UK report card: 'Must try harder' (This article on the government's ideas and progress on infrastructure first appeared in 'Infrastructure Investor' magazine). Economic infrastructure keeps the country running. It should [...]
MP leads fight for £22m of European funding for growth and jobs JOHN Healey MP is leading a push to secure at least £220m of European funding to boost growth [...]
Chancellor tells MP he should "celebrate" unemployment John Healey has slammed the Chancellor for telling the MP he should “celebrate” tripling youth unemployment in Rotherham. The Wentworth and Dearne MP [...]
Local women lose out with pension reforms John Healey has hit out at planned pension reforms which could mean 700 women in the Wentworth and Dearne constituency lose out. Women [...]
John Healey's statement on High Speed Rail announcement I welcome the Government’s confirmation that they are committed to High Speed Rail beyond Birmingham, including a South Yorkshire stop at Meadowhall. [...]
John backs move to lower voting age to 16 South Yorkshire MP John Healey has backed moves to lower the voting age to 16. MPs passed a motion in the [...]
South Yorkshire fire funding cut by £5m South Yorkshire’s fire service will have its funding cut by nearly £5m over the next two years. Following the government’s announcement on local [...]
John to take on apprentice John Healey is taking on an apprentice. He is advertising for an apprentice administrator and caseworker to work in his busy constituency office in Wath [...]
Yorkshire to host start of 2014 Tour de France John Healey has welcomed news today that Yorkshire has won its bid to host the Grand Depart and second stage of [...]
John visits Dearne food bank providing food for 40 families each week MORE than 40 food parcels are handed out to desperate Goldthorpe families every week. Goldthorpe Salvation Army hosts [...]
MP announces Christmas card competition winner John Healey MP announced the winner of his annual Christmas card competition today. Every year his card – which is sent to around 1,000 [...]
MP backs Rawmarsh centre's lottery bid John Healey has thrown his weight behind Rawmarsh’s High Street Centre, which has put in a bid for nearly £300,000 in Lottery funding. The [...]
John urges Rotherham carers to seek support John Healey has urged Rotherham’s 30,000 carers to seek the support they are entitled to. The Wentworth and Dearne MP is backing a [...]
John urges more action to cut energy bills LOCAL MP John Healey is urging the Government to use carbon taxes to cut energy bills and tackle fuel poverty. He has [...]
Work programme is a miserable failure for South Yorkshire Figures released today show that the Government’s Work Programme is failing to get local people back to work in Rotherham and [...]
MP calls debate to expose Government's "rip-off rate" phone lines MP John Healey called a debate last night to expose the “rip-off rates” many poor, vulnerable and distressed people are [...]
John celebrates surrogacy rights campaign win MP John Healey is celebrating a huge step forward in his campaign to secure leave and pay rights for mums who have babies through [...]
Information on support for Rotherham constituents, after resignation of MP Denis MacShane The constituency staff of Denis MacShane continue to be available to try to assist constituents who require help [...]
Claimants of disabled and sickness benefits being charged rip-off rates for helplines Figures obtained by MP John Healey show elderly and vulnerable people are being charged rip-off rates to make [...]
John backing bid to criminalise social tenancy fraud John Healey has backed a Bill aimed at cracking down on subletting by council tenants, as it reached the crucial Committee stage. [...]
John joins schools for equipment presentation at Tesco Tesco in Wath-upon-Dearne welcomed John Healey MP and local schools who have received new equipment through the supermarket’s vouchers scheme. Swinton Fitzwilliam [...]
John warns of rising unemployment and a divided Britain JOHN Healey has warned that unemployment is still going up in South Yorkshire, creating a divided country. New employment figures out [...]
John calls on Government to remark GCSE papers YOUNG people in Rotherham and Barnsley are being denied opportunities because of English GCSE downgrading, an MP has told the Education Secretary. [...]
