May 30, 2014 | Newsroom
Emma recently submitted an article to the Shields Gazette after she visited the South Tyneside Young Carers project at the Ridgeway Centre in South Shields. Over 240,00 children and young people in the UK act as carers for a loved one – more than 600 of them in...
May 16, 2014 | Newsroom
Emma recently met with campaigners from carers’ organisations in the House of Commons to pledge her support for Carers Week Quest, a national awareness drive that will take place during Carers Week 2014 (June 9 – 15). One in eight adults in the UK are carers, but the...
Apr 12, 2014 | Newsroom
MPs from all major parties have backed Emma’s Early Day Motion (EDM) recognising the contribution of social workers. Emma tabled the motion on 17 March to coincide with World Social Work Day 2014 on the 18th. EDM 1193 (World Social Work Day 2014) states: “That this...
Mar 12, 2014 | Newsroom
Emma Lewell-Buck warned that the Government’s plans for inspections of adult social care could lead to cases of neglect being missed, as she spoke in favour of Labour amendments to the Care Bill on Monday. Emma spoke in favour of a Labour amendment, which she had...
Jan 24, 2014 | Newsroom
Last week Emma called on Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb to require councils to register disabled children, during a debate on the Government’s Care Bill. As a member of the Public Bill Committee considering the Bill, Emma has been closely looking at the...
