Spike in demand at Rotherham food banks
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. [...]
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05, 2019
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05, 2019
Brexit update – 3 May 2019
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 [...]
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04, 2019
New funding to reverse cuts to 3,000 bus routes
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 [...]
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04, 2019
Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out’ clause to boost affordable homes
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 [...]
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04, 2019
John calls for miners’ pension scheme review
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 [...]
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04, 2019
Steel jobs at risk from no-deal Brexit
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 [...]
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04, 2019
‘We can fix this’ – John sets out Labour’s housing policy
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 [...]
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04, 2019
Brexit update – 2 April 2019
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 [...]
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03, 2019
Rotherham Hospital drops subsidiary company plans following pressure from unions and MP
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 [...]
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03, 2019
Brexit Update 20th March 2019
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 [...]
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03, 2019
Brexit update – 1 March 2019
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), [...]
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02, 2019
Brexit Latest
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 [...]
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01, 2019
John Healey MP dismayed at M&S plans to end 125 year association with town
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 [...]
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01, 2019
Ravenfield bus service back in business thanks to local MP
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 [...]
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01, 2019
Brexit update
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 [...]
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01, 2019
JOHN RESPONDS TO M&S PROPOSAL TO CLOSE PARKGATE STORE
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 [...]
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01, 2019
New funding ‘a big vote of confidence’ in Rotherham but schools mental health crisis needs more action
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 [...]
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12, 2018
How to get help over Christmas and New Year
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 [...]
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12, 2018
John announces Christmas card winner
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 [...]
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11, 2018
MP and head teachers take Schools Minister to task over mental health crisis
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) [...]
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11, 2018
John to take head teachers to meet Schools Minister over mental health crisis
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 [...]
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10, 2018
John sets £56 million ‘Rotherham test’ for next week’s Budget
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 [...]
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10, 2018
Local schools tell John more action is needed to combat the mental health crisis in our schools
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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09, 2018
We have a plan to rebuild Britain.
Rebuilding industry. Rebuilding opportunity for workers. Rebuilding our communities. Rebuilding our economy. Rebuilding our public services. Rebuilding for people, not for profit. Rebuilding for families, not for investors. Here's how [...]
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09, 2018
Rotherham Hospital should set aside plans for creating a two-tier workforce
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 [...]
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09, 2018
John wears it pink to support vital breast cancer research
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 [...]
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09, 2018
John talks democracy with youngsters in Thurnscoe
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 [...]
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07, 2018
MP backs calls to save local cashpoints
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 [...]
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07, 2018
MP warns “More people at risk of debt, poverty and arrears” from Universal Credit rollout in Rotherham
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 [...]
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06, 2018
John Healey MP “More needs to be done to support local carers”
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 [...]
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05, 2018
John: Royal Mail “broken promises” Increase Isolation in Ravenfield
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 [...]
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05, 2018
John says Mental Health is a “Rapidly rising crisis in our education system”
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 [...]
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05, 2018
John Backs Voluntary Action Rotherham for NHS Birthday Award
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 [...]
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04, 2018
John Healey MP Hails Thurnscoe Big Local Housing Project
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 [...]
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04, 2018
HS2 “plain wrong” to keep Parkway Station report secret
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 [...]
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03, 2018
MP John Healey Hails the Success of Rotherham Jobcentre Open Day
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 [...]
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03, 2018
MP John Healey talks Democracy and Eggs at Wath Victoria Primary School
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 [...]
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03, 2018
Time is Running Out to Halt US Steel Tariffs Impact in Rotherham
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 [...]
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03, 2018
Wentworth and Dearne MP Hits Out at Tory Plans to Leave Almost Nine Thousand Children across Barnsley and Rotherham Hungry
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 [...]
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02, 2018
MP’s survey checks impact of bank closures on Wath businesses
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, [...]
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02, 2018
Statement on Jane Collins defamation case
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 [...]
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02, 2018
John gives backing as campaign saves cash machine
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 [...]
