherham’s Labour MPs have warned the Government that the council faces a £40m shortfall because of Covid-19. In a letter to Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and [...]
I know from emails I’ve received over the long weekend that people are angry, and rightly so. People feel frustrated that they have been unable to help or see loved [...]
John Healey is one of 20 Labour coalfield MPs calling for the Government to make sure industrial diseases are considered if an ex-miner dies of suspected COVID-19. Years of coal [...]
The Prime Minister announced on TV on May 10 that schools in England should begin a phased return from June 1. This took many by surprise and the Government’s inadequate [...]
John Healey MP joined Big Local Thurnscoe to help deliver food boxes to vulnerable residents in Thurnscoe. Big Local, in partnership with Evolution Distribution Yorkshire Ltd, have delivered nearly 70 [...]
Today I was in Parliament to hear the Prime Minister’s statement on Coronavirus – remarkably, this is the first one he’s done in the House of Commons on the crisis. [...]
Following the launch of 5G in the UK last year, Ofcom published the results of electromagnetic field (EMF) measurements at 16 UK sites in February. They have now published an [...]
Unfortunately, there are an increasing number of reports of fake news and scams relating to coronavirus. Sharing false or misleading information can cause real confusion and harm, so you should [...]
MP John Healey has urged the Government to issue new guidance so councils can re-open household waste sites. Residents have been in touch with him concerned about fly-tipping, and he's [...]
Rotherham's cemeteries are back open today. It follows a one-man campaign by John Healey MP, who has fought to re-open Rotherham's cemeteries after they were closed in response to the [...]
If this Coronavirus crisis means your employer has no work for you, you don’t have to lose your job. The Government has opened a scheme which will pay 80% of [...]
You may have read recently that MPs are getting an extra £10,000 each to work from home, but many of these reports are wrong. The independent body in charge of [...]
When Goldthorpe Post Office closed because staff were self-isolating, John took concerns the Dearne was becoming a post office desert to the top of the national Post Office organisation. Thurnscoe [...]
MP John Healey has called for Rotherham Council to reconsider its decision to close cemeteries in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. He has had reports from residents saying they have [...]
Councils in our local area have set up 'vulnerability hubs' offering practical support for people who are ill or self-isolating, and who don't have friends, family or neighbours who can [...]
Capita update 14 April I've had reports from Capita workers over the last week saying managers in the Dearne call centres are finally taking steps to: enable employees to work [...]
MORE than 150,000 Yorkshire care workers providing vital help through the Coronavirus crisis will be able to cut their shopping bill following a proposal from MP John Healey. Mr Healey [...]
I’ve received many enquiries from local constituents who are still going to work but are very worried that their employers – big and small – are continuing to operate as [...]
I’ve had many constituents contacting me who are still going to work but are very worried that their employers – big and small – are continuing to operate as normal [...]
MP John Healey has raised concerns about big employers in South Yorkshire failing to follow public health advice and protect staff. The Wentworth and Dearne MP has written to the [...]
I’m working with my small team to respond everyone contacting my constituency office. As your MP, I’m here to help and to press for what you need from Government. Here’s [...]
I am doing all I can – with my constituency office team – to offer fullest possible service for constituents in these rapidly-changing circumstances, caused by Coronavirus. We want to [...]
John Healey MP attended an event in the House of Commons organised by the Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) campaign. Anne Keen, co-founder of the WASPI campaign, said: "We [...]
MP John Healey has backed calls to bring in a preferential duty for draught beer, to help save pubs. The proposal has been put forward by CAMRA (the Campaign for [...]
I understand that people will be worried hearing about cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Rotherham and Barnsley. I'm making sure I get regular updates from Government and from Rotherham and [...]
The personal stories of Rotherham and Barnsley women hit by a rise in their pension age are set to reach the desk of a top Government Minister. MP John Healey [...]
South Yorkshire’s four local authorities and the Sheffield City Region Mayor have put together a programme of works to better protect the region from flooding, and asked the Government for [...]
MP John Healey is planning a series of litter picks and asking residents to nominate a ‘grot spot’. He’ll organise clean-ups in areas ruined by rubbish as part of Keep [...]
John is supporting the Fair Motorhome Tax campaign. It follows the closure of Swift Group's factory in Swinton, which employed 45 people. Swift's managing director has confirmed to John that [...]
John has taken concerns to the top of Government after a report predicted changes in local council funding will mean big losses for deprived areas in the North and gains [...]
Today Liberty Steel announced job losses in Rotherham, Stocksbridge and Newport. John Healey, MP for the Rotherham Aldwarke steelworks, said: “This is devastating news for steel workers and their families, [...]
