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- Lyn Brown MP welcomes Newham scientist to Parliament
 Newham scientist, Ephraim Ansa-Addoe, joined Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, in Parliament this week to compete in the national scientific poster competition, SET for Britain.
SET for Britain is an exhibition of posters by research scientists, engineers and technologists who are at the start of their careers. The...
- Lyn Brown MP backs free personal care for those in most need
Lyn Brown MP has backed the Government's guarantee of free personal care for those with the most need from October 2011.
The Personal Care at Home Bill is the Government's first step towards setting up a National Care Service. This will provide a fair and affordable care system for...
- Lyn Brown MP visits Forest Gate School for Fair Trade Fortnight
 Lyn Brown MP visited Forest Gate Community School to talk to students and see what activities they have been doing as part of Fair Trade Fortnight (22nd February – 7th March). Lyn met young people from Godwin Primary School, who had popped in to make some amazing Fair Trade...
- Lyn Brown MP welcomes fall in teenage pregnancies
Lyn Brown MP has welcomed a 20% fall in teenage pregnancies in Newham, to their lowest rate in 20 years.
The Government has invested an additional £26.8 million nationwide in 2008 on promoting contraception. In Newham, improved sex and relationship education and programmes like C-Card, which allows young people...
- Lyn Brown MP welcomes £11million for new homes
Lyn Brown MP has welcomed over £11million new funding from the Government to build 70 new homes in Newham. 10 of these will be built on London Road in Plaistow and the remaining 60 will be built at other sites around the Borough. This announcement is part of a £500...
- Lyn welcomes the Prime Minister to Newham
 Lyn Brown MP was delighted to welcome the Prime Minister to Newham this week. Lyn joined the Prime Minister and Phil Hope, the Care Services Minister, on a visit to the Community Resource Centre in Plaistow. The Centre provides invaluable support to 400 elderly and disabled people every...
- Lyn signs up to votenhs.com campaign
Lyn Brown MP has signed up to the Government’s pledge at www.voteNHS.com to create a new NHS guarantee of cancer diagnosis within 1 week of GP referral. This will ensure that all NHS patients are tested for cancer and told their results in just 7 days. A quick diagnosis for...
- Newham tenants to be better protected from unscrupulous landlords
New measures are to give private-sector tenants in Newham better protection from unscrupulous landlords. This is the result of a lengthy Government consultation and determined campaigning from Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham. Newham council is to be given new powers to manage the unplanned spread of shared houses...
- Kick off for Kit For Kids campaign
Leading Newham charities have joined Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, in Parliament to kick off this year’s Kit For Kids campaign. Kit For Kids is an exciting new initiative to help Newham parents recycle their kids old school clothes at the end of the school year. Events will be...
- Lyn Brown MP supports sunbed ban for under 18s
Lyn Brown MP has been in Parliament to back a Bill to introduce a ban on anyone under 18 being able to use sunbeds. Recent research by Cancer Research UK, commissioned by the Government, found that a quarter of a million, or 6%, of children aged 11 to 17 have...
- Lyn Brown MP welcomes the new Polyclinic to be built on the Olympic Village Site
Lyn Brown MP has welcomed the proposals to build a new “world-class” Polyclinic to be built of the Olympic Village site. The polyclinic will provide a full range of primary health services, including a GP surgery, outpatient clinics, physiotherapy services, x-rays and ultrasounds. It will also include a...
- Earthquake in Haiti
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti as the devastation and destruction wrought by last weeks earthquake becomes clear. The death toll continues to rise and the difficulties facing the global relief effort are immense. If you would like to make a donation to the Disasters...
- Lyn Brown urges joining up to new boiler scheme
Lyn Brown MP has urged all Newham residents to check whether they are eligible for the Government’s new Boiler Scrappage scheme. The scheme is open to anyone living in an owned or privately rented home who has an old ‘G-rated’ boiler. You can check whether your boiler qualifies at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk....
- Lyn Brown MP welcomes an extra £1.2million for new council homes in Newham
Lyn Brown MP has welcomed an extra £1.2million funding from the Government for new council homes in Newham. This new funding is part of a £122million package from the Government to be shared amongst 73 councils, to build over 4,000 new council homes housing over 8,000 people in...
- Lyn Brown congratulates Newham students on another rise in their GCSE results
Lyn Brown MP is delighted to congratulate all Newham students, parents and teaching staff on achieving another significant rise in their GCSE results.
64% of students at Newham schools achieved 5 or more A*-C GCSE passes in 2009, a 5% increase on 2008 and a massive 30% increase since 1998....
- Lyn Brown urges all Newham residents to stay warm this winter
During this record-breaking spell of cold weather many Newham residents, particularly the vulnerable and the elderly, will be worrying about the cost of staying warm. But there is plenty of help available for anyone concerned about the cost of their heating. The Home Heat Helpline can advise...
- Lyn Brown welcomes £17.5m for Newham schools
Lyn Brown MP has welcomed an extra £17.5million funding from the Government for extra primary school places for children in Newham. This new funding is part of a £271 million package from the Government to be shared amongst 34 local authorities, creating 15,000 new primary school places. The rising...
