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Spring Newsletters, West Hull & Hessle

15. April 2009

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Spring Newsletters, West Hull & Hessle

To download electronic versions of Alan Johnson’s Spring Parliamentary Reports, please use the below links: Newsletter for West Hull Newsletter for Hessle

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Real Help for the Unemployed

20. March 2009

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Real Help for the Unemployed

This week’s figures show the human impact of the global recession and the redundancies made at the beginning of the year. Behind the statistics is really bad news for individuals and their families and that is exactly why as unemployment rises the government is increasing the help it gives people losing their jobs. The government is not [...]

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Real Help for Families and Businesses

19. February 2009

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Real Help for Families and Businesses

I know that the international financial crisis is having a real impact on individuals, families and businesses in West Hull & Hessle. We shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of the past when people were left to cope on their own. So I welcome the launch of a new guide to finding help with homes, jobs and [...]

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David Cameron’s Chilling Cuts

20. January 2009

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The Conservative’s are against the extra support that Labour is offering pensioners during the winter, with increases in the Winter Fuel Payment, an extra £60 on top of the Christmas bonus of £10 as well as an extra £100 million pounds allocated to the Government’s Warm Front scheme which helps insulate homes for pensioners. At a [...]

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Caravan Industry

17. December 2008

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The caravan industry is as important to Yorkshire & the Humber as the car industry is to the West Midlands and we need to protect it from the impact of the global economic situation. Atlas Holiday Homes in Wiltshire Road were forced into administration last month as a result of the bank’s risk-adverse attitude towards lending. [...]

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More fair trade for Hull West and Hessle

13. March 2008

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Fair trade helps support 7 million people in the developing world.  Our shopping habits can make a real difference to the world’s poorest people.  By buying food and presents from developing countries we will help grow their economies and reduce poverty. So I’m calling on people in Hull West and Hessle to buy fair trade products [...]

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The House Magazine

12. July 2004

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Alan Johnson takes an in-depth look at the regeneration revolution that is putting Hull back on the map… OPEN FOR BUSINESS Alan Johnson takes an in-depth look at the regeneration revolution that is putting Hull back on the map. Hull is at a hugely exciting point in its history with over £1bn of investment transforming the [...]

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