On Thursday 20th June I spoke in a House of Commons debate on Britain’s 6.5 million unpaid carers. My speech included some practical measures that would help identify the many ‘hidden’ carers; improve information, advice and support for carers; and ensure carers can stay in paid work whilst still […]
I have written to the Bank of England, along with 45 other women MPs and Peers, to express my concern following the Bank’s announcement that it intends to remove the only woman historical figure on our bank notes. This means for the first time in a decade only men will […]
I recently met with Julie Jay Charles, who runs the Equalities National Council. ENC’s mission is to pioneer and develop advocacy services and community programmes to meet the needs of Britain’s 1 million disabled people from black and minority ethnic communities. The ENC and Scope recently published an important report […]
In January I held the first meeting of the Leicester West Business Forum. Please find a summary of that meeting here.
In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz talks about the latest developments on the future of Children’s Heart Surgery at Glenfield Hospital. To read more click here.
I warmly welcome the decision to overturn the flawed “Safe and Sustainable review” and to look again at the decision to close children’s heart surgery at Glenfield. Ensuring children get the very best quality of care has always been my top priority and the focus of our cross-party campaign. I […]
Gas and electricity bills are far too high, which is why I’ve pressed for immediate action to bring them down. Alongside this, we need to improve our energy policy so that it protects the environment and boosts green jobs. On Tuesday 4th June, MPs debated the Government’s Energy Bill in […]
Manor House is a fantastic community centre that offers a wide range of brilliant services to local people in and around the Narborough Road and Braunstone. On Saturday, I joined constituents, friends and colleagues for a Vintage Tea Party at Manor House. The event was organised by the local Labour […]
We’ve recently had real problems in our local A&E department. Over the past couple of months, only 79% of patients were seen in 4 hours, compared to the Government’s new lower target of 95%. Leicester’s Clinical Commissioning Group tells me these delays have been caused by NHS staff shortages, cuts to social care […]
On Friday, I welcomed his Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent to Leicester as we showcased the brilliant work of De Montfort University’s Square Mile project. The project uses DMU’s talents and resources to help improve life for local residents in Fosse, Woodgate and Newfoundpool. […]
You might have heard or read reports in the media recently about the appalling case of Lydia Spilner, a 100 year-old woman who died at Leicester Royal Infirmary as a result of dehydration. On 5th June I spoke to BBC East Midlands Today about poor standards of care for elderly […]
On Tuesday 4th June I hosted a reception in Parliament for Saga, who offer holidays, insurance and other services for people over 50 years old. I spoke about the vital contribution older people make to our economy and society as a whole. An increasing number of older people are, or […]
