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 [...]
Local MP John Healey says plans by Marks and Spencer to close its store at Parkgate Shopping are a big blow to the town. A large number of people have [...]
Ravenfield will have its direct bus link with Wickersley restored after a year-long campaign by local MP John Healey. When the service was axed village residents felt cut off from [...]
16 January 2019 I wanted to let you have an immediate update on events in the House of Commons this week. Last night I voted against the Government because it [...]
News of M&S plans to close its Parkgate store are a big blow to the town and a shock to their committed workers. M&S is an anchor store for Retail [...]
Local MP John Healey has welcomed news that Rotherham has been picked to test a new Government scheme to boost schools mental health support, saying the decision is ‘a big [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close at lunchtime on Friday December 21 and reopen on Thursday 3 January 2019. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Information on [...]
John Healey MP has announced the winner of his annual Christmas card competition. Every year his card – which is sent to hundreds of people – is designed by local [...]
The Schools Minister has pledged the decision on Rotherham’s bid to become a national trailblazer for schools mental health is “imminent”. During a meeting in London on Monday (19th November) [...]
MP John Healey and local head teachers will meet the Schools Minister next week over the mental health crisis in Rotherham’s schools. The MP will take the heads of Rawmarsh [...]
John Healey MP has called on the Chancellor to prove that ‘austerity is over’ in his budget speech next week. Earlier this month, in her Conservative Party Conference speech, the [...]
In a new report published today John Healey MP calls on Government Ministers to act now on the mental health crisis in schools. The MP sent a Mental Health Survey [...]
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Local MP John Healey says any plans to form an NHS subsidiary company at Rotherham Hospital should be halted following guidance from NHS Improvement. The national regulator ordered a temporary [...]
Local MP John Healey added a splash of pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser. John is calling on people across Rotherham and [...]
Local MP John Healey has been helping to teach Thurnscoe pupils all about democracy. As the new term gets underway youngsters at Gooseacre Primary Academy are getting ready to vote [...]
Local MP John Healey is backing a campaign to save community cashpoints. Along with Which? and the Federation of Small Businesses, John is demanding that the regulator urgently intervenes before [...]
Local Rotherham MP John Healey is warning more families across Rotherham will be worse off as the Government ploughs on with full Universal Credit in the borough. The new welfare [...]
South Yorkshire MP John Healey has praised the work of carers across Rotherham and Barnsley but says more help is needed to ensure they are able to [...]
Local MP John Healey is dismayed at the isolation facing residents in Ravenfield. A large number of people from the village have been in touch with the MP’s office following [...]
John Healey MP has called on the government to act on the mental health crisis facing schools. It follows a letter he received from a local student concerned about recent [...]
Local MP John Healey has nominated Voluntary Action Rotherham for a national award to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. The organisation, which supports and promotes the voluntary sector across [...]
John Healey has praised the work of Big Local Thurnscoe as its housing project has helped to rejuvenate two former derelict houses in the village. The refurbishment was a joint [...]
HS2 has refused to publish an internal report on whether plans to build a £300m parkway station in the South Yorkshire countryside is feasible. Here are my thoughts from an [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey has hailed the work of staff at Rotherham Jobcentre after almost 1200 people turned out for the centre’s Jobsfair. There were over 30 employers [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey paid a visit to Wath Victoria Primary School for science week. While he was there John witnessed some fantastic experiments from students that were [...]
MP John Healey is worried time is running out to stop the imposition of tariffs on steel imports to the US. In a letter to Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey has joined calls against the government’s plans to push through changes to free school meals for children across Barnsley and Rotherham. Currently all families [...]
MP John Healey is carrying out a ‘health check’ of Wath businesses to help him argue for the village to get an injection of investment. Just over a year ago, [...]
Joint statement from Kevin Barron MP, John Healey MP & Sarah Champion MP Reacting to this afternoon’s judgement in which UKIP have been found liable to contribute towards the legal [...]
MP John Healey is supporting a campaign by local residents to keep a cash machine in Goldthorpe. A cash machine at risk of being removed has been given a temporary reprieve [...]
The news that E.ON is proposing to close its office in Wath is disappointing and will have come as a shock to their committed workers. The loss of around 250 jobs is a [...]
South Yorkshire's four authorities are seeking to identify the number of veterans in the area, and the needs they or family members might have. It's a Ministry of Defence-funded project, [...]
South Yorkshire MP John Healey is set to win a two-year fight to protect renters from unsafe homes. The Wentworth & Dearne MP and Shadow Housing Secretary is leading on [...]
MP John Healey has urged the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, to protect jobs in South Yorkshire from potential redundancies and relocations in the trade mark industry. At a meeting with [...]
HOSPICE volunteers have launched a petition after a charity shop in Wath was shut without warning. They were told on 29 November that the Rotherham Hospice furniture shop on Montgomery [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close on Thursday December 21 and reopen on Wednesday 3 January 2018. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals and food [...]
Rotherham MPs have called on the Government to give the council the funding it needs and halt drastic cuts to local services. It follows a recent meeting with Rotherham’s chief [...]