Last week’s Election was called on Brexit and largely decided on Brexit. In a Brexit referendum and a Brexit election the public have now been clear, and so should Labour: [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close on Friday 20 December 2019 and reopen on Thursday 2 January 2020. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals and [...]
I understand how much people want a resolution to Brexit. After three years of debate and division, we all want to move on and fix the big challenges facing areas [...]
John has contributed to a joint submission with local MP colleagues Ed Miliband and Kevin Barron to the Oakervee Review into HS2. John has a number of serious concerns about [...]
MP John Healey champions Rotherham and other Labour councils for tackling the housing crisis. This week Mr Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne and Labour’s shadow housing secretary published a [...]
The government’s ‘Yellowhammer’ report last week showed in stark terms what a ‘no deal’ Brexit would look like – food price hikes, medicine shortages, business closures and chaos crossing the [...]
DEARNE MP John Healey is offering help for families who may be struggling to afford a new school uniform. His office in Wath is now a drop-off point for a [...]
Britain has been in limbo for the last three months while the Conservatives dumped Theresa May and have now elected Boris Johnson. He was picked by 160 000 Tory party [...]
DEARNE MP John Healey visited a social enterprise in Goldthorpe to hear about a new, trailblazing project that will reduce food waste. Community Shop, on Barnsley Road, sells discounted food [...]
John Healey MP joined people living with arthritis at a Parliamentary event in Westminster. John heard first hand about the impact the chronic pain associated with the condition can have [...]
BARNSLEY’S transport chief has pledged to review road safety on Doncaster Road after a campaign by school pupils and their MP. Dearne MP John Healey arranged for Paul Castle to [...]
MP John Healey says Labour will end the leasehold scandal, which has led to unexpected bills for Dearne home buyers. This week Mr Healey, MP for Wentworth & Dearne and [...]
A HUB for small businesses is thriving just two years after opening. MP John Healey was invited to Dearne Valley Business Centre in Wath to hear about its success and [...]
Thousands of local pensioners will lose their free TV licences after the BBC announced the concession for over 75s will only go to those claiming Pension Credit. The Conservatives’ 2017 [...]
In the week of the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP is urging the Government to set a new ultimatum for private [...]
John Healey MP has signed the UK Steel Charter, which aims to boost the amount of UK-produced steel in construction and infrastructure projects. The MP, whose constituency covers the Aldwarke [...]
MP John Healey is backing school children in a bid to make the road safer outside Goldthorpe Primary. John met school councillors who told him they didn’t feel safe crossing [...]
New research from the Labour Party shows that thousands of local pensioners could lose their free TV licences and together pay nearly £1million a year if Government plans go ahead. [...]
NEW figures obtained by MP John Healey show the number of food bank parcels given out in Rotherham has increased by more than 50 per cent in just two years. [...]
It’s been a frustrating fortnight in Parliament, with little sign of any action from a Government paralysed by its own deep divisions. My top priority remains securing a good Brexit [...]
Labour has announced new funding of £1.3bn per year to reverse cuts made to 3,000 bus routes by the Tories since 2010 and to fund the expansion of new bus [...]
Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, today announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permitted development’ rules for new homes, ending a get-out clause which allows developers to dodge [...]
The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme should be reviewed urgently, MP John Healey has told the Chancellor. The 1994 arrangement saw the UK Government agree to guarantee pensions in return for a [...]
MP John Healey has called for Government action after a new warning that a no-deal Brexit would put South Yorkshire steel jobs at risk immediately. He said UK Steel, which [...]
Labour will build a million more low-cost homes, end rough sleeping and cap private rents in line with average local incomes. Shadow Housing Secretary and Wentworth & Dearne MP John [...]
Government is gridlocked. Parliament is struggling to find common ground. Business is beset by the risks. And people are getting anxious and angry. The public rightly expected Britain to leave [...]
Rotherham Hospital bosses have shelved plans to form an NHS Subsidiary Company thanks to efforts by local MP John Healey, NHS Staff and local union bosses. Last year Rotherham NHS [...]
The public rightly expected an orderly Brexit on 29 March – after all, the Government has had two years to sort out arrangements. They’ve failed. Instead we now have national [...]
Theresa May has now promised a vote on the Government’s Brexit deal in December, January, February and March. But she has put it to the test only once (in January), [...]
31 January 2019 For two years I’ve reported that Brexit overshadows all else in politics; for the last two months it has overwhelmed Parliament’s attention. Earlier this month I voted [...]
Local MP John Healey says plans by Marks and Spencer to close its store at Parkgate Shopping are a big blow to the town. A large number of people have [...]
Ravenfield will have its direct bus link with Wickersley restored after a year-long campaign by local MP John Healey. When the service was axed village residents felt cut off from [...]
16 January 2019 I wanted to let you have an immediate update on events in the House of Commons this week. Last night I voted against the Government because it [...]
