The Government have announced that the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) is to be scrapped.
Government scrap Rural Commission
2,300 local families to lose tax credits
The Coalition Government confirmed today to Helen that 2,300 families in the Bishop Auckland constituency will lose their tax credits as a result of the measures announced in the Budget.
Government cancels £100 million revamp of local schools
Helen has condemned the Government’s announcement that £100 million of investment in new schools in the Bishop Auckland constituency buildings have been cancelled.
Opening up democracy
Helen addressed a meeting today in the Houses of Parliament this afternoon to discuss ways to ‘open up democracy’ to disadvantaged and disenfranchised groups.