- Carers Rights Day in Newham
Lyn Brown MP urges Newham carers to make sure they get the benefits they are entitled to. Carers in Newham are part of a network of six million unpaid carers in the UK, who provide vital care and support to family, friends and neighbours. This support is worth...
- Lyn Brown welcomes extra funding to tackle anti-social behaviour
Lyn Brown welcomes extra funding to tackle anti-social behaviour in Newham Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, has welcomed an extra £54,000 funding from the government to tackle anti-social behaviour in Newham. This new funding is part of a £10million package announced by the government...
- Newham parents missing out on payments of £500 per child from the Child Trust Fund
Newham parents are missing out on making a vital investment for their children’s future. 10,000 Child Trust Fund vouchers worth over £500 have been issued in Newham since the Fund was introduced in 2005 and only 70% of these have been claimed by Newham parents. The vouchers are used to...
- New rights guaranteed for Newham patients
The Labour government have announced that all NHS patients will be legally entitled to three new rights to treatment in early 2010. This means that if Newham Healthcare NHS Trust are unable to meet these guarantees, they will be required by law to find the patient treatment elsewhere. These three...
- Lyn Brown welcomes over £1 million extra funding to help Newham’s long-term jobless
Lyn Brown, Labour MP for West Ham, has welcomed an extra £1.1million funding from the government’s Working Neighbourhoods Fund intended to help Newham’s long-term unemployed to gain new skills and get back to work. This new funding is part of a £40million package from the government to be shared...
- Lyn Brown MP signs up to 10:10 Climate Campaign
Lyn Brown, Labour MP for West Ham, has signed up to the 10:10 campaign which requires participants to cut their carbon emissions by 10% by the end of 2010. Thousands of individuals have signed up – including the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers – as well as businesses, schools and...
- Lyn Brown MP encourages Newham children to ‘turn up for the books’
 In celebration of this year’s National Bookstart Day, Lyn Brown - West Ham’s Labour MP - spent the morning of Tuesday 6th October reading to local children at Plaistow Library. Along with Plaistow South Councillor Neil Wilson, Community Lead Councillor for Plaistow Community Forum, Lyn joined parents...
- Lyn Brown's Message to the Indian Muslim Federation's Eid Event
Lyn Brown was unable to attend the Indian Muslim Federation's Eid Event on Thursday 15 October, held at East Ham Town Hall. However, the following message was delivered on her behalf to those attending. Salaam Alaikum I’m extremely sorry that I am not able to...
- Walk to School Month? Lyn Brown MP says ‘Count me in!’
Pupils in West Ham will join thousands of children from across the UK and over 40 countries worldwide this October to celebrate the benefits of walking to school during International Walk to School Month and Lyn Brown MP will be encouraging local pupils to take part. The theme...
- Lyn Brown MP backs new campaign to help Newham homeowners
Labour MP Lyn Brown is backing a new national campaign which could help more than 185 people in Newham avoid having their home repossessed over the next three months. John Healey MP, Labour’s Housing Minister, has launched a new national campaign to help struggling homeowners take control of their finances...
- Lyn Brown MP backs blood pressure health during Know Your Numbers! Week
 West Ham MP Lyn Brown is asking local residents ‘Could YOU be the 1 in 3 who has high blood pressure?’ when she supports Know your Numbers! Week 2009, run by UK charity the Blood Pressure Association. Today, Lyn is visiting Day Lewis Pharmacy...
- Lyn Brown Statement on Football Violence
“I watched last night’s events with dismay and despair. I had hoped that we had put days and evenings like this firmly behind us. I know the club will be devastated by events that occurred in and around the ground, and the actions of a mindless minority have brought...
- Lyn Brown MP: Parents Can Help Protect Children Online
Lyn Brown MP: Parents Can Help Protect Children Online Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, is promoting Ofcom’s advice to parents and carers about child safety online during school summer holidays. The communications watchdog have issued a number of tips to parents to keep kids...
- Gordon Brown Visits Newham VI Form College
 Prime Minister Visits Newham Sixth Form College Students and staff at NewVIc welcomed a ministerial convoy to the college today (Friday 24 April) headed by Prime Minster, Gordon Brown. The Prime Minster visited NewVIc with Liam Bryne MP and Jim Knight MP, as Government plans to expand...
- Prime Minister Visits Plaistow
 Plans to get all teenagers to carry out 50 hours of community work by the age of 19 will improve their tarnished image among older people, the Prime Minister has said. Gordon Brown visited Newham Sixth Form College in east London after Government plans to expand voluntary work...
- Lyn Brown MP Calls On Prime Minister to Intervene in Sri Lankan Conflict
 Lyn Brown MP has asked the Prime Minister to support a United Nations Security Council Resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. The MP for West Ham was one of five parliamentarians who delivered a letter to Downing Street from the British Tamils Forum on Tuesday 7 April. Together...
- Dodgy Wheel Clampers
Lyn Brown MP backs plans to crack down on Newham’s rogue wheel clampers Lyn welcomed the announcement by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that a consultation would be published shortly on proposals for a compulsory licensing scheme for wheel clamping companies. It will look at introducing compulsory licensing...
