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Siôn Simon, MP for Erdington MP, has signed a petition calling on world leaders to act now to support poor women across the globe in their fight against hunger. The petition is part of a campaign by Concern Worldwide to highlight the plight of poor women in developing nations. Poor women [...]

Siôn Simon MP and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Jack Dromey were out and about this weekend bringing the fight for the next election to the people on the streets. A street stall and walk about were held in Erdington High Street where residents got the opportunity to meet both Siôn and Jack [...]

Erdington Labour Party members joined Siôn Simon MP in welcoming Jack Dromey, Erdington’s new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in style on Friday night. Members turned out on mass to thank Siôn for his hard work as Erdington MP’s over the last nine years and welcome Jack. The Social event held at [...]

Erdington MP Siôn Simon and Local Tyburn Councillors have come out fighting to save jobs and services at Erdington Nurseries. Recent plans announced by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat run council to slash jobs across Birmingham Nurseries mean that the education of our children is being put at risk. Siôn Simon MP [...]

Yesterday afternoon, Siôn Simon MP and Jerry Blackett, Chief Executive of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce visited Fairbridge West Midlands to discuss worklessness and wider youth issues with hard to reach young people. Siôn Simon and Jerry Blackett heard about the Active Citizenship project the young people had been taking part [...]

Siôn Simon MP, along with Doug Ellis and Chief Executive Alan Fraser were today checking out the progress on the multi-million pound redevelopment of Erdington YMCA. The Centre which will provide accommodation alongside work opportunities and support services for those who have been homeless and are ready to move on with [...]

Erdington MP Siôn Simon could be found with his nose in a good book this week at the opening of Erdington Library’s new community room on Saturday. The new facility, opened by Tyburn Councillor Mike Sharpe has benefited from substantial funding form the Big Lottery Fund. Siôn said: “The library here in [...]

Siôn Simon MP for Erdington joined Vernon Coaker MP. Minister for Schools for the opening celebration at the North Birmingham Academy. The academy is based at the former College High School on College Road and was officially opened by Schools Minister Vernon Coaker. It is sponsored by the Edutrust [...]

Siôn Simon, Erdington’s Member of Parliament was delighted to be involved with the opening of the New Heights community facility at Christ the King Church on Friday. The New Heights Community Project was set up around six years ago. It is a valuable resource for all members of the community [...]

Local Erdington MP Siôn Simon went back to the classroom on Friday to take a class at Kingsbury School and Sports College. Siôn’s day in the classroom, talking about citizenship, was part of an initiative by an organisation called Teach First. During Teach First week high profile personalities are encouraged [...]

So now we know. The most important immutable certainty in future defence spending costing unknown £billions will be Trident. That's because we must have an INDEPENDENT nuclear weapon. We have lost 432 British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan because we do not have an INDEPENDENT foreign policy. We did under Harold Wilson [...]

My colleague Sion Simon thinks mayors are going to be introduced whoever wins the next election. So he’s standing down as an MP to put his name forward as Mayor of Birmingham. I think he was a writer on the Telegraph with Boris Johnson. What is it about the Telegraph [...]

Erdington MP Siôn Simon welcomed moves to improve warnings to home owners in danger of flooding. Previously residents had to register to receive warnings if there was a high risk of floods; however now all residents in risk of flooding area will automatically receive warnings. All residents in flood warning area’s will [...]

Erdington MP Siôn Simon joined members of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign last week; a group who are campaigning for an investment of £1.26Million from local Primary Care Trusts in the West Midlands. The investment call comes following an NHS report which highlighted services for sufferers of Muscular Dystrophy were in desperate [...]

Siôn Simon MP has joined calls to keep the Staffordshire Hoard; the largest collection of Anglo–Saxon artefacts ever found on UK soil in the West Midlands. The Art Fund has launched a campaign to raise the £3 Million needed to keep the hoard on display in the West Midlands, and most [...]

Siôn Simon MP, this week lent his support to proposals for safety improvements to the Gravelly Hill Interchange in Erdington. Public consultation on proposals including new road markings, extending the central reservation, new and relocated sign-age closed recently. Speaking about the plans Siôn commented: “This is a notoriously dangerous stretch of road, and [...]