News of M&S plans to close its Parkgate store are a big blow to the town and a shock to their committed workers. M&S is an anchor store for Retail [...]
Local MP John Healey has welcomed news that Rotherham has been picked to test a new Government scheme to boost schools mental health support, saying the decision is ‘a big [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close at lunchtime on Friday December 21 and reopen on Thursday 3 January 2019. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Information on [...]
John Healey MP has announced the winner of his annual Christmas card competition. Every year his card – which is sent to hundreds of people – is designed by local [...]
The Schools Minister has pledged the decision on Rotherham’s bid to become a national trailblazer for schools mental health is “imminent”. During a meeting in London on Monday (19th November) [...]
MP John Healey and local head teachers will meet the Schools Minister next week over the mental health crisis in Rotherham’s schools. The MP will take the heads of Rawmarsh [...]
John Healey MP has called on the Chancellor to prove that ‘austerity is over’ in his budget speech next week. Earlier this month, in her Conservative Party Conference speech, the [...]
In a new report published today John Healey MP calls on Government Ministers to act now on the mental health crisis in schools. The MP sent a Mental Health Survey [...]
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Local MP John Healey says any plans to form an NHS subsidiary company at Rotherham Hospital should be halted following guidance from NHS Improvement. The national regulator ordered a temporary [...]
Local MP John Healey added a splash of pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser. John is calling on people across Rotherham and [...]
Local MP John Healey has been helping to teach Thurnscoe pupils all about democracy. As the new term gets underway youngsters at Gooseacre Primary Academy are getting ready to vote [...]
Local MP John Healey is backing a campaign to save community cashpoints. Along with Which? and the Federation of Small Businesses, John is demanding that the regulator urgently intervenes before [...]
Local Rotherham MP John Healey is warning more families across Rotherham will be worse off as the Government ploughs on with full Universal Credit in the borough. The new welfare [...]
South Yorkshire MP John Healey has praised the work of carers across Rotherham and Barnsley but says more help is needed to ensure they are able to [...]
Local MP John Healey is dismayed at the isolation facing residents in Ravenfield. A large number of people from the village have been in touch with the MP’s office following [...]
John Healey MP has called on the government to act on the mental health crisis facing schools. It follows a letter he received from a local student concerned about recent [...]
Local MP John Healey has nominated Voluntary Action Rotherham for a national award to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. The organisation, which supports and promotes the voluntary sector across [...]
John Healey has praised the work of Big Local Thurnscoe as its housing project has helped to rejuvenate two former derelict houses in the village. The refurbishment was a joint [...]
HS2 has refused to publish an internal report on whether plans to build a £300m parkway station in the South Yorkshire countryside is feasible. Here are my thoughts from an [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey has hailed the work of staff at Rotherham Jobcentre after almost 1200 people turned out for the centre’s Jobsfair. There were over 30 employers [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey paid a visit to Wath Victoria Primary School for science week. While he was there John witnessed some fantastic experiments from students that were [...]
MP John Healey is worried time is running out to stop the imposition of tariffs on steel imports to the US. In a letter to Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary [...]
Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey has joined calls against the government’s plans to push through changes to free school meals for children across Barnsley and Rotherham. Currently all families [...]
MP John Healey is carrying out a ‘health check’ of Wath businesses to help him argue for the village to get an injection of investment. Just over a year ago, [...]
Joint statement from Kevin Barron MP, John Healey MP & Sarah Champion MP Reacting to this afternoon’s judgement in which UKIP have been found liable to contribute towards the legal [...]
MP John Healey is supporting a campaign by local residents to keep a cash machine in Goldthorpe. A cash machine at risk of being removed has been given a temporary reprieve [...]
The news that E.ON is proposing to close its office in Wath is disappointing and will have come as a shock to their committed workers. The loss of around 250 jobs is a [...]
South Yorkshire's four authorities are seeking to identify the number of veterans in the area, and the needs they or family members might have. It's a Ministry of Defence-funded project, [...]
South Yorkshire MP John Healey is set to win a two-year fight to protect renters from unsafe homes. The Wentworth & Dearne MP and Shadow Housing Secretary is leading on [...]
MP John Healey has urged the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, to protect jobs in South Yorkshire from potential redundancies and relocations in the trade mark industry. At a meeting with [...]
HOSPICE volunteers have launched a petition after a charity shop in Wath was shut without warning. They were told on 29 November that the Rotherham Hospice furniture shop on Montgomery [...]
John Healey MP’s office will close on Thursday December 21 and reopen on Wednesday 3 January 2018. During this time, the following information may be helpful. Hot meals and food [...]
Rotherham MPs have called on the Government to give the council the funding it needs and halt drastic cuts to local services. It follows a recent meeting with Rotherham’s chief [...]
John has announced the winner of his annual Christmas card competition. Every year his card – which is sent to hundreds of people – is designed by local schoolchildren. This Christmas [...]
