Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen, is holding an event on Saturday 7th March to celebrate International Women’s Day and the area’s brilliant and successful women. The all-day event, which kicks off at 10am, will feature a marketplace of excellent local businesses run by women, charities and community groups run by and supporting women,…
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Archbishop of Canterbury backs MP’s calls for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults
Tracy Brabin MP has hailed the Archbishop of Canterbury’s support for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse as a “significant step” towards a change in the law to help protect children and vulnerable adults from harm. The Batley & Spen MP is now calling on the government to bring forward legislation to make the reporting of…
‘You needn’t suffer in silence’ says MP as campaign launched to tackle stigma around loneliness
Local MP Tracy Brabin has thrown her weight behind a cross-party campaign to help tackle the “hidden epidemic” that is loneliness. The ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ campaign, which has the backing of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Loneliness on which Ms Brabin serves as vice-chair, was launched last week. Its aim is to reduce the stigma…
Tracy Brabin MP helps secure £1.2m funding for historic CSE investigations
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has helped secure £1.2 million in special grant funding for West Yorkshire Police to assist investigations into historic child sexual exploitation cases. Ms Brabin has been working closely with West Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Mark Burns-Williamson and West Yorkshire Police to secure the Home Office funding. It comes after…
Tracy Brabin speaks at launch of new book documenting first Gujarati settlers in Batley
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin heaped praise on a longstanding local writers’ group at the launch of its “fascinating and insightful” new book. Ms Brabin spoke at the launch of Our Heritage by the Gujarati Writers Forum along with local dignitaries including Mayor Gwen Lowe and Kirklees Council Leader Shabir Pandor. Chair of the…
MP slams government after latest figures show unemployment rising locally
New figures reveal that unemployment is continuing to rise locally in what Tracy Brabin MP says is yet another sign the government has “abandoned” communities like Batley and Spen. The total number of unemployed benefit claimants in Batley and Spen has risen to 2,490 in February 2019 – an increase of 735 on the previous…
MP praises local support for Fairtade products in Parliament
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin praised local support for Fairtrade products at the Parliamentary launch of a fortnight of events held to back a better deal for farmers from developing countries. Ms Brabin met farmers from the Ivory Coast, Rwanda and the Dominican Republic at the reception on February 27th as part of Fairtrade…
Tracy Brabin MP: ‘Every community deserves to feel safe’
On Saturday I took full advantage of the unseasonably warm weather by enjoying my lunch outside one of Birstall’s many wonderful eateries, writes Tracy Brabin MP in her latest Batley News column. As I sat, watching the world go by in the glorious winter sun, it reminded me just how fantastic a town it can…
Tory Government plans to fund policing ‘unjust and fundamentaly unfair’
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has slammed Government plans to force taxpayers to fork out for more police officers as “unjust and fundamentally unfair”. Under the Conservative Government’s Funding Settlement announced today, police forces will be given the option to double the council tax precept. It comes after years of cuts to West Yorkshire…
Hard work and dedication of NHS staff leaves Tracy Brabin MP ‘humbled’ in Dewsbury Hospital visit
Tracy Brabin MP was “deeply humbled” by the passion, hard work and dedication of local NHS staff during a visit to Dewsbury and District Hospital. Ms Brabin was given an extensive tour of her constituency hospital which included the Emergency Department, the Frailty Unit and the Rosewood Centre. The MP, who last month revealed the…