MP welcomes £1m lottery fund for Dearne MP John Healey has welcomed news that a second part of the Dearne will receive £1 million in Lottery funding. The money from [...]
MP backs fight against breast cancer Local MP John Healey is backing the fight against breast cancer and urging constituents to join him in “Wear it Pink” day - Breast [...]
John calls for more funding to tackle one of Rotherham and Barnsley's biggest killers AN MP is calling for more funding and better support for victims of chest disease, which [...]
Government climb down on plans to scrap crime compensation A ROTHERHAM MP has welcomed an eleventh-hour government climb-down on plans to scrap compensation payments for crime victims. John Healey was [...]
MP backs cancer charity with coffee morning MP John Healey is backing Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting another coffee morning. The popular event, held every year at the MP’s office [...]
John supports Unison at Rotherham show John Healey showed his support for Unison volunteers at the trade union's stall at Rotherham Show at the weekend. Unison will be marching against [...]
John supports defibrillator campaign AN MP learned life-saving skills as part of a campaign to introduce defibrillators to public buildings. John Healey was taught CPR and how to use a [...]
MP warns fire cuts will lead to deaths South Yorkshire MP John Healey said he was giving the Government their “final warning” that if planned fire cuts go ahead “more [...]
John demands fairness in lottery funding after figures show South Yorkshire towns have lost £83m MP John Healey is demanding fairness in lottery funding after new research showing many parts [...]
Youth unemployment triples in constituency in year Youth unemployment has more than tripled in the Wentworth and Dearne constituency in the last year. New employment statistics showed the number of [...]
Building a better economy Buried by news of British Olympic golds last week, the Bank of England admitted it had called the economy wrong. A year ago it said growth [...]
MP backs 'free lunch for poorest students' call DEARNE MP John Healey is backing a campaign to give free meals to the poorest college students. It would benefit one in [...]
Rotherham MPs back bid to make Yorkshire first Fairtrade region Rotherham is backing a campaign for Yorkshire to become the first Fairtrade region. The town won Fairtrade status in 2006 [...]
John leading fight for fairer fire funding in South Yorkshire DEARNE MP John Healey is leading the fight for a fairer funding deal for Metropolitan fire services, including South Yorkshire. [...]
'FE loans coming at worst possible time' - MP DEARNE MP John Healey has criticised the government for charging older students more at “the worst possible time” and not giving [...]
MP challenges government on air ambulance fuel payments Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey challenged the Government in a Commons debate on the return of VAT on air ambulance fuel [...]
MP warns loans will put thousands of college MP John Healey has warned thousands of would-be students will be put off going to college because of government plans to introduce [...]
Government in fresh u-turn over sale of forests John Healey MP thanked everyone who joined the campaign to keep woodland in England in public hands after the Independent Panel on [...]
Decision not to choose Leeds as specialist children's heart surgery centre John has expressed his disappointment after the outcome of the 'Safe and Sustainable' review and decision of the Joint [...]
MP asks minister to pledge to keep local courts open The Justice Minister failed to promise to keep Rotherham and Barnsley magistrates’ courts open, after being challenged in Parliament by [...]
John backs bill to criminalise council housing fraud John Healey is backing a Bill aimed at cracking down on subletting by council tenants. As Housing Minister, in 2009, Mr Healey [...]
Biggest drop in NHS satisfaction in decades - MP urges PM to keep promise John Healey has called on David Cameron to live up to his promise to protect the [...]
MP backs care home under threat from bank 'mis-selling' MP John Healey has stepped in to back a company which claims mis-selling by Barclays is threatening their business, including two [...]
John urges government to save local Army regiment THE Government must end speculation that part of the Yorkshire Regiment is about to be scrapped and reassure soldiers and their families [...]
Loan shark victims urged to come forward in local campaign A campaign has been launched in Doncaster and Rotherham to show loan shark victims where to turn. The England Illegal [...]
John backs 'le bid' John Healey is backing Yorkshire’s bid to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France. He has provided a letter of support to Welcome to [...]
