Category: 2 Featured
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Coronavirus and claiming benefits
If you cannot work due to coronavirus and are eligible for Statutory Sick Pay you will get it from day one, rather than from the fourth day of your illness. DWP intends to legislate so this measure applies retrospectively from 13 March 2020. Statutory Sick Pay will be payable if you are staying at home on…
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Blaydon Quarry Tip Update
Blaydon Quarry Tip Update: Today I have again called on the Environment Agency for the closure of the Blaydon Quarry tip due to the ongoing and persistent breeches of their permit. Over the last two days I have received further complaints about odour and concerns about the perceived lack of correct coverage of the site…
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Meetings for 1950’s-born women
Are you, or is someone you know, a 1950’s-born woman? If you or someone in your household were born in the 1950s, you may be affected by the increase in the pension age under the Conservative government. The increase in retirement age from 60 to beyond 65 has hit hundreds of thousands of women born…
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Westminster hosts a reception for Acquired Brain Injury survivors
I was honoured to speak at an APPG on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) event yesterday, which brought together survivors of ABI at a reception in Westminster. The group has done a great job of raising awareness of ABI and the need to improve neurorehabilitation services across the UK. ABI is a hidden epidemic…
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Angel of the North 21st Anniversary
Earlier today I asked the Leader of the House if she would grant a debate on the importance of culture to local economies. The Angel of the North celebrates its 21st birthday this week, and I am very proud that this magnificent landmark is in my constituency and has been one of the most famous…
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Job advert: Caseworker
Date Added: 03 January 2019 Closing Date: 14 January 2019 Job Title: Caseworker Working For: Liz Twist MP (Blaydon) Location: Blaydon Constituency Office Salary: £22,000 per annum in line with IPSA pay scale Job Details Liz Twist MP is seeking to appoint a caseworker to support her role as the Member of Parliament for Blaydon.…
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Liz questions cuts to Northumbria Police
Yesterday I asked the Home Sectretary about the cuts to Northumbria Police. Since 2010, Northumbria Police have had funding cuts of £140m and lost 1000 jobs. They now face an additional cost of £11m. I therefore asked if the Home Sectretary if he had pressed the Treasury to fund this cost before more police…
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Unveiling of memorial to those lost in the Stargate Pit Disaster
Last Friday I was delighted to attend the unveiling of the memorial to those who died in the Stargate Pit Disaster of 1826. Brighten Ryton have been working hard on this project for a number of months, so I was very pleased to see it come to fruition. The memorial remembers the 32 men…
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Liz visits Northumbria Police
Yesterday I spent the day with Northumbria Police to find out about their work on the ground. I started at Whickham Police station, went on to the control room at Ponteland, met the Safeguarding team based in Gateshead and visited the custody suite at Forth Banks and finished by going out on patrol with my…
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Youth Parliament debate on Religious Education
This afternoon I chaired a debate on the teaching of RE in schools. Young people from across the country, including a group from Whickham School in my constituency, have come to Westminster to debate issues around religious literacy. They have debated the right to withdraw from RE lessons, challenging extremism and whether there is still…