Last week’s Election was called on Brexit and largely decided on Brexit. In a Brexit referendum and a Brexit election the public have now been clear, and so should Labour: [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close on Friday 20 December 2019 and reopen on Thursday 2 January 2020. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals and [...]
I understand how much people want a resolution to Brexit. After three years of debate and division, we all want to move on and fix the big challenges facing areas [...]
John has contributed to a joint submission with local MP colleagues Ed Miliband and Kevin Barron to the Oakervee Review into HS2. John has a number of serious concerns about [...]
MP John Healey champions Rotherham and other Labour councils for tackling the housing crisis. This week Mr Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne and Labour’s shadow housing secretary published a [...]
The government’s ‘Yellowhammer’ report last week showed in stark terms what a ‘no deal’ Brexit would look like – food price hikes, medicine shortages, business closures and chaos crossing the [...]
DEARNE MP John Healey is offering help for families who may be struggling to afford a new school uniform. His office in Wath is now a drop-off point for a [...]
Britain has been in limbo for the last three months while the Conservatives dumped Theresa May and have now elected Boris Johnson. He was picked by 160 000 Tory party [...]
DEARNE MP John Healey visited a social enterprise in Goldthorpe to hear about a new, trailblazing project that will reduce food waste. Community Shop, on Barnsley Road, sells discounted food [...]
John Healey MP joined people living with arthritis at a Parliamentary event in Westminster. John heard first hand about the impact the chronic pain associated with the condition can have [...]
BARNSLEY’S transport chief has pledged to review road safety on Doncaster Road after a campaign by school pupils and their MP. Dearne MP John Healey arranged for Paul Castle to [...]
MP John Healey says Labour will end the leasehold scandal, which has led to unexpected bills for Dearne home buyers. This week Mr Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne and [...]
A HUB for small businesses is thriving just two years after opening. MP John Healey was invited to Dearne Valley Business Centre in Wath to hear about its success and [...]
Thousands of local pensioners will lose their free TV licences after the BBC announced the concession for over 75s will only go to those claiming Pension Credit. The Conservatives’ 2017 [...]
In the week of the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP is urging the Government to set a new ultimatum for private [...]
John Healey MP has signed the UK Steel Charter, which aims to boost the amount of UK-produced steel in construction and infrastructure projects. The MP, whose constituency covers the Aldwarke [...]
MP John Healey is backing school children in a bid to make the road safer outside Goldthorpe Primary. John met school councillors who told him they didn’t feel safe crossing [...]
New research from the Labour Party shows that thousands of local pensioners could lose their free TV licences and together pay nearly £1million a year if Government plans go ahead. [...]
NEW figures obtained by MP John Healey show the number of food bank parcels given out in Rotherham has increased by more than 50 per cent in just two years. [...]
It’s been a frustrating fortnight in Parliament, with little sign of any action from a Government paralysed by its own deep divisions. My top priority remains securing a good Brexit [...]
Labour has announced new funding of £1.3bn per year to reverse cuts made to 3,000 bus routes by the Tories since 2010 and to fund the expansion of new bus [...]
Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, today announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permitted development’ rules for new homes, ending a get-out clause which allows developers to dodge [...]
The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme should be reviewed urgently, MP John Healey has told the Chancellor. The 1994 arrangement saw the UK Government agree to guarantee pensions in return for a [...]
MP John Healey has called for Government action after a new warning that a no-deal Brexit would put South Yorkshire steel jobs at risk immediately. He said UK Steel, which [...]
Labour will build a million more low-cost homes, end rough sleeping and cap private rents in line with average local incomes. Shadow Housing Secretary and Wentworth & Dearne MP John [...]
Government is gridlocked. Parliament is struggling to find common ground. Business is beset by the risks. And people are getting anxious and angry. The public rightly expected Britain to leave [...]
Rotherham Hospital bosses have shelved plans to form an NHS Subsidiary Company thanks to efforts by local MP John Healey, NHS Staff and local union bosses. Last year Rotherham NHS [...]
The public rightly expected an orderly Brexit on 29 March – after all, the Government has had two years to sort out arrangements. They’ve failed. Instead we now have national [...]
Theresa May has now promised a vote on the Government’s Brexit deal in December, January, February and March. But she has put it to the test only once (in January), [...]
31 January 2019 For two years I’ve reported that Brexit overshadows all else in politics; for the last two months it has overwhelmed Parliament’s attention. Earlier this month I voted [...]