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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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

John Healey has hit out at Concentrix – a firm tasked by Government with tackling tax credit fraud – after it was revealed last week that their contract would not [...]

John has expressed his dismay to the new Transport Secretary over abandoned plans for an HS2 station at Meadowhall in favour of a spur line to Sheffield. Here is the [...]

John accused Sajid Javid of abandoning his pledge for Government support as Tata prepares to sell off its South Yorkshire plants. On Friday the company stated that it would go [...]

Reacting to the news that Tata Steel plans to go ahead with the sale of its speciality steel operations separate from other parts of the business, John Healey said: “Tata’s [...]

Following a meeting with Jeremy Corbyn on 27 June, John made the decision to resign as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Planning. Here, you can read the letter [...]

On 17 June John visited the High Street Centre in Rawmarsh to mark its relaunch. Due to the success of the local project it is now expanding its services and is [...]

John met Barnsley guide dog owner Steve Waller, and his dog Evie, in the Houses of Parliament to discuss the shocking discrimination faced by those who use service dogs. According [...]

Two Rotherham homeless charities may have to close their doors, forcing around 110 vulnerable people back onto the streets, if the Government’s crude cuts to housing benefit are implemented. Housing [...]

Local MPs made the case for EU membership, as the Labour Party launched its campaign to remain part of Europe in Rotherham town centre. John was joined by Rother Valley MP [...]

Labour did well in May's all-out local elections, retaining 48 seats and a substantial majority. John hailed the results, saying afterwards: “It has been a tough fight for Labour in Rotherham [...]

Over 100 Dearne Valley students grilled John on a range of political issues from the NHS to Isis as he took questions from young people during a visit to the local [...]

In April the Government’s Housing Bill suffered a number of big defeats in the House of Lords. Most notably, controversial plans to force local authorities to give the proceeds of council [...]

John confronts the Business Secretary over shocking new analysis of the financial impact the loss of Tata steel would have. In a letter to the Business Secretary, he urged Mr Javid [...]

John responds to an announcement from steel firm Tata. Speaking to Radio Sheffield, he called on the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, who is currently in Australia, and the Prime Minister to [...]

In the aftermath of George Osborne's most unpopular Budget to date, which prompted the resignation the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, John criticised the Government in a speech in the [...]

The Chancellor’s silence on housing in the Budget was a “huge let-down,” after “five years of failure,” John said. With homelessness on the rise and a generation of young people [...]

Barnsley's MPs have hit out at the Government for imposing a new contract on junior doctors. A 48-hour strike is due to start at 8am on Wednesday 9 March. MPs John Healey [...]

To mark International Women’s Day, Labour MP John Healey invited two teenagers from Rotherham to spend the day in Westminster today (8 March). The young women were Emily Walker and [...]

Wentworth & Dearne MP John Healey has joined with the British Beer & Pub Association, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) by sending [...]

AN influential Parliamentary group that stands up for steel has called on the Chancellor to press China to stop steel-dumping. MP John Healey is a member of the All Party [...]

MP John Healey has welcomed confirmation that nearly £2m of Government funding will be made available to support those affected by Tata Steel job cuts. The Department for Business, Innovation [...]

John Healey MP is recruiting a Communications and Research Officer for a period of maternity cover in his constituency office. Location: Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham Salary: £20,000-£30,000, in line with IPSA pay [...]

A government minister promised to do all she can to help South Yorkshire cope with steel job cuts during a meeting with Rotherham MPs. Wentworth & Dearne MP John Healey [...]