News Guardian Articles - Alan Campbell MP for Tynemouth

Clean Energy Jobs Plan

You shouldn’t have to leave your hometown just to find a decent job. That’s why this Government is doubling down on clean energy: to create 400,000 jobs – in every town, city, region and nation of this country. This includes 20,000 clean energy jobs in the North East with a…

Pride in Place funding secured

The Government’s Pride in Place Programme is aimed at improving communities and neighbourhoods particularly where local people feel they have been overlooked or left behind. As part of the fund, 169 areas will receive £2 million every year for a decade, giving communities the certainty and control they need to…

Hillsborough Law

The recent introduction of a Hillsborough Law quite rightly made the headlines. The legislation, actually called the Public Office Accountability Bill, is referred to as the Hillsborough Law because at long last it seeks to address the injustices following the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989. 97 Liverpool fans died and many…

More help for families

For a lot of parents, the long summer holidays can seem a marathon rather than a sprint. They can also be costly. The Government recognised that and invested a further £600 million into the Holiday Activity Fund which provides activities and food to children from lower-income families. I want to thank Northumbria University for all they…

Bright future for the Cadets

As the summer draws to an end and autumn approaches so thoughts, traditionally, turn to events in which the nation particularly remembers those who served and too often gave their lives in conflict. It begins with Merchant Navy Day early next month, then Battle of Britain Sunday and through to…

SEND Reform

Many children, and their parents, will be looking forward to the end of the summer holidays and a return to school. Others will be worried about the level of support they will receive when they get there. Special Educational Needs and Disability, like many of our public services, is broken…

The story of North Shields

The story of 800 years of North Shields is the story of the River Tyne and in part the ships built along it. I remember well the launch of RFA ships ordered by the previous Labour Government and for a while the hope of the return of shipbuilding. I chaired…

Our seaside heritage

This week Historic England launched an interactive map of some of our nationally protected historic coastal landmarks. It will be a celebration of our seaside heritage and is part of The Missing Pieces Project. The project invites the public to share pictures and stories of memorable places on the National…

Happy birthday to our NHS

The NHS turns 77 this week. It has touched the lives of almost every citizen and literally saved lives. The NHS was the crowning glory of the post-war Labour Government and arguably our country’s greatest achievement. And yet it has fallen from time to time to Labour Governments to save…

Waiting lists going in the right direction

It’s debilitating and often painful to sit on a waiting list for hospital treatment. It’s good news then that waiting lists are currently at their lowest level for two years and that they even dropped in April, for the first time in 17 years. At the General Election we promised…

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