- Health in Pregnancy
£190 cash boost for every new mum Newham mums-to-be can claim a £190 one-off tax-free payment from the Government from 6 April 2009. Lyn Brown MP is today urging pregnant Newham women to collect their ‘Health in Pregnancy’ grants, which aim to help them prepare for the birth...
- Lyn pledges support for Sand's Why 17 Campaign
 Lyn Brown MP, pledges support for charity campaign asking, why do 17 babies die every single day in the UK? Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, has attended a special parliamentary reception, on 4 March 2009, to launch the Why 17? Campaign. Sands,...
- Lyn Brown Addresses UNISON Library Conference
Lyn Brown Addresses UNISON Library Conference Lyn Brown today spoke at a UNISON organised Conference on Libraries entitled “Libraries at the Heart of Learning”, in her role as Chair of the All-Party Group on Libraries, Literacy and Information Management. Lyn addressed the event, attended by...
- Lyn Brown MP Attends Fund–Raising Bazaar in Aid of Gaza Appeal
Lyn Brown MP Attends Fund–Raising Bazaar in Aid of Gaza Appeal On Saturday 7th February Lyn attended a bazaar to raise funds for the humanitarian relief in Gaza at the Trinity Community Centre in East Ham. The bazaar was a very well attended event, organised...
- Lyn Brown MP celebrates Upton Cross Primary School’s ‘Outstanding’ OfSTED Report
Lyn Brown MP celebrates Upton Cross Primary School’s ‘Outstanding’ OfSTED Report West Ham MP, Lyn Brown, attended a celebration of Upton Cross Primary School’s OfSTED results on Friday 16 January. The School received an ‘Outstanding’ rating in its most recent report. The school’s pupil ambassadors also...
- Lyn Brown MP Urges Tenants of Social Housing to Get Their Voices Heard
Lyn Brown MP Urges Tenants of Social Housing to Get Their Voices Heard Lyn Brown MP is urging constituents who live in housing association, ALMO, co-operative or local authority controlled social housing to make sure they have their say in a nationwide consultation of tenants....
- Plaistow Residents Give Their Assessment of Local NHS Services
 Plaistow Residents Give Their Assessment of Local NHS Services Lyn Brown MP's latest coffee morning for constituents was a very well attended event at Curwen Primary School in Plaistow North Ward on Saturday 24 January. Over 100 local residents attended and spoke with Lyn and their local councillors. As...
- Lyn Brown Not Called to Speak in Commons Debate on Gaza
Lyn Brown MP was unable to make a contribution to the debate on the Crisis in Gaza in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 12 January, despite being present in the Chamber for the entirety of the debate. As expected, a large number of MPs attended the debate hoping...
- MP at St. Luke's School for Christingle
West Ham MP, Lyn Brown, attended a special Christingle assembly at St. Luke's Primary School on Thursday 18 December. The service, led by Father Day, was enjoyed by pupils, parents and staff. At the assembly Lyn Brown was presented with Christmas cards and an anthology of poems...
- High Standards Set by Modern Medical Practice
 Lyn Brown MP made a visit to Woodgrange Medical Practice as part of her ongoing focus on her constituent’s experiences of NHS services in Newham. Following a coffee morning in Forest Gate, at which constituents were invited to make their views heard on health, Lyn Brown arranged to take a...
- Christmas Presents for the gate
 Last week, Lyn Brown MP visited The Gate library, in Forest Gate to make a donation of children’s books. At the library which is located in her constituency, Lyn gathered with excited children to present a collection of brand new story books that included a version of the ever popular...
- Tougher Licensing for Lap Dancing Clubs
West Ham MP, Lyn Brown welcomes the Labour Government’s recent plans to tighten licensing laws for lap dancing clubs. As part of the Government’s new strategy ‘Fair Rules for Strong Communities’ which aim to give back power to local communities, Local Councils will have more control over...
- Families and Businesses Gain from Government's Budget Plans
 Lyn Brown MP welcomed the 2008 Pre-Budget Report given last Wednesday in which the Chancellor set out action to help families and businesses through the tough economic times caused by the global credit crunch. The Chancellor’s measures aim to help provide extra financial help for people...
- LYN BROWN MP BACKS REVERSE BOOK CLUB SCHEME TO SUPPORT READING IN AFRICA
 Lyn Brown MP hosted an event in Parliament last week, attended by more than 50 MPs including Children’s Secretary Ed Balls MP and Universities Secretary John Denham MP to pledge support for Book Aid International, a charity increasing access to books to support literacy, education and development in Sub-Saharan Africa....
- Labour gives card account boost to post office
Lyn Brown MP welcomes the announcement that Post Offices will be allowed to carry on providing Post Office Card Account service and pays tribute to local campaigners. Local Post Offices received a boost today as the Labour Government awarded the contract for the Post Office Card...
- National Colleges Week
 Lyn Brown MP says "Use our local colleges to get on in life" During the first ever National Colleges Week Labour MP, Lyn Brown encouraged people to improve their job prospects in the current economic climate by taking up training to learn new skills or brush up...
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