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02, 2018
John responds to E.ON’s proposal to close Manvers office
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 [...]
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01, 2018
South Yorkshire looking for veterans
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, [...]
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01, 2018
MP’s win over new housing law
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 [...]
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01, 2018
Brexit could see trade mark jobs shift from South Yorkshire to London
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 [...]
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01, 2018
Petition launched after charity shop shuts
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 [...]
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12, 2017
How to get help over Christmas
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 [...]
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12, 2017
MPs call for halt to funding cuts
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 [...]
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12, 2017
John announces Christmas card competition winner
John 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 schoolchildren. This Christmas [...]
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11, 2017
Stealth move by Government could put post offices at risk
MP John Healey has criticised a Government move that he warned could put post offices at risk. Local pensioners who have their pension paid into a Post Office Card Account [...]
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11, 2017
John opens new apartments for young people at risk of homelessness
YOUNG people in Rotherham at risk of homelessness now have access to accommodation and support with the opening of a new project. Local MP John Healey, Shadow Secretary of State [...]
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10, 2017
Parliamentary Assistant vacancy
John has a vacancy for a Parliamentary Assistant, in his Westminster office. For full details and how to apply, click below: Parliamentary Assistant job details The closing date for applications [...]
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10, 2017
John to challenge cuts to supported housing
Labour will lead a debate on government funding changes which are set to close supported housing schemes. Such schemes help thousands of vulnerable people including the homeless, elderly people, veterans [...]
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10, 2017
Report by John Healey MP: Winning Back the English New Towns
The Labour Party's June 2017 Election result was remarkable - 40% of the national vote and a gain of 30 MPs. Labour and Jeremy Corbyn confounded the predictions of commentators, [...]
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10, 2017
John continues fight against rip-off phone numbers
MP John Healey has relaunched his campaign against rip-off benefit helpline numbers, after it emerged the poorest people are still facing high phone charges. At yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour [...]
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10, 2017
Budget must support steel industry
South Yorkshire steel MP John Healey has backed calls for the government to support the steel industry. UK Steel, which represents the steel industry, has called on the Chancellor to [...]
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09, 2017
John’s response to Rotherham Council independent reports into CSE
John's response to the six independent reports published by Rotherham Council. “I’ve now had the chance to read the six independent reports published on Wednesday afternoon (6 September). “It’s nearly [...]
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07, 2017
Dearne is sewer blockage hotspot
Dearne MP John Healey has backed Yorkshire Water’s ‘Be a binner’ campaign asking residents in its top 10 sewage blockage hotspots to bin wet wipes and sanitary items, not flush [...]
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07, 2017
Coalfields tackles housing shortage
Work has started on 10 new affordable homes in Goldthorpe, after a £1m investment from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. Two derelict properties will be demolished and replaced with two-bedroom homes, [...]
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07, 2017
John responds to HS2 Phase 2b route announcement
I am bitterly disappointed but not surprised by the Government’s HS2 announcement. Ministers have rejected the very strong case against this new route which as MPs we’ve worked with local [...]
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07, 2017
Last bid for HS2 Meadowhall route
AN MP has made a last ditch attempt to persuade the Government to back the original HS2 route via Meadowhall. Based on the original timetable, the Transport Secretary is expected [...]
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07, 2017
Decision to close Goldthorpe job centre disgraceful, says MP
THE decision to close Goldthorpe job centre has been branded disgraceful by the local MP. The Government made the announcement yesterday (5 July) after initial proposals in January. Wentworth & [...]
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06, 2017
John’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire
This is a tragedy that should never have happened and has shocked the whole country. Our first priority must be to ensure those who are affected by the fire are [...]
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06, 2017
Coffee and cake morning celebrates Jo Cox legacy
AROUND 50 people attended a coffee and cake morning in Wath today (16 June) aimed at bringing people together and tackling loneliness. The event, on the anniversary of the murder [...]
