Today, 34 cross-party MPs supported my letter to the Health Secretary calling for his Department to urgently contact the households of 171,000 pregnant mothers, babies and young children currently missing out on the Healthy Start scheme.
I am pleased Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and Green MPs backed my plea.
Last week I was sworn in as the MP for South Shields for the fifth time, and each time it strikes me how incredibly honoured I feel that...
I have been contacted by several constituents recently making my office aware of the financial and emotional trauma caused by local...
Last year, I coordinated a letter calling for all eligible families not receiving Healthy Start payments to be informed of the scheme....