Campaign for Bolton-upon-Dearne war memorial won A Bolton-upon-Dearne group have won their campaign to stop a war memorial being moved. The fight by the Friends of Bolton-upon-Dearne War Memorial was [...]
MP and councillors plan litter pick The local MP and councillors have organised a litter pick around the Blackamoor Road area of Swinton. After receiving complaints from constituents about the [...]
New figures show Sure Start funding halved since 2010 New figures reveal the extent of the Government funding cuts that have forced the council to propose closing 13 Sure Start [...]
John urges Government to do more after drop in apprenticeships The Government has been urged to do more after new figures showed a 15 per cent drop in apprenticeships in [...]
Clegg asleep on job as John continues fight for fair funding for South Yorkshire JOHN Healey accused Nick Clegg of being “asleep on the job” during a debate about big [...]
Government underestimated impact of bedroom tax error THOUSANDS more people than the Government thought have been wrongly paying bedroom tax. In January the Department for Work and Pensions admitted it [...]
Clegg 'asleep on job' as fight for fair EU funding continues JOHN Healey accused Nick Clegg of being “asleep on the job” during a debate about big cuts in European [...]
Concern at 'temporary fix' to unemployment problem Yorkshire’s Labour MPs have expressed their concern at falling wages and the over-reliance of the region’s jobs market on temporary work. While welcoming [...]
John supports votes for 16 and 17-year-olds John Healey MP has backed a campaign to lower the voting age. The Wentworth and Dearne MP met campaigners in favour of votes [...]
John wraps up to back Cold Homes Week Campaigners calling for more help for those struggling to keep warm this winter have delivered a hand-knitted scarf to John Healey MP [...]
High Court quashes government decision on European funding for South Yorkshire AN MP has won a Parliamentary debate and called for a top-level meeting after a high court ruled a [...]
John welcomes funding to tackle rogue landlords John Healey has welcomed funding that will improve private rented housing and crack down on bad landlords in Goldthorpe. Barnsley Council has received [...]
John named 'beer champion John Healey has been named a ‘beer champion’. The Wentworth & Dearne MP and former pubs minister was presented with a special award in Parliament and [...]
Government to blame for Sure Start closures Government funding cuts are to blame for 13 Sure Start centres closing, says MP John Healey. Rotherham’s early years and child care service [...]
John in call for fair council funding New figures from the latest local government finance settlement show South Yorkshire councils and residents are getting a raw deal under David Cameron. [...]
John backs 'Justice for Coalfields' John Healey is supporting Labour’s ‘Justice for the Coalfields’ campaign to urge Conservative Ministers to begin to put right the wrongs with coalfield communities. Earlier [...]
John's double award win John has won two Parliamentary awards, including one for campaigning on behalf of constituents. He was named ‘constituency campaigner of the year’ in the Dods Parliamentary [...]
Government dragging feet on rip-off phone lines John has hit out at government departments for dragging their feet on stopping high-cost calls to public services. A month ago the Cabinet [...]
Open invitation to Swinton coffee morning John is holding a coffee morning in Swinton on Friday 31st January. It is a chance for people to raise a problem or concern [...]
John joins campaign to back defibrillators in schools and colleges John visited Dearne Valley College to lend his support to a campaign to encourage more schools and colleges to fit [...]
Increase in spend on locum doctors more evidence of crisis in A&E John Healey has challenged the Health Secretary after more evidence emerged of a crisis in A&E. Freedom of [...]
John's questions after government's bedroom tax error John has asked questions in Parliament after it emerged a government mistake means thousands of people have been wrongly paying bedroom tax. It [...]
John nominated for constituency work award John has been nominated for an award for campaigning on behalf of constituents. The Wentworth & Dearne MP has been shortlisted for the ‘constituency [...]
John keeps pressure on after 0845 campaign win John Healey has vowed to keep up the pressure against the use of rip-off 084 numbers, after the government produced new guidance [...]
John's statement on Rotherham hospital board's announcement The hospital board are right to pursue a plan that keeps Rotherham as a stand-alone hospital working closely with other parts of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Statement from Rotherham MPs on IPSA proposals for MPs' pay MPs’ pay is by law now set by IPSA, totally independent of MPs. It’s right these decisions are no longer [...]
Rotherham health workers and politicians take petition to Downing St Today health workers, UNISON campaigners and politicians from Rotherham made their way to Downing Street to deliver a petition signed [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Poorest areas hit with biggest cuts in council funding DEARNE MP John Healey has attacked the Government for hitting the poorest areas hardest with the biggest cuts in council funding. [...]
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 [...]
Government should scrap plan for private companies to supervise criminals MP John Healey has called on the government to scrap its “reckless” plans to privatise most of the probation service. [...]
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 [...]
John attacks plans for private companies to supervise criminals DEARNE MP John Healey has slammed “reckless” plans to privatise most of the probation service. Speaking in a debate in the [...]
John donates to Dearne food bank as demand triples A FOOD bank in the Dearne is handing out 100 parcels a month to desperate families. Tomorrow, MP John Healey will [...]
