Working Hard for North Durham
MP hears story of magic T-shirt that brings children together across the globe
Kevan Jones, Member of Parliament for North Durham, visited Lumley Infant and Nursery School, Great Lumley to hear about the children’s partnership with a school in Eastern Uganda. The partnership was established in 2014 when a t-shirt from Lumley was donated to a...
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Chester-le-Street Residents attend meeting with Train Operators
Kevan hosted a public meeting with train operators to discuss services to and from Chester-le-Street Train Station at The Methodist Church in Chester-le-Street at 6pm on Thursday 20 September. The meeting was arranged because of the wide range of concerns about the...
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Kevan holds train companies to account
Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham, is holding a public meeting in Chester-le-Street to discuss constituents’ concerns about rail services to the town. The meeting will be held at 6pm on Thursday 20th September at Chester-le-Street Methodist Church and will be attended...
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Kevan meets with walking group at Beamish Museum
Kevan visited Beamish Museum to meet with a Walking Group that takes place at the Museum on a Friday Morning. Kevan said "It was nice to meet with the group this morning and it is great to see so many people involved." Further information about the Walk Durham...
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MP and community celebrate as hostel plan withdrawn
The Planning Application to change the Old Greenlands Infants School in South Moor into a 109-bed hostel has been withdrawn following pressure from the local community. Kevan has worked with Councillor Carole Hampson, Councillor Mark Davinson and local residents to...
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Read Kevan’s Newsletter
Kevan's Newsletter includes details about his activities in Westminster and across North Durham. It can be read online here: Newsletter July 18
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Stanley school children celebrate poetry prize with local MP
Kevan Jones, Member of Parliament for North Durham, attended South Stanley Infant and Nursery School students on the last day of term to congratulate Class 6 on winning the regional premier League Primary Stars Poetry Award. Kevan presented the youngsters with their...
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Kevan urges Government to do more to support to those looking to improve IT skills
On 21 June, Kevan spoke during the Work and Pensions Secretary's Statement on Universal Credit and Welfare Changes. During the Statement Kevan asked the Secretary of State, Esther McVey: "Having visited the DWP offices in Stanley and Chester-le-Street in my...
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Kevan speaks in commons debate on NATO and emphasises the case for why we need it today.
On 20 June Kevan spoke in a Commons debate on NATO. Below is his speech in full or you can watch it at parliamentlive.tv: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/4a5f543a-8cfe-495f-8942-a23dd4dce1f2?in=18:06:33 NATO was one of the great achievements of the 1945 Labour...
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Kevan urges Government to bring forward legislation to improve the NHS complaints system
On 20 June, Kevan spoke during the Health Secretary's statement on the report into deaths at Gosport Hospital. Questioning the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, Kevan said: "The legislation regulating both doctors and healthcare professionals is now 35 years old. It is...
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