Jul 21, 2016 | Casework, Homepage, Newsroom, Slides, Uncategorized
In Communities and Local Government Questions on Monday, Emma quizzed the Minster about the North East devolution deal in light of Brexit. The North East receives more funding from the EU than anywhere else in England. Over the next 5 years the North East was...
Jul 7, 2016 | Casework, Homepage, Newsroom, Slides
A panel event based on Kayleigh Garthwaite’s book ‘Hunger Pains: Life inside foodbank Britain’ took place in parliament on Wednesday 29 June. Academics, MPs, media and the public came together with a panel of experts to discuss the varied and complex issue of...
Jul 7, 2016 | Casework, Homepage, Newsroom, Slides
Last week in Parliament, Peers and MPs attended a drop-in session organised by Emma to meet the Every Child Leaving Care Matters (ECLCM) team and sign their petition to stop discrimination against children in residential children’s homes and support all children...
Apr 20, 2016 | Casework, Homepage, Newsroom
Last week Emma attended a parliamentary event to raise awareness for The Children’s Society’s Seriously Awkward campaign, aimed at securing better support for 16 and 17 year olds facing sexual exploitation, mental health problems, poverty and neglect. The event...
Apr 6, 2016 | Casework, Homepage, Slides
A constituent attended my surgery who had been offered a new job which required a DBS check, although they had applied for the DBS over a month ago it had still not arrived and they were left unable to start their new job. After I wrote to the Disclosure and Barring...
Mar 4, 2016 | Casework, Homepage
A constituent contacted me as they had been suffering with damp in their home for several months. They had complained on numerous occasions to their landlord, however no repairs were undertaken. I contacted the landlord on the constituent’s behalf and not only was...
