ANY OTHER BUSINESS.Byline: PETER YOUNG IT'S a bit rich Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith getting all upset about leaks of sensitive information from the Home Office which led to the police raid on the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. office of Conservative immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. spokesman Damian Green looking for evidence. The contents of Chancellor Alistair Darling's recent mini-budget along with the Queen's Speech were so comprehensively trailered in the newspapers and TV there was hardly anything new to report. There was a time when leaks of budget information were regarded as extremely serious. Now the yardstick for leaks seems to be whether they are favourable or embarrassing to the Government. DURHAM North MP and Defence MinisterKevan Jones teamed up with TV tough guy Ross Kemp Ross Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is a British actor who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Since 2006 Kemp has received international recognition as an investigative journalist for his critically acclaimed and BAFTA to launch a campaign to send Christmas gift boxes to troops abroad. Nearly 25,000 parcels are being sent by the charity uk4uThanks! to our servicemen and women around the world including Iraq and Afghanistan. IT'S sometimes said that politicians who exist in the Westminster bubble are out of touch with what people really care about. So, Dave Anderson, Labour MP for Blay-don, is focusing on what he calls 'the real world' with an appeal to boost research into the causes of premature birth premature birth Birth less than 37 weeks after conception. Infants born as early as 23–24 weeks may survive but many face lifelong disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness). . He's urging MPs to support a call by the charity Action Medical Research for a ten-year national research strategy to understand the causes of premature birth and to stop unnecessary suffering. "This issue concerns our constituents rather more, for instance, than the privileges of MP she said. SPORTY Stephen Hepburn, Labour MP for Jarrow, has hailed North East councils which are allowing free swimming for the over 60s and youngsters aged 16 and under. 'This means that over 20 million people can swim for free from next April," he said. "Swimming is an easy physical activity to take up and this could do much to improve our health." CHILD poverty is high on the political agenda and Newcastle could soon be leading the way. I'm told an inspection team from the Department for Children, Schools and Families The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is a British government department created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It is responsible for all issues affecting people up to the age of 19 including education. went away highly impressed after looking at the approach to the problem of the city council's children's services. Newcastle is hoping to achieve beacon council status for tackling child poverty and I understand the department received an "excellent or "outstanding rating in each of six categories ranging from leadership and vision to the action it takes. The council's Lib Dem leader, John Shipley, has sent his congratulations to all concerned. The next stage is a presentation in London next month and the council will hear if it has been successful in March. CAPTION(S): BUDGET LEAKS?, Alistair Darling; WELL DONE: John Shipley |
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