MP John Healey has criticised a Government move that he warned could put post offices at risk. Local pensioners who have their pension paid into a Post Office Card Account [...]
YOUNG people in Rotherham at risk of homelessness now have access to accommodation and support with the opening of a new project. Local MP John Healey, Shadow Secretary of State [...]
John has a vacancy for a Parliamentary Assistant, in his Westminster office. For full details and how to apply, click below: Parliamentary Assistant job details The closing date for applications [...]
Labour will lead a debate on government funding changes which are set to close supported housing schemes. Such schemes help thousands of vulnerable people including the homeless, elderly people, veterans [...]
The Labour Party's June 2017 Election result was remarkable - 40% of the national vote and a gain of 30 MPs. Labour and Jeremy Corbyn confounded the predictions of commentators, [...]
MP John Healey has relaunched his campaign against rip-off benefit helpline numbers, after it emerged the poorest people are still facing high phone charges. At yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour [...]
South Yorkshire steel MP John Healey has backed calls for the government to support the steel industry. UK Steel, which represents the steel industry, has called on the Chancellor to [...]
John's response to the six independent reports published by Rotherham Council. “I’ve now had the chance to read the six independent reports published on Wednesday afternoon (6 September). “It’s nearly [...]
Dearne MP John Healey has backed Yorkshire Water’s ‘Be a binner’ campaign asking residents in its top 10 sewage blockage hotspots to bin wet wipes and sanitary items, not flush [...]
Work has started on 10 new affordable homes in Goldthorpe, after a £1m investment from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. Two derelict properties will be demolished and replaced with two-bedroom homes, [...]
I am bitterly disappointed but not surprised by the Government’s HS2 announcement. Ministers have rejected the very strong case against this new route which as MPs we’ve worked with local [...]
AN MP has made a last ditch attempt to persuade the Government to back the original HS2 route via Meadowhall. Based on the original timetable, the Transport Secretary is expected [...]
THE decision to close Goldthorpe job centre has been branded disgraceful by the local MP. The Government made the announcement yesterday (5 July) after initial proposals in January. Wentworth & [...]
This is a tragedy that should never have happened and has shocked the whole country. Our first priority must be to ensure those who are affected by the fire are [...]
AROUND 50 people attended a coffee and cake morning in Wath today (16 June) aimed at bringing people together and tackling loneliness. The event, on the anniversary of the murder [...]
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John has published a report showing how Labour councils across the country are demonstrating Labour priorities to meet housing need, support mixed communities and give working people the chance to fulfil [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap election for June 8. John Healey MP said: “Theresa May spent nine months saying she wouldn’t call a snap election, and she’s broken [...]
John Healey MP's survey of schools in Rotherham and Barnsley has revealed none expects to have enough government funding by 2020 and all are making cutbacks. John asked schools in the [...]
John has called for a meeting with the head of the NHS over its refusal to fund a prosthetic arm. The MP has been fighting on behalf of Adrian Barrass, of Swinton, [...]
AN MP has hit out at bank bosses for going ahead with closing their branches in Wath. In January, both HSBC and Yorkshire Bank announced they planned to shut – [...]
The future of Wentworth Woodhouse - England's largest privately owned home - has been safeguarded. The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust has now bought the house for £7m. As well as [...]
In a joint submission to the Government, MPs from Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield have made clear their opposition to the new HS2 route proposed in Summer 2016. Ed Miliband, [...]
Dearne MP John Healey urged a government minister to rethink plans to shut Goldthorpe job centre at a meeting on Monday (6 March). Mr Healey called the meeting with employment [...]
New barriers have been installed at a retail park after an MP intervened to stop nuisance ‘boy racers.’ Residents living near Cortonwood Retail Park near Brampton Bierlow reported nightly meetings [...]
John Healey has called on the government to pledge support for the steel industry in the Budget on 8 March. Earlier this month the Wentworth & Dearne MP, whose constituency [...]
John Healey MP has criticised plans to close a job centre in an area where the rate of disability is three times the national average and unemployment is double. The government [...]
Tata Steel has announced it has signed an agreement to sell its South Yorkshire specialty steels operation to Liberty House Group. John, who is the MP for Aldwarke, home of [...]
More than 1,100 people have signed a petition to keep Wath’s banks open. MP John Healey started the petition two weeks ago, as soon as HSBC and Yorkshire Bank announced [...]
The government has announced plans to close 78 jobcentres, including Goldthorpe in Rotherham. John Healey, MP for Goldthorpe, said: “The Goldthorpe job centre provides vital local job search help and [...]
John has reacted strongly to announcements from Yorkshire Bank and HSBC that they intend to close their Wath-upon-Dearne branches. This will leave Wath without a bank. He said: “I am [...]
£2.3bn a year – around £1 in every £10 spent on housing benefit – is going to private landlords renting out sub-standard homes. The figures, drawn from the official English [...]