Gerry Sutcliffe MP

02/02/2010

Drop in and drop them in it

Gerry is supporting a nationwide ‘Scamnesty’ campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and local authority Trading Standards Services, which aims to help end the scourge of mass marketed scam mailings in the UK. The campaign is coming to Bradford this February. Nearly half of the UK adult population has been targeted by a scam. Every year, 3.2 million adults – one in 15 people – across the country fall victim to a scam involving deceptive unsolicited mailings, phone calls, or emails, which are designed to con victims out of their cash. UK consumers lose around a staggering £3.5 billion to scams every year.
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19/01/2010

Haiti earthquake update

This is a human tragedy of enormous proportions. The Government of Haiti says it has buried 40,000 dead already - the final toll will be much higher, possibly as high as 200,000. The UN is reporting up to 3 million people affected and around 300,000 made homeless.
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12/01/2010

Gerry backs plans for 3Rs catch-up support

Gerry has backed plans for guaranteed catch-up support and one-to-one tuition for children falling behind in the 3Rs and stronger discipline through tough home-school agreements. The measures are part of the Labour government’s Children, Schools and Families Bill, which Gerry voted to support last night.
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