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05, 2017
General Election 2017
This site was established while I was a Member of Parliament. As Parliament has been dissolved there are no members of Parliament until after the Election on 8 June 2015.
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04, 2017
Local Housing Innovations: the best of Labour in power
John has published a report showing how Labour councils across the country are demonstrating Labour priorities to meet housing need, support mixed communities and give working people the chance to fulfil [...]
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04, 2017
General Election to take place on June 8
Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap election for June 8. John Healey MP said: “Theresa May spent nine months saying she wouldn’t call a snap election, and she’s broken [...]
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04, 2017
Schools cutting staff and increasing class sizes due to inadequate funding
John Healey MP's survey of schools in Rotherham and Barnsley has revealed none expects to have enough government funding by 2020 and all are making cutbacks. John asked schools in the [...]
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04, 2017
John calls meeting with NHS chief over disabled man’s funding
John has called for a meeting with the head of the NHS over its refusal to fund a prosthetic arm. The MP has been fighting on behalf of Adrian Barrass, of Swinton, [...]
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03, 2017
MP slams bank bosses as Wath closures confirmed
AN MP has hit out at bank bosses for going ahead with closing their branches in Wath. In January, both HSBC and Yorkshire Bank announced they planned to shut – [...]
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03, 2017
Wentworth Woodhouse sold to preservation trust
The future of Wentworth Woodhouse - England's largest privately owned home - has been safeguarded. The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust has now bought the house for £7m. As well as [...]
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03, 2017
New HS2 route a badly thought-out, ill-judged option say MPs
In a joint submission to the Government, MPs from Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield have made clear their opposition to the new HS2 route proposed in Summer 2016. Ed Miliband, [...]
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03, 2017
John urges minister to rethink job centre closure plans
Dearne MP John Healey urged a government minister to rethink plans to shut Goldthorpe job centre at a meeting on Monday (6 March). Mr Healey called the meeting with employment [...]
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03, 2017
Barriers installed at retail park after MP steps in
New barriers have been installed at a retail park after an MP intervened to stop nuisance ‘boy racers.’ Residents living near Cortonwood Retail Park near Brampton Bierlow reported nightly meetings [...]
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02, 2017
John calls for steel support in Budget
John Healey has called on the government to pledge support for the steel industry in the Budget on 8 March. Earlier this month the Wentworth & Dearne MP, whose constituency [...]
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02, 2017
Closing Goldthorpe job centre will hurt most vulnerable
John Healey MP has criticised plans to close a job centre in an area where the rate of disability is three times the national average and unemployment is double. The government [...]
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02, 2017
John responds to agreement to sell Tata specialty steels to Liberty House
Tata Steel has announced it has signed an agreement to sell its South Yorkshire specialty steels operation to Liberty House Group. John, who is the MP for Aldwarke, home of [...]
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02, 2017
Petition against bank closures tops 1,100
More than 1,100 people have signed a petition to keep Wath’s banks open. MP John Healey started the petition two weeks ago, as soon as HSBC and Yorkshire Bank announced [...]
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01, 2017
John challenges plan to shut Goldthorpe jobcentre
The government has announced plans to close 78 jobcentres, including Goldthorpe in Rotherham. John Healey, MP for Goldthorpe, said: “The Goldthorpe job centre provides vital local job search help and [...]
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01, 2017
John reacts to plans to close Wath banks
John has reacted strongly to announcements from Yorkshire Bank and HSBC that they intend to close their Wath-upon-Dearne branches. This will leave Wath without a bank. He said: “I am [...]
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01, 2017
£2.3 billion in housing benefit goes to private landlords letting sub-standard homes
£2.3bn a year – around £1 in every £10 spent on housing benefit – is going to private landlords renting out sub-standard homes. The figures, drawn from the official English [...]
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01, 2017
Parliamentary steel group launches blueprint for future of the industry
Steel 2020 report calls for a ‘clear vision’ and ‘national strategy’ to save industry and secure future prosperity Seven areas of reform identified to address crisis and make industry competitive [...]