A failing Bill? The Local Government Finance Bill was rushed through the Commons, yet lay dormant for months before its recent arrival in the Lords. John Healey explains why he [...]
John helps in charity shop for Volunteers Week John Healey MP volunteered at the Rotherham Hospice shop in Wath to support Volunteers Week 2012 which runs June 1 to 7. [...]
Top politicians hit out at police cuts and privatisation plans MP John Healey and Shaun Wright, vice chairman of South Yorkshire Police Authority, have criticised Government cuts after new figures [...]
MP welcomes college's support for young people MP John Healey has welcomed news that Dearne Valley College is to introduce its own version of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). The [...]
John presents petition against 'caravan tax' John Healey was among 27 MPs to present a petition to Parliament calling for a stop to the “caravan tax.” In this year’s Budget [...]
"Return of poll tax" - MP warns A SOUTH Yorkshire MP has warned of “the return of the poll tax” with planned Government cuts to council tax benefit. MPs debated [...]
MP winning campaign against 'rip-off' doctors' phone numbers DOZENS of GPs have stopped – or pledged to stop – using rip-off phone numbers just months after they were criticised by [...]
MP opens job zone at Dearne Valley College John Healey has officially opened Dearne Valley College’s (DVC) new Job Zone initiative. Based at the Manvers Campus, the new service in [...]
John calls for better support for UK's six million carers Local MP John Healey has teamed up with TV presenter and former carer Fiona Phillips to support this year’s Carers [...]
Healey on risk register report to Parliament from Information Commissioner Responding to the Information Commissioner’s report to Parliament today on the “Ministerial veto on disclosure of the Department of Health’s [...]
John Healey writes to Prime Minister over cabinet NHS risk register veto Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 9 May 2012 Dear Prime [...]
Reports Government will veto release of NHS transition risk register – Clegg challenged to stand up for public’s right to know John Healey MP has reacted to reports that the [...]
Government to veto release of NHS transition risk register John Healey MP first asked for release of the risk register on the Government’s NHS reforms in November 2010. Today in [...]
John writes to NHS Commissioning Board Chief Executive to request release of risk register Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE Chief Executive NHS Commissioning Board Quarry House Quarry Hill Leeds LS2 [...]
A truly transparent government would stop fighting the publication of its risk assessments on NHS reforms The legal clock is ticking for the government, as ministers must decide next week [...]
Pledges pour in as Rotherham loneliness campaign is launched More than 40 individuals, business and partners pledged to end loneliness for more than 17,000 older people in Rotherham, as a [...]
Government writing a "blank cheque" for energy companies - MP Local MP John Healey has accused the Government of “writing a blank cheque” for energy companies and urged them to [...]
Fight for maternity rights in surrogacy taken to Westminster A campaign started by two Rotherham women to widen maternity rights has gone all the way to Westminster. Cousins Jane Kassim [...]
Legal advice cuts will hit most vulnerable – MP GOVERNMENT plans to cut funding for free legal advice have been slammed by a local MP. It is feared the Legal [...]
Information Rights Tribunal releases decision notice on NHS transition risk register After hearing the case on 5-6 March, on 9 March the Tribunal dismissed the Department of Health’s appeal against [...]
MP urges government to back British beer John Healey MP has urged the Chancellor to back British beer. Calling it the “first Budget 2013 representation”, the former Pubs Minister has [...]
Press statement - John Healey MP. John Healey MP, who first asked for release of the risk register on the Government's NHS reorganisation in November 2010, welcomed today’s Information Tribunal's [...]
Rotherham secondaries facing country's biggest funding cuts, MPs warn ROTHERHAM secondary schools are facing the biggest funding cuts in the country, two of the town's MPs have warned. The budget [...]
MP urges more action to tackle hike in energy bills John Healey has called on the Government to do more to help families and older people facing rocketing energy bills. [...]