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John calls for new law for smoke alarms in rented homes JOHN Healey is backing calls for the provision of smoke alarms in private rented homes to be mandatory. The [...]

Statement on the English Defence League march through Rotherham John condemned the right-wing EDL's plans to march through the centre of Rotherham on 10 May. He said: “I strongly condemned [...]

John calls for Rotherham venue for benefits appeals MP John Healey has called for Rotherham’s court building to be used to hear benefit appeals. Rotherham is the only part of [...]

Labour adopts John's plan to help renters Labour adopts John's plan to help renters PROPOSALS to help renters put forward last year by South Yorkshire MP John Healey have been [...]

More affordable housing needed as private renters rise The number of private landlords receiving housing benefit has more than doubled in parts of South Yorkshire in five years. Figures released [...]

Yorkshire families one paycheque from losing home MP John Healey has warned thousands of Yorkshire families are just one paycheque away from losing their home. The former housing minister is [...]

Compensation scheme for mesothelioma sufferers A payment scheme to compensate sufferers of mesothelioma is now open. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos and the Mesothelioma [...]

Biggest threat to NHS is Tories, not EU-US trade deal Late last year, George Osborne lauded forecasts from the European Commission that Britain will have the fastest-growing economy in Europe [...]

John leading civil service reform project Reform of the civil service may seem a long way down the list of priorities for the next Labour government. There are plenty of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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. [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]