News Archive
10/03/2009
£5million already for warm homes.
Figures released his week show that more than 3,000 households in Bradford South have already benefitted from the Warm Front scheme, with over £5million invested in the constituency. Gerry is now urging more local residents to come forward to get help with measures that could cut their energy bills by anything up to £600 per year.
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09/03/2009
Avoid ‘silent’ phone calls
Gerry today joined with consumer groups to highlight the problem of silent telephone calls, which cause misery for thousands of consumers. He has welcomed the campaign from communications regulator Ofcom and consumer champions Consumer Focus and Age Concern to raise awareness of silent calls and how to avoid them.
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19/02/2009
Cracking down on debt scams
Gerry has welcomed action by the Labour Government to clamp down on businesses which are exploiting people in financial difficulty by making misleading claims about arranging for debts to be written off.
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11/02/2009
Valentine matchmaking scheme for charities
Gerry is helping to promote a new organisation which has been set up to help small charities get access to a range of services to help them in their work. The Small Charities Coalition has been set up to help small charities get access to the skills, expertise and resources that they need.
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10/02/2009
Action plan for voluntary sector announced
Charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises are on the frontline during delivering real help now to those that need it most. Today, the government is announcing a £42.5 million recession action plan for the sector to help them step up – not scale back – their work.
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