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 Home Secretary backs Nottingham's Approach |
“The Crime and Drugs Partnership in Nottingham has made tremendousinroads working closely with its partners by reducing crime by 26%over the last 3 years, and I warmly welcome the launch ofNottingham as Early Intervention City on Monday.We all know that as well as the attack on crime in all its forms,we must also address the causes of criminality...
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| PM Welcomes Early Intervention! |
The PrimeMinister has given his strong personal endorsement to the EarlyIntervention:Strategy being pursued in Nottingham (click linkbelow)PM Welcomes EarlyInterventionGraham AllenMP, Chair of One Nottingham which is co-ordinating the EarlyIntervention strategy said:The problem: "The highest teenpregnancy rates and the fewest number of young people...
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| SCHOOL REBUILDING PLANS IN NOTTINGHAM WOULD FACE TORY AXE |
Secondary schools inNottingham may no longer be rebuilt or refurbished if Conservativespending plans unveiled last week go ahead.The Labour Government haspledged to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school acrossNottingham City local authority as part of the Building Schools forthe Future (BSF) programme. But the Conservatives have proposedcutti...
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| Working Hard To improve Nottingham's Skills |
Working hard to rid city of skills shortageBy Graham Allen Nottingham Evening Post One Nottingham's employment and skills partners arealready galvanising our city and tackling the root causes of thetraining and jobs deficit highlighted by the Post this week. Aboveall we need the continuing support of city businesses to continueour recent ...
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| Bidding For Play Cash |
17 April 2008Nottingham Evening PostNottingham North MP GrahamAllen is backing a bid to provide music, sport,dance and drama activities for youngsters in Bulwell.He wants the town to get a share of a £190m nationalpot.The funding would come from the Government's Myplaceprogramme, which aims to provide new and exciting places for youngp...
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| Tax Cut to 20p |
Graham Allen MP WelcomesExtra Support for Working Families and Pensioners in NottinghamNorth Graham Allen Labour MP forNottingham North, today highlighted the 6th April as theday the basic rate of income tax was cut to the lowest rate for 75years. Graham Allen MPsaid: “With uncertain globaleconomic conditions, families in this are...
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| Fair Play for Nottingham |
NEW PLAY AREAS FORNOTTINGHAM New play areas will be builtacross Nottingham thanks to £2 million of investment announcedtoday as part of the Labour Government’s Children’sPlan. Local MP Graham Allen welcomed the news thatNottingham City Council will receive around £2 million from theGovernment to invest in dozens of new play areas, ...
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| Pick it up - it's yours! |
“Claim the tax creditsyou’re due”, says Graham AllenMP This Sunday 6 April the rates of tax credits areincreased and Graham Allen MP is encouraging local low-paid workersto claim, even if they don’t havechildren.The Governmenthas raised the earnings threshold for working tax credit, whichmeans that many more workers in Nottingham North...
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| Helping out the Pups |
Graham Helps out the Pups The importation of certain products of “whitecoat” pups of harp seals and “blueback” pups of hooded seals has been prohibited in the UK and throughout the EU for some twenty years. Graham, along with the Labour Government, has consistently opposed the annual Canadian seal hunt. The Labour Governme...
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| Standing the Heat |
NOTTINGHAM NORTHS'S PENSIONERS TO GET FUEL BILLS HELP MP teams up with Work and Pensions Secretary to highlight entitlement to additional payments Local MP Graham Allen has teamed up with Labour’s Pensions Secretary James Purnell to alert local pensioners to extra money announced in the recent Budget. On top of the Winter Fuel ...
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| Support for Early Intervention in Nottingham |
Nottingham cash for teenmums19 March 2008Nottingham Evening Post The city is to receive a slice of £30m of Governmentcash to support teenage mums.Nottingham is one of 20 areas tobenefit. The teenagers will have regular home visits from familynurses. The successful bid put together byNottingham City Council, Nottingham Primary Care Trust...
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| Graham Discusses Faith Schools |
11 March 2008 Graham Allen MP said today: “The tax payer funding of the segregation of children on the grounds ofreligion is now as unacceptable as the segregation of children on the grounds of race.The Secretary of State should be congratulated forinvestigating the operation of admissions code in schools. It has however been an open...
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| Graham meets with the Home Secretary |
Graham Meets with the Home Secretary to discuss future plans 18 March 2008 Jacqui Smith the Home Secretary met Graham Allen, MP for Nottingham North and the Chair of One Nottingham [the Local Strategic Partnership] recently to discuss the City’s pioneering Early Intervention package ahead of the national launch of Nottingham as Early I...
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| Nottingham: Early Intervention City |
NOTTINGHAM WINS FNP HEALTHVISITORS!18 March2008 Today Nottingham has won its bid incompetition with many other cities to get a FamilyNurse Partnership. The result is to be announced today byBev Hughes, Minister at the Department of Children, Schools andFamilies. Graham Allen, MP for Nottingham Northand the Chair of One Nottingham which ha...
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| Reasons 2p Cheerful! |
Reasons 2p Cheerful!
“Whatever else happens in the budget I will be celebrating the fact that all tax payers in Nottingham North, will be paying less when the base rate drops by 2p in the pound, from 22p to 20p” says Graham Allen, Labour MP for Nottingham North. He added: “With an increase in the minimum wage to ...
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| Graham encourages young adults on Volunteering Abroad |
GRAHAM ALLEN, MP URGES LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS TO TAKE CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER ABROAD Graham Allen has urged young adults in Nottingham North to take advantage of a pioneering new government-backed global volunteering scheme. The scheme will enable 2,500 young adults – particularly those from less advantaged backgrounds – between 18-25 ...
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| Graham and his work with One Nottingham |
March 1st2008Nottingham Evening Post Operation Glacier has been welcomedby community leaders across the city. Alan Given, chief executive of theNottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership, said: "This operation isanother example of everyone working together with communities tomake a real difference in our local neighbourhoods." Nottingha...
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| MP Keen on Leen |
MP KEEN ON LEEN! Graham Allen, Labour MP for Nottingham North today congratulated the River Leen School for its continued improvement. In figures published by the government today, the River Leen School was ranked as one of the 100 most improved schools in England. Graham said: “This is a testament to the hard work of staf...
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| Graham co-sponsors Bill |
February 25th 2008 Nottingham Evening Post Five major organisations are backing an MP's bid to protect consumers against unscrupulous advertisers and companies which specify crippling penalty clauses and conditions in small print. Broxtowe's Nick Palmer will be introducing his Small Print Bill in the House of Commons tomorrow. Th...
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| Early Intervention Programme in Nottingham |
February 9th2008Nottingham EveningPostNottingham wants to pioneer fromApril a range of projects to improve life chances in deprivedareas. The Early Intervention Programme should preventfamilies like Sharon's, whom we feature today, from becoming majorproblems in their community.It is hoped the city can avoid thehuge costs associated with fami...
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Graham Meets with the Home Secretary to discuss future plans 18 March 2008 Jacqui Smith the Home Secretary met Graham Allen, MP for Nottingham North and the Chair of One Nottingham [the Local Strategic Partnership] recently to discuss the City’s pioneering Early Intervention package ahead of the national launch of Nottingham as Early I...