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01, 2017
Transport secretary ‘stretching truth’ on HS2
TWO Rotherham MPs have accused the Transport Secretary of stretching the truth about visiting South Yorkshire and listening to concerns about HS2. A Freedom of Information (FoI) Act request by [...]
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01, 2017
John backs bill to increase organ donors
John Healey is backing a Bill aimed at increasing organ donation. The MP for Wentworth and Dearne has been registered as an organ and tissue donor since 2001. The Organ [...]
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01, 2017
John takes student questions on college visit
John Healey visited Dearne Valley College to take part in a Q&A session. The students, all studying public services, asked questions touching on unemployment and disability benefits, education fees, the cost [...]
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01, 2017
Train passengers in South Yorkshire hit by fare rises of 26 per cent
Hard-working commuters are now paying on average 27 per cent more for their train fares under the Tories, because of yet another year of rail fare hikes that came into [...]
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12, 2016
How to get help over Christmas
John Healey MPs office will close at 5pm on Thursday December 22 and reopen at 9am Tuesday 3 January 2017. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals [...]
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12, 2016
John challenges location of HS2 consultation event
Rotherham MPs have slammed HS2 bosses for the location of the Bramley consultation event – because it’s in Thurcroft. The Government has recently announced a consultation until March on the [...]
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12, 2016
John thanks local postmen and women at Christmas
John Healey MP visited Manvers Delivery Office to thank local postmen and women for their hard work during Royal Mail's busiest period. He saw first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas [...]
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11, 2016
Months of pressure pay off for Wentworth Woodhouse
The Chancellor Philip Hammond made a special announcement in the Autumn Statement, granting £7.6 million to help rescue and restore Wentworth Woodhouse. The news gives the full go-ahead to plans [...]
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11, 2016
HS2 Consultations
Consultations on the latest HS2 route are now open, and will continue until March 2017. Please use the links below to submit your views. HS2 Crewe to Manchester, West [...]
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11, 2016
Brit working class is ‘suffering’ under the Conservative government’s housing crisis and kids are ‘losing out’ on family homes
A home of our own has been part of the British dream for decades. Now this hope in life is being dashed, as buying a house becomes totally out of [...]
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11, 2016
Disappointment at latest HS2 plans
John Healey has vowed to keep pushing for an HS2 station at Meadowhall, despite the Government’s backing of a spur line to Sheffield station. Responding to the news, he said: [...]
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11, 2016
John Healey celebrates British Pub Week
John Healey paid tribute to British boozers as part of British Pub Week celebrations. He attended an event at the Red Lion pub in Westminster, along with other MPs, peers, [...]
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10, 2016
MPs urge Transport Secretary to look again at HS2 plans
South Yorkshire MPs have urged the Transport Secretary to rethink the HS2 route, in a meeting this week. John Healey and Ed Miliband pressed Chris Grayling for a comprehensive consultation [...]
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10, 2016
Memo to May: how to make post-Brexit trade negotiations work
The Brexit vote means that trade is now a top priority for the UK for the first time in decades, but markets have reacted badly over the past fortnight as [...]
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10, 2016
Housing Minister accused of blocking housebuilding as ‘mate’s favour’ to local Tory MP
Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, has been accused of blocking a housebuilding initiative by Bradford Council as a ‘favour’ to a local Tory MP, who complained about the plan. In a [...]
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09, 2016
Better housing plans vital to make devolution deals a success, says John Healey
Local leaders must prioritise housing to make devolution deals a success, according to John Healey. The former housing minister voiced his concerns that housing was ‘conspicuous by its absence’ in [...]
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09, 2016
John Healey secures pledge from Transport Secretary on HS2 station plans
Chris Grayling has confirmed to John Healey that he will consider the case for an HS2 Parkway station in South Yorkshire, if the new route proposed by HS2 goes ahead. [...]