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The National Skills Strategy
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...Sure Start Children’s Centres
17. November 2009
4 September 2009 Sure Start Children’s Centres are ‘one stop shops’ for parents with children under five – providing services including childcare, healthcare, parenting advice, family support and opportunities to get back into work or training Most services, except childcare, are free and even then, families on a low income can often claim tax credits that [...]
Continue reading...GCSEs - Labour’s record
17. November 2009
1997 2008 2009 GCSE passes at A* or A 13.8% 20.7% 21.6% GCSE passes at A*-C 52.6% 65.7% 67.1% English A*-C pass rate 54.8% 62.9% 62.7% Maths A*-C pass rate 47.1% 56.3% 57.2% 15 year olds achieving five or more good GCSEs (A*-C) 45.1% 64.8% n/a* 15 year olds achieving five or more good GCSEs (A*-C) including in English & Maths 35.6% 47.3% n/a* Number of schools where less than 30% of [...]
Continue reading...2009 GCSE and Diploma results
17. November 2009
27 August 2009 Labour’s Schools Minister Vernon Coaker today welcomed the news that more young people are achieving A*-C grades at GCSE and setting themselves on a path to success. The 2009 GCSE results, released today, show the overall A*-C rate has increased by 1.4 percentage points to 67.1%. The overall A* to G rate has also [...]
Continue reading...AS and A-level results
17. November 2009
20 August 2009 Labour’s Schools Minister Iain Wright today congratulated A-level students and welcomed news that increased numbers of pupils are passing A Levels, with rises in key subjects like sciences - and maths at its highest level in over a decade. The UK 2009 A level and AS results show the number of learners [...]
Continue reading...Ed Balls article in The Independent
1. October 2009
23 September 2009 Some political commentators have tried to suggest in recent weeks that all the parties are now on the same page on tax and spending, with few differences likely at the next general election. This is nonsense. Every election is different, and this one will be fought in tougher economic times. But over the [...]
Continue reading...Spring Newsletters, West Hull & Hessle
15. April 2009
To download electronic versions of Alan Johnson’s Spring Parliamentary Reports, please use the below links: Newsletter for West Hull Newsletter for Hessle
Continue reading...Tory Cuts to Children’s Centres
23. February 2009
Labour’s Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes MP has warned that Conservative Party plans to cut £200 million each year from the Sure Start budget could see one in five Children’s Centres forced to close their doors. In Hull, this would mean the closure of four centres. It comes as research published by Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes [...]
Continue reading...£9m to rebuild primary schools in Hull
20. November 2008
This month saw a funding boost announced by the Government to start rebuilding local primary schools. Hull City Council will receive over £9m to kick start the Labour Government’s plan to rebuild or refurbish half of all primary schools over the next fifteen years. The funding plans - worth £3.55 billion across England – were confirmed [...]
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.
At the very top of the website you will see a list of the different pages available to you. There is some information about me, a little about Hull West and Hessle, my surgery details and useful links, of course, details for how to contact me.
As well as providing information, the site also contains both News from Westminster and Local News updates. The articles in these sections show some of the policy decisions being taken in London as well as the local news and campaigns in Hull.
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Alan Johnson MP
17. November 2009
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