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British Gas Announces Potential Redundancies

01/05/2012

British Gas Business has announced that it wants to move offshore around 300 jobs from its sites on Spinneyside and Aylestone Road. This news comes as a devastating blow for many of our constituents, at a time when the local economy is really struggling as unemployment is high and living […]

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Liz challenges Nick Clegg on soaring unemployment

16/03/2012

On the 14th March I questioned the Deputy Prime Minister about record-high unemployment rates during Prime Minister’s Questions. The latest figures show that unemployment is now at its highest 17 years, and women’s unemployment is at its highest for 23 years. Nationally, the number of young unemployed is over a million. […]

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Making physics exciting

01/03/2012

On Friday 24th February I helped judge the Active Physics ‘Become a Star’ competition at Leicester’s brilliant National Space Centre. It’s really important that we encourage more children to get interested in and excited about science, including physics. So I was delighted to back the Active Physics competition, and will […]

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Care Internship Programme

27/02/2012

I am a long-standing and passionate supporter of LGBT equality. When I became involved with the CARE internship programme in December last year, I had no idea CARE had co-sponsored a conference in which “therapeutic approaches to same sex attraction” appeared on the agenda. I find this deeply offensive to […]

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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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Working with employers to support local jobs

26/01/2012

I’m sure most of us associate Walker’s Crisps with Leicester legend, Gary Lineker but last week I met with the people who do the real work to bring these products to our supermarket and corner shop shelves. I toured the Walkers factory in Beaumont Leys, which has a long history […]

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Proud to be Patron of Shama Womens Centre

08/12/2011

The Shama Women’s Centre in Highfields is a brilliant organisation that provides services and support to women throughout Leicester. By offering training opportunities, such as NVQ and ESOL courses, and a range of other services like supporting new mums to breast feed, Shama helps women, particularly from disadvantaged communities, to […]

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Liz meets students from DMU in Parliament

22/11/2011

I recently met a group of youth and community development students from De Montfort University, who came to visit the Houses of Parliament as part of their studies in social policy and politics. We had a lively discussion about the future of youth services, and how students and young people […]

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Liz hosts launch of report on Leicester Special Olympics

31/10/2011

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting the launch of a report on the impact of Leicester’s 2009 Special Olympic Games. The report, called “Learning Disability, Sport and Legacy”, was produced by De Montfort University and Leicester University. It found that the games not only brought real health benefits […]

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Liz hosts a reception in Parliament for Minority Supplier Development UK

07/10/2011

Last month I hosted a reception in Parliament to raise awareness about the work of Minority Supplier Development UK and the vital role that black and minority ethnic businesses play in our economy. MSD UK is a Leicester based not-for-profit organisation that brings together ethnic minority businesses with corporations looking […]

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Hustings at Leicester College

08/07/2011

On 24th June I went to a ‘hustings’ debate organised by students at Leicester College. The students, who are adult learners doing the citizenship model on the pre-access course, were in two teams: Say No To Size Zero, who are campaigning to raise awareness about the dangers of unhealthy body […]

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Liz questions Ken Clarke about Government plans to privatise the Land Registry

10/06/2011

I think that the Land Registry’s public sector status is vital to the impartiality and integrity of its work, and I have been actively campaigning against any suggestion that the Registry should be privatised over recent months. I have met with staff and trade union officials at the Land Registry’s […]