A breakdown of my allowances is available on this website along with copies of all my detailed receipts and claims (click on 'My Allowances' to the left).
I have already been through these with our local newspapers and answered any questions they wished to raise.
The current crisis in public confidence in our parliament must be turned into an opportunity to reform the gentlemen's club that the House of Commons resembles and introduce an independent, open and honest system that you can trust.
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The RSPCA in West Norwood will be holding another session where local dog owners can get their dogs 'chipped'. This will take place on Sunday 7th June from 12noon until 4pm. Tessa is fully supporting this initiative by her local RSPCA branch. ‘Chipped’ dogs carry a tiny ID tag which makes them easier to identify and return them to their owners in the event that they become lost ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous news: Tessa Jowell is carrying out a survey in the West Norwood area of her constituency after a number of constituents have contacted her with concerns...
Tessa Jowell has continued her series of coffee mornings in her constituency where she invites local people to return surveys to let her know what they are most concerned about and to come to an event where people can speak to Tessa and raise their concerns. At the most recent event at Christ Church on Gipsy Hill Tessa supported people who felt that more facilities for young people were needed. Others mentioned that they would like to see a more visible police presence. Others raised the issue of Mp's allowances and Tessa reassured them that her own detailed claims and...
Tessa Jowell recently chaired a meeting organised by the Dulwich and Herne Hill Trade Justice Group - an organisation drawn from a large number of local churches - as part of the Dulwich Festival. Tessa was joined by representatives from the World Development Movement and Traidcraft as well as candidates for the European elections. She took the opportunity to review progress since she led a delegation of the group in a meeting with the Development Secretary Douglas Alexander in the summer of 2008. Tessa offered to organise a further meeting with the Development Secretary so that local activists could again...
Tessa Jowell has given her views in a consultation over the future of King's College Hospital Emergency Department. You can read her submission by clicking on the image to the right. Whilst welcoming many aspects of the plans for a multi-million pound investment, Tessa raised concerns over arrangements for dealing with mental-health patients in the Emergency Department. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Previously: Following a meeting today (February 27th) involving King's College Hospital, Southwark PCT, Lambeth PCT and the South London and Maudsley, the three south London parliamentary colleagues who attended the meeting: Tessa Jowell MP, Harriet Harman MP and Kate Hoey MP...
Tessa Jowell has asked that plans for intermediate beds are clarified in her contribution to a consultation on the Dulwich Hospital site. You can read the full text of Tessa's representations by clicking on the image of her letter to the right: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously: Tessa Jowell has urged local people to get involved in the consultation that has been launched by Southwark Primary Care Trust and Southwark Council over plans for the Dulwich Hospital Site. She has circulated a letter to local residents (click to view a copy of the text). Full details of the proposals can be...
Tessa Jowell has been working with British Cycling to try to secure a long term future and sustained investment in the Herne Hill Velodrome. Tessa said: 'I am pleased that discussions involving Southwark Council, the Dulwich Estate and British Cycling appear to be making real progress. (Tessa is pictured at the velodrome with former World Champion cyclist, Tony Doyle) 'I am determined to help secure a bright future for this much-loved and historic stadium which was one of the official venues when the Olympics were last staged in London. 'Spending a Saturday morning at the velodrome is a truly uplifting...
Tessa Jowell has welcomed the progress that has been made on delivering brand new state-of-the-art school buildings to serve the local community in Brixton and Herne Hill. The Evelyn Grace Academy, which opened in September 2008 in purpose-built temporary accommodation, will move onto its permanent site on Shakespeare Road next year. Tessa checks out the site of the new Evelyn Grace Academy on Shakespeare Road. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Previously: Tessa Visits New Lambeth School with Education Secretary Ed Balls As the new school year started Tessa Jowell MP visited Evelyn Grace - a...
At a further meeting (see below for earlier report) in April with representatives from Southern Railways and Network Rail, Tessa pressed the case, with GLA Member Val Shawcross, for space for the current traders at Gipsy Hill Station to be incorporated into plans for the newly refurbished station. Tessa said: 'I think we made excellent progress and both rail companies now know, if they did not before, just how strongly the local communnity feels about securing the future of the cafe and the dry cleaner's at the station. 'Val and I will do everything in our power to support these...