John calls on Health Secretary to stop hospital merger MP John Healey has demanded the Health Secretary step in to stop any merger involving Rotherham hospital. The Rotherham NHS Foundation [...]
John wins campaign to better support children with health needs John Healey has welcomed a move to better support children with long-term health needs. The MP for Wentworth & Dearne [...]
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’ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Call for dog control notices to reverse rising trend of attacks MP John Healey has called for tougher laws to help stop dog attacks. It follows an attack on Goldthorpe [...]
John calling for tougher laws to prevent dog attacks LOCAL MP John Healey is calling for tougher laws to help stop dog attacks. He is calling on the Government to: [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
Government's handling of raising education leaving age is missed opportunity A South Yorkshire MP has criticised the government’s handling of raising the education leaving age, calling it a “massive missed [...]
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 [...]
New campaign launched to save our services at Rotherham Hospital Visitors to Rotherham Show this weekend will be asked to show their support for Rotherham Hospital following the launch of [...]
Reaction to council's announcement on child sexual exploitation The council’s decision to commission an independent inquiry into historic child sexual exploitation cases in Rotherham is very welcome. Such abuse is [...]
Campaign win as government U-turn on rip-off rate phone lines MP John Healey has won his 18-month campaign to stop the government using rip-off rate phone lines. At a hearing [...]
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 [...]
Fight government's plans that put postal service at risk We all rely on the Royal Mail – from receiving that parcel we’ve ordered online to knowing that birthday card we’ve [...]
MP calls for data on local young people finding work through Youth Contract MP John Healey has called on the Work and Pensions Secretary to reveal figures about the number [...]
John calls for inquiry into European funding decision A LOCAL MP fighting for a fair European funding settlement for South Yorkshire has called for a Parliamentary inquiry. In June the [...]
John calls on government to stop cuts to miners' pensions John Healey has called on the Prime Minister to reverse planned cuts to miners’ pensions and fuel entitlements. UK Coal [...]
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 [...]
MP reveals cost of living crisis and big wage drop in Dearne John Healey MP has revealed the full scale of the cost of living crisis, and that wages in [...]
Local groups can apply for funding to mark centenary of First World War The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is providing grants for projects about the First World War and MP [...]
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 [...]
John welcomes watchdog call for government to stop using high cost phone lines The government should stop using rip-off rate numbers for phone lines used by vulnerable people, the national [...]
Big increase in jobless and drops in pay since 2010 MP John Healey has led a project which has revealed big increases in unemployment and drops in pay across Rotherham [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
John wins debate to fight for European regeneration funding for South Yorkshire PARTS of Scotland are to receive at least six times more European funding for jobs, skills and businesses [...]
South Yorkshire facing outrageous funding cut of more than half A South Yorkshire MP who has fought for European funding has described as “outrageous” a decision to slash funding by [...]
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. [...]
John opposing bus changes that will cut off elderly residents John Healey MP, councillors and residents are opposing planned changes to the 229 service in Wath-upon-Dearne. From next month, Stagecoach [...]
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 [...]
John bringing Bill to stop letting agents charging high fees Former housing minister and South Yorkshire MP John Healey MP is to introduce a Bill to stop rip-off fees for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
MP backs call for schools to support children with long-term health conditions MP John Healey has backed calls for schools to better support children with type 1 diabetes and other [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Victory for John's campaign: Government to fast-track changes to nursing and midwife regulation The Government is to abandon plans for a years-long delay in urgently needed changes in regulation of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating 10 years of RSPB Old Moor in the Dearne Valley The RSPB hosted a special event to celebrate ten years of providing a home for wildlife at its Old [...]
John calls for tougher action on anti-social behaviour SOUTH Yorkshire is one of the worst parts of the country for anti-social behaviour. Figures released by MP John Healey show the [...]
My call for transparency over Thatcher funeral cost MP John Healey has called on the Prime Minister to publish the full cost of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral amid fears the Government [...]
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 [...]
Re-opening of heart unit welcome, but questions need answering John Healey has welcomed the announcement that children’s heart surgery at Leeds will re-start next week. He had written to the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
MP calls for Tata investment after Budget tax cut ROTHERHAM MP John Healey has called on Tata to boost investment and back steel production in the town. It comes after [...]
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 [...]
John Healey: local government can prove borrowing to invest and build can be a good thing Just off junction 33 of the M1 at the edge of the town centre [...]
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. [...]
Health select committee backs MP's calls for right to NHS appeal AN influential Commons committee has backed John Healey’s calls for immediate changes to the NHS complaints process. The Wentworth [...]
Rotherham and Barnsley losing out in public health funding, John reveals Figures uncovered by MP John Healey show that Barnsley and Rotherham receive less than half the funding for public [...]
John calls on Chancellor to freeze beer tax Local MP John Healey has joined calls for a freeze in beer duty in the March Budget by sending a special ‘message [...]
Bedroom tax "callous, reckless and heartless" John tells Commons John Healey has signed a motion and spoken in Parliament against the bedroom tax. Speaking yesterday in a debate on Housing [...]
MP's challenge to Prime Minister after £300m EU funding win John Healey MP challenged the Prime Minister after winning European funding for South Yorkshire that the government had been against. [...]