Helen Goodman

Today Helen was on the Commons standing committee that approved two new measures on social enterprises.
Helen said, “Together these two measures will protect the assets of social enterprise and reduce their running costs, enabling them to concentrate on their real purposes.”

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“Climate change is one of the most important issues facing the world and we urgently need more action to reduce our carbon emissions, said Helen today after scrutinising the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy bill.
Helen is a member of the committee considering the Bill. She added, “I am a strong supporter […]

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Helen has taken up the case of farmers being treated unfairly by supermarkets with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). She used a hearing of the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to highlight the problem of supermarkets exploiting their relationships with producers to drive prices ever lower. [1]

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Helen has responded to the announcement that bus services from Bishop Auckland currently provided by Go Ahead Northern are likely to be provided by other companies in future.
She said, “I have been informed of the decision by Go Ahead Northern to withdraw from the major part of its commitment to providing services based on their […]

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Helen has warmly welcomed the saving of the Co-op in Bishop Auckland town centre from closure.  The site has been sold to the Anglia-Regional Co-operative society and all 32 jobs will remain.
Helen said, “The Co-op site, in Newgate Street, is at the heart of the retail centre and the fact that all the jobs have […]

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