May 27, 2011
Kerry McCarthy MP is encouraging Bristolians to express their profound opposition to the Government’s NHS reforms by responding to the Government’s ‘listening exercise’ before the consultation closes on Tuesday 31st May. Bristolians can express their concerns about the Government’s chaotic NHS reforms by visiting the Department of Health website at: http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/listening-exercise-how-to-get-involved/ Kerry has received an ...
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May 27, 2011
Kerry McCarthy MP is backing Age UK’s campaign against Government plans which will see thousands of women waiting up to two years longer for their state pension than promised under the Coalition agreement. Kerry has discussed the these damaging changes with many of her constituents who are just some of the 330,000 women who will ...
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May 25, 2011
Kerry McCarthy MP has accused Nick Clegg, and the Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West of hypocrisy for their failure to support Labour plans to give local people a greater say in what shops could operate on their high streets. Last Thursday, Labour put forward a new clause to the Government’s Localism Bill, which would ...
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December 14, 2009
Kerry McCarthy MP is urging people to go online and back a new campaign to turn a promise to tackle global poverty into a law. The www.globalpovertypromise.com website is part of a campaign to put the Government’s promise to raise international development aid to 0.7% of national income by 2013 into legislation. Kerry said: “People ...
December 1, 2009
Kerry McCarthy MP has added her support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign on Friday 4th December 2009. There are over six million unpaid carers in the UK who provide care and support to family, friends and neighbours, providing unpaid care worth an estimated £87 billion each year. The Carers Rights Day campaign, run ...
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November 19, 2009
MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy has written to Jan Ormondroyd, Chief Executive of Bristol City Council, asking how the Council plans to develop apprenticeship opportunities for Bristol’s young people. Her letter is in response to concerns expressed by Ministers that the public sector accounts for 20% of the UK workforce, but only 10% of ...
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