May 19, 2026 | Emma in Parliament, Healthy Start Scheme, Latest News, Uncategorized
Healthy Start value was increased by 10% in April. It’s been a long campaign. I am continuing to work with Sustain: The Alliance For Better Food And Farming, The Food Foundation, Feeding Britain and the Department of Health and Social Care as we push for maximum take...
Apr 26, 2023 | Latest News, Uncategorized
This week I hosted a screening of ‘The Great North: A Run, A River, A Region’ in Parliament which celebrates the legacy of the Great North Run. I was joined by Sir Brendan Foster CBE, who started the run and spoke to open the screening before our guests...
Aug 21, 2019 | Latest News, Uncategorized
School Summer holidays are in full swing and here in South Tyneside voluntary and community groups are busier than ever with local ‘Food, Fun and Friendship’ clubs as part of the Feeding Britain local network. Funding for the clubs, which are run by volunteers, was...
Jul 29, 2019 | Latest News, Uncategorized
On Thursday 13th June, Emma travelled to Blackpool to address the National Pensioner’s Convention’s Annual “Pensioners’ Parliament.” At this event she gave a speech addressing some of the issues facing Pensioner’s under years of...
May 29, 2019 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Earlier this year Emma was pleased to add her name to an Early Day Motion (EDM) which calls for a ban on trophy hunting imports to the UK in an effort to curb the cruel and barbaric practice. Trophy hunting is when a person pays a fee to experience the hunting of an...
Apr 16, 2019 | Latest News, Uncategorized
On Thursday 24 January, Emma contributed to a debate in Parliament on ‘Appropriate ME Treatment.’ Using the example of her constituent, Barbara Kell, she detailed the suffering of those with the illness being disbelieved about symptoms, receiving the wrong treatment...
