20 July 2018
A new campaign launched by the charity Leonard Cheshire is calling for better support for disabled people on their journey to employment and whilst in work. Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins, has joined the campaign and is urging employers in Derbyshire to recognise the potential of disabled people when recruiting new staff. Toby said: ‘There has […]
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18 July 2018
The National Citizen Service (NCS) is open to all 16 and 17 year olds in England and aims to bring together young people from different backgrounds and helps to develop confidence, self-awareness and responsibility and encourages personal and social development by working on skills such as leadership, teamwork and communication. Part of the NCS programme […]
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18 July 2018
A fast growing and successful local Basketball club has enlisted the help of the local MP following a charging increase that led them to fear for their future. The Chesterfield Flight Basketball Club, which trains children from across Chesterfield and plays in the national basketball league, is facing uncertainty due to an increase in charges […]
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13 July 2018
A specialist Learning Disability Centre has won the local nomination of a prestigious National award. As part of the celebrations to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS, Hillside Ward at Ash Green Specialist Learning Disability Centre, were nominated by Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins for a NHS70 Parliamentary Award for Care and Compassion. The NHS70 […]
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13 July 2018
The Social Care Sector faces a new crisis due to the mishandling of legislation to pay National Minimum Wage for carers of people with learning disabilities, who work sleep-in shifts. A new campaign backed by Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins and several disability organisations has been taken to Parliament. Local Government funds sleep-ins for carers of […]
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12 July 2018
Earlier this year, the Conservative party announced their plans to spend an added £50million on grammar schools. This raised the very important question of whether we should still have grammar schools. The concept of grammar schools has been around since the 16th century, with the more recent concept of having grammar schools and secondary moderns, […]
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26 June 2018
New figures released following a Parliamentary Question by Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, have shown thousands of autistic people claiming Personal Independence Payments have wrongly been denied benefits. Mr Perkins raised the Parliamentary Questions after a stream of constituents brought cases to him regarding loved ones with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had been assessed […]
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19 June 2018
Earlier this year, the national living wage was raised to £7.83 an hour while the rate for people aged 21 to 24 trailed behind at just £7.38 per hour. My question is; should the national living wage be applicable to everybody and not just people in the over 25 age bracket? From a survey conducted […]
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Statement on the Labour leadership election
Chesterfield MP warns motorists about risk of parking tickets at town retail parks
Vote on Article 50
Chesterfield MP would like to hear from constituents who may be affected by potential changes to the prescribing of gluten-free products
Toby Perkins MP supports National charity, based in Chesterfield
MP urges employers in Derbyshire to recognise the potential of disabled people
Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins celebrates the National Citizen Service with a visit to Chesterfield College
Chesterfield MP leaps to the defence of local basketball club in sports hall hire charges dispute
Chesterfield’s Ash Green Specialist Learning Disability Centre nominated for national award
Disability groups call on the Government to take action on carers’ pay dispute
GUEST BLOG: Stan Tomkinson, student at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School, asks the question ‘Grammar schools, do we need them?’
Government’s flagship disability benefit failing thousands of claimants with autism
GUEST BLOG: Outwood Academy Newbold student, Lucy Parker, asks the question ‘Should people automatically get paid more just because they’re older?’
Chesterfield MP celebrates National Volunteer Week by visiting the local Air Ambulance shop
Chesterfield MP marks Dementia Action Week
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