Posts from the ‘News’ Category

  • Alex disappointed at lack of plans for Debenhams site

    May 29th, 2019 | News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off on Alex disappointed at lack of plans for Debenhams site

    The lack of post-closure plans for the Debenhams store in Stockton have been branded “disappointing” by Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham. In a response to Alex’s letter to Terry Duddy, Executive Chairman of Debenhams, Mr Duddy stated that Debenhams does not own the site but lease it with another 15 years on the contract, and […]

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  • Local employment and training at the heart of Labour’s “Britbuild” plans

    May 21st, 2019 | News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off on Local employment and training at the heart of Labour’s “Britbuild” plans

    The housebuilding industry could be required to train one British worker for every overseas worker hired, under plans mooted by Labour’s Shadow Housing team – of which Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham, is a member. Industry data estimates that around one in five workers in the housebuilding industry are from overseas, the vast majority of […]

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  • Sort this mess out, Alex tells Government on Armed Forces’ Pay

    May 21st, 2019 | News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off on Sort this mess out, Alex tells Government on Armed Forces’ Pay

    Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham, has called on the Government to give Armed Forces personnel – and other frontline services – a decent standard of pay. Speaking at Defence Questions on Monday, Alex raised the issue of delays to the Armed Forces’ pay award with the Secretary of State for Defence, Penny Mordaunt, adding that […]

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  • Alex joins with AHA to call for measures to tackle alcohol abuse

    May 21st, 2019 | News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off on Alex joins with AHA to call for measures to tackle alcohol abuse

    Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham, joined the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) to celebrate the recent strides forward in alcohol policy and call for further measures to tackle alcohol abuse. The ripples of harmful alcohol consumption pass from individuals, through families and communities, and impact our society as a whole. Alcohol contributes to the death […]

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  • Alex joins with Primary Futures to raise aspirations of young people

    May 20th, 2019 | News | Stockton North Labour Team | Comments Off on Alex joins with Primary Futures to raise aspirations of young people

    Stockton North MP, Alex Cunningham, attended the launch of the Primary Futures Parliamentary Champion programme, a major cross-party initiative that aims to raise the aspirations and broaden the horizons of primary school children. Primary Futures is an initiative pioneered by the charity Education and Employers and the National Association of Headteachers. The programme helps inspire […]

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