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- 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...
- Lyn Brown MP welcomes the International Academic Forum to West Ham
Lyn Brown MP was proud to address the International Academic Forum 2008 held in West Ham last Saturday. On Saturday 18th November, the International Academic Forum 2008 was held in Crick Hall at the British Institute of Technology and E- Commerce (BITE) main campus and was hosted...
- It's time to make work pay
In her latest speech in the Commons, Lyn Brown MP urged the Government to take action to ensure that people who return to work are not left worse off. In a debate on Work and Welfare, the West Ham MP continued her fight to reform the...
- Lyn Brown MP warns of deadly Carbon Monoxide risk
Lyn Brown MP has urged West Ham residents to protect themselves against the deadly threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning this winter. Research shows that some around two and a half million London households are putting themselves at risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning by not taking the necessary safety...
- Lyn Brown MP and Schools Minister Celebrates the 15th anniversary of the National Literacy Trust
 Thursday 13 November 2008 Independent charity, the National Literacy Trust (NLT) celebrated its 15th anniversary at a reception in the House of Commons, hosted by Lyn Brown MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Libraries and Literacy and sponsored by Edexcel. The...
- Know Your Fracture Risk
 Lyn Brown MP underwent a fracture risk assessment in Parliament this week to raise awareness amongst constituents of bone fractures and osteoporosis. These conditions are a major health concern in West Ham, as estimates show that between 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men will...
- New Climate Change Targets
 Lyn Brown MP met with Ed Miliband following his announcement to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. In a bold move, which has been praised by environmentalists, Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for the new Energy and Climate Change Department has announced that the...
- Lyn Brown Motivates Pupils to Get Political
Lyn Brown MP met with 32 students from the Newham school, Imam Zakariya Academy last Tuesday in Parliament. On their first trip up to Westminster the group of pupils, aged between 7 and 11 years, were given a tour around Parliament which included both the House of Commons and House...
- Local Pensioners Lobby Lyn
On Wednesday 22nd October up to 1000 pensioners entered Parliament as part of the National Pensioner Convention's Annual Parliamentary lobby. At the lobby pensioners entered Parliament to meet with their MPs to discuss a range of issues including pensions, council tax and utility bills. Amongst them were a...
- Keep Cool at Christmas
Lyn Brown MP calls on customers to “keep your cool at Christmas” in support of the campaign by retail trade union Usdaw to cut down on the abuse and assaults suffered by shop staff during the Christmas shopping period. Lyn Brown MP said: “I am shocked that...
- Identity Fraud Protection Week
Member of Parliament for West Ham, Lyn Brown, has urged constituents not to hand their identity over on a plate to fraudsters. The calls come at the beginning of the fourth annual National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, happening from 6th–11th October and aims to raise awareness...
- West Ham Bus Depot
West Ham MP Lyn Brown has been impressed with plans to make East London Bus Group’s (ELBG) new depot as environmentally friendly as possible, following a visit to the site. The depot, which is being built on seven acres of the old Parcelforce site in...
- New Diplomas launched at Newham Sixth Form College
West Ham MP Lyn Brown joined Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families as he launched the new Diploma qualification for young people at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIC) in Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow on Wednesday 3 September 2008. The Minister toured the College,...
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