- 31/01/2025
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
- Category: News
The image shows Amanda Hack MP, and the group of Coalfield MPs in Westminster.
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I have co-signed Grahame Morris MP’s letter to the Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, calling for urgent action to address the unfairness faced by members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS).
Thanks to the Labour government’s historic decision to transfer the £1.5 billion Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme reserve, around 1,500 former miners and their families have already seen a much-needed boost to their pensions.
I am urging the government to:
✅Waive the final £2.3 billion payment from the BCSSS reserve, thereby ensuring fairer pensions for members who served in essential roles within the coal industry.
It’s time to deliver parity for everyone in our coalfield communities
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Violence against women and girls is a national emergency, so I welcome the action taken by the Government yesterday to confront it head on.
The new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy sets out bold measures to better protect children from misogyny and abuse, with a strong focus on healthy relationships, consent and early prevention. Alongside this, it strengthens the tools available to our police forces and expands the support offered to victims.
The strategy will help keep the next generation of girls and boys safer, while guiding boys and young men away from harmful misogynistic influences, including toxic online figures who radicalise young people with extreme views, anger and a sense of victimhood.
This work with children and young people forms part of a wider, cross-government mission: the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history, with a clear commitment to halving these crimes within a decade.
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Earlier this week I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Planning Policy for Quarries’ 👇
It goes without saying that quarries are vital to our infrastructure, and I’m proud to have so many call North West Leicestershire home. However, lorry queuing has been part of my casework recently, with serious safety concerns, alongside issues around air quality, dust and noise.
I spoke on a few examples of where quarries can be good neighbours, liaising with local communities on how they can minimise their impact on the everyday lives of those living around them.
What we need going forward is a planning system that considers the impact on local people, whilst also addressing the impact of existing sites. Getting the balance right must be central to planning decisions going forward.
Overall, the debate called for planning guidance to better reflect modern environmental standards, current science and the reasonable expectations of communities affected by major industrial developments.
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