I am pleased the Government has heard our calls and agreed to measure household food insecurity as part of its annual Family Resources Survey. This follows a campaign by my colleague Emma Lewell-Buck MP to introduce her Food Insecurity Bill that I have long supported. Introducing this measurement will mean […]
Leicester
Liz holds Coffee Morning in Braunstone Park
I’m holding a series of coffee mornings across the constituency where people can come and chat to me and their local councillors about any issues or concerns they may have about what’s happening locally or nationally. Last Friday, 1st March, I was in the Braunstone Park area where we had […]
Liz responds to closure of Fox’s Glacier Mints factory
I am deeply concerned that Valeo Foods UK’s Big Bear Confectionery has informed its employees of plans to close the Fox’s Glacier Mints factory on Sunningdale Road in my constituency. You can read more about the story here. This could mean more than 200 members of staff are at risk […]
Liz questions Prime Minister on Brexit
The Prime Minister has finally announced that if MPs do not approve her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 12 March, Parliament will be given a vote on whether the UK leaves the EU without a deal and – if that is rejected – to request that Brexit day is delayed. This […]
Liz invites Beaumont Leys pupil to Parliament
On Wednesday 6th February, I was delighted to welcome Kaitlin and her teacher Niamh from Beaumont Leys School to Parliament. I first met Kaitlin when I visited her school to hear about pupil’s experiences with social media as part of an inquiry by the Science and Technology Select Committee. You […]
Liz challenges Government over knife crime
Knife offences in Leicestershire have risen by 63% since 2010, yet we’ve been denied a share of £22 million funding from the Home Office’s Early Intervention Youth Fund to deliver crime prevention programmes with young people and tackle serious violence. In January I wrote to the Home Secretary to challenge […]
Liz welcomes pupils from Glebelands Primary School to Parliament
On 30th January, I was delighted to welcome Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils from Glebelands Primary School to Parliament. I really enjoyed answering their questions and speaking to them about what it is like to be an MP. It’s always great to welcome students and staff from Leicester […]
Liz questions Home Office Minister over Domestic Abuse Bill
The Government has finally published its draft Domestic Abuse Bill, two years after pledging to change the law. Whilst I welcome the steps the Bill will take to reform family courts and create a commissioner for tackling violence against women and girls, I have serious concerns about a number of […]
Liz welcomes MPs to Leicester West to learn about impacts of Universal Credit
I was pleased to welcome Heidi Allen and Frank Field to Leicester recently to hear from residents, charities and organisations about the impacts of Universal Credit here in Leicester West. As trustees of Feeding Britain, Heidi and Frank are travelling the country to listen to people who have been affected […]
Liz meets volunteers at Money Matters
Today I visited Money Matters in Leicester to find out more about how they are supporting people living in Leicester West who are facing hardship after moving onto Universal Credit. They told me about clients who find it difficult to complete the forms, delays in people receiving their first payments […]
Liz questions Employment Minister on Universal Credit
On 8 January Labour secured an Urgent Question in Parliament following reports that the Government has delayed a vote on moving 3 million people currently claiming benefits including Housing Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance – known as ‘legacy’ benefits – onto Universal Credit, and has instead decided […]
Liz writes to the Home Secretary about police funding
Leicester has seen an increase in serious and violent crime of 12.5% since 2015, more than double the national average. The number of knife offences recorded by Leicestershire Police since 2010 has risen by 63%, more than three times that seen across England and Wales. However, Leicestershire Police hasn’t received […]