Helen Goodman

New laws that will improve the management of the common land of County Durham have been welcomed by Helen.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Helen said, “My constituency has 10,000 hectares of commons, the largest of which are Bowes moor, Cotherstone pasture, Barningham moor, Eggleston common, Cockfield fell and Hamsterley common. There are 39 commons […]

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The welfare of local Territorial Army (TA) soldiers has been raised by Helen with army top brass.
Speaking at an evidence session of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, Helen pressed army officers, including the Duke of Westminster, on the support that TA recruits receive when sent to fight for their country. Ninety men have been […]

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Just back from Belgrade, Helen has spoken of her discoveries on a fact-finding mission to Serbia to study poverty and unemployment in the Western Balkans.
She said, “Following the devastating conflicts that affected the former Yugoslavia, it is vital to develop a stable economy in the area to ensure a prosperous and peaceful future. Although […]

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Helen and a group of representatives from health and campaigning organisations have written to Government Ministers at the Department for Culture Media & Sport, questioning the conduct of Ofcom over its current consultation on restricting television food advertising to children [1].

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Helen has presented a petition to the House of Commons calling for more aid for the developing world.
The petition was collected during fair trade fortnight in March this year. It attracted signatures from people across the County in local Co-op stores, Oxfam shops, and at churches and fair trade coffee mornings. The Bishop […]

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