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Hilary Armstrong MP has welcomed legislation giving local residents new powers to control the consent of lap-dancing clubs in their local area.  Hilary said: “Local residents shouldn’t have lap-dancing clubs forced on their neighbourhoods and this new legislation empowers local people to prevent them from being established where they are not [...]

Hilary Armstrong MP is co-sponsoring the the debt Relief (developing Countries) bill,  otherwise known as the ‘vulture funds bill’, a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Andrew Gwynne MP Nearly 200 MPs, as well as many anti-poverty groups, churches and celebrities, are backing the bill which is set to restrict the activities [...]

Last week, Hilary Armstrong MP met with young activists from the Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) at a Parliamentary Reception to launch a new report looking at key children’s rights issues.  One of those activists was one of Hilary’s young constituents, Zoe Triston.  Hilary said; “The work that Zoe and other young [...]

Maria Eagle MP, Government Minister for Justice and Deputy Minister for Women, and Hilary Armstrong MP. This week Hilary was joined by Government Minister for Justice and Deputy Minister for Women, Maria Eagle MP, in Consett town centre alongside Sure Start and parenting organisation Bounty, to discuss the issues affecting women [...]

 Hilary is liaising with Durham County Council and the government during these extreme weather conditions. Many constituents have been in touch to express their concern about the weather and find out where they can get the latest news from. We hope that you will find the below information useful: Gritting and road closures The [...]

Hilary Armstrong MP today told vulnerable constituents not to worry about turning up the heat as the Government pays out millions in Cold Weather Payments.  Around £200 million in payments has been racked up so far this winter, with just over £70 million of this over the cold New Year’s weekend.  Hilary [...]

Hilary Armstrong, Labour MP for North West Durham, lauded the recently announced Pre-Budget Report for prioritising recovery from recession and sustained economic growth rather than “savage cuts”. Hilary Armstrong MP said:  “There is only one Party concerned with keeping people in work, aiding recovery and reshaping our economy over the long-term. [...]

Housing Minister John Healey is stepping up support for struggling homeowners by extending the Government’s campaign to offer free and impartial help and advice into 2010.  He has announced an extension to the local drive to encourage people to seek mortgage help and advice into 34 new areas which are at [...]

Hilary is backing a National Autistic Society (NAS) campaign that aims to stop adults with autism being written-off by the employment and benefits system.  A recent NAS report shows that one third of people with autism currently live without jobs and benefits; they are forced to rely on family for [...]

Hilary wears it pink for the breast cancer campaign Hilary Armstrong MP is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of for its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink, on Friday 30 October 2009. Hilary is urging residents, young and old to get their pink outfits on. Schools, colleges [...]

Hilary Armstrong MP has not been asked to pay back any money or provide further information about the expenses she has claimed. Earlier this year the Prime Minister asked Sir Thomas Legg to conduct a thorough audit of all MPs’ expense claims from April 2004 to March 2009. The letter Hilary received from [...]

Hilary Armstrong MP is delighted with the recent publication of GCSE results which revealed a big rise in the number of pupils getting five or more A*-C grades in Durham. The results show that: Durham ranked number seventeen in a table of the top twenty Local Authorities in England showing the biggest [...]