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Caring for older people, Homepage, More affordable housing, Speeches

Ageing Positively Conference

23/10/2012

I recently attended the East Midlands Later Life Forum‘s “Ageing Positively” Conference, which was organised in Leicester in partnership with the ChangeAGEnts Network. I spoke about the vital contribution care services and housing can make to improving people’s quality of life as they get older. We had a really good discussion […]

Liz in the news, More affordable housing, Supporting families

We’ve got to get banks lending again

17/09/2012

Liz’s latest column for the Leicester Mercury, on how to tackle the housing crisis.

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Liz meets Labour Council Leads for Adult Social Care

02/07/2012

On Monday 25 June I met with Labour Councillors who lead on adult social care in different parts of the country. The meeting was in Birmingham, where this year’s Local Government Conference is taking place. We talked about the huge challenges councils face in meeting growing demand for social care, […]

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Investing in Communities

19/03/2012

On Friday 9th March, housing leaders from across the East Midlands came together at Leicester Tigers’ for the National Housing Federation’s annual regional conference on ‘Investing in Communities’. I led a session that looked at the crucial links between housing, health and care. Poor housing and disjointed services have a […]

Caring for older people, More affordable housing, Speeches

Making the links: housing, health and care

09/03/2012

On 9th March 2012, I gave a speech to the East Midlands Housing Federation about the links between the health, care and housing needs of our ageing population. If you’d like to read my speech, please click here: Making the links Liz Kendall MP’s speech to East Midlands Housing Federation 9 March […]

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Liz backs project to help young parents

26/01/2012

The award-winning GAP (Gaining a Place) Project in Beaumont Leys is run by the East Midlands Housing Association. It provides young parents with decent accommodation while they get back on their feet. That might mean help to learn how to properly manage the family budget, or support to get the […]

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Liz’s maiden speech, 10 June 2010

14/06/2010

I welcome you to your new position, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to make my maiden speech during this important debate on poverty. It is a great honour to serve as the Member of Parliament for Leicester West. My constituency has a proud […]

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A better, fairer future for people in Leicester West

12/04/2010

I know lots of people haven’t made up their minds about how to vote at the general election on May 6th, and many others might not vote at all because they’re fed up with politics and politicians. But this election matters. It’s about the future of local jobs and businesses; […]

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More housing help for Leicester West

03/02/2010

Housing is one of the most important issues in this constituency. I know people don’t like it when Labour politicians talk about the problems caused by the last Conservative Government! But the truth is we’re still dealing with their failed legacy on housing: their failure to build new council houses […]