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Queens Speech 2009
The Queen’s Speech set out the next steps in Building Britain’s Future. Our legislation for the next parliamentary session is a programme of tough action on the big issues that matter to people, in line with this Government’s core values of fairness and responsibility. At its heart is the conviction that government can be a [...]
Continue reading...Unemployment Figures
18. November 2009
11 November 2009 Labour is determined not to repeat the Tory policies of the past which left families and communities scarred for generations. That is why Labour is investing £5 billion now to help people get back to work - £5 billion which the Tories oppose. If we don’t act now, it will cost us all more [...]
Continue reading...The Choice for Britain on Health
18. November 2009
11 November 2009 The NHS has made enormous progress in the last 12 years. Waiting times are the shortest since records began; 3 million more operations are carried out each year; there are over 100 new or refurbished hospitals; and more people are surviving cancer, strokes and heart disease. Now, Labour will introduce three legally enforceable rights: To [...]
Continue reading...New improvements to the NHS
17. November 2009
From 1 April Labour is abolishing NHS prescription charges for everyone undergoing treatment for cancer, the effects of cancer, or the effects of cancer treatment. Up to 150,000 patients already diagnosed with cancer are expected to benefit, saving them £100 or more each year in prescription charges. Other new NHS improvements are Health Checks - which [...]
Continue reading...Defence Briefing
17. November 2009
Why we are in Afghanistan Our approach to Afghanistan is part of a wider international effort to help the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to build the security, democracy and prosperity which is essential to stability in this crucial region and to our own national security – helping those countries to take increasing responsibility for tackling [...]
Continue reading...PMs speech on Afghanistan
17. November 2009
6 November 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown today announced future plans on British troop levels in Afghanistan, in support of our strategy of Afghanization set out in December 2007 and again in April this year. Please find below a copy of the Prime Minister’s speech on Afghanistan. In it, the Prime Minister set out why our mission [...]
Continue reading...Repossessions
17. November 2009
The steps that have been taken to ensure help is available at every stage of the repossession process include: ACTION ON ADVICE: The Government is investing £130m in providing free face-to-face debt advice services between 2006 and 2011, and over the past year more than 100,000 families have received information and advice about their mortgages from [...]
Continue reading...The National Skills Strategy
17. November 2009
11 November 2009 The Government has announced a new ambitious vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth. The Labour Government will: Create a modern class of technicians, through a dramatic expansion of advanced apprenticeships, creating 35,000 new apprenticeship places over the next two years; Give every adult who wants [...]
Continue reading...Building Schools for the Future
17. November 2009
7 September 2009 20 Ministers including the Prime Minister and Schools Secretary Ed Balls visited new schools around the country on 7 September to celebrate the opening of 400 new or refurbished schools this year. Thanks to Labour’s investment more than 4,000 schools will have been built, rebuilt or refurbished by July 2010 since 1997 – [...]
Continue reading...Child Trust Funds
17. November 2009
From September 2009, the Government is making the first Child Trust Fund payments to 7-year-olds. Children will receive a payment of £250 into their CTF account. A further payment of £250 will also be made for children in lower-income families, and children in care. The Government payments are designed to: Help kick-start families’ saving for [...]
Continue reading...Alan Johnson MP
This site has been put together with you in mind. I receive many letters and e-mails from constituents and I want to be able to help everyone as quickly and efficiently as possible. Hopefully this site will help you, as well as me, receive the best from our relationship.
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Alan Johnson MP
18. November 2009
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