Sarah Champion MP calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs
Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, has been campaigning on child protection for over a decade.
“Child sexual abuse is endemic in the UK and needs to be recognised as a national priority. It is clear that the public distrusts governments and authorities when it comes to preventing and prosecuting child abuse, especially child sexual exploitation. The statistics on these crimes show the scale of the problem; the high level of public concern and mistrust only emphasises why addressing all forms of child abuse must be a government priority.
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Sarah Champion presents her ‘Buy British Bill’ to Parliament
Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, relaunched her ‘Buy British Bill’ in Parliament today. In the previous Parliament, the Bill reached Second Reading, when it was stopped by the General Election.
The Bill aims to create a cultural change within Government so that it awards more public contracts to British business, including British farmers, manufacturers and SMEs.
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Sarah Champion MP’s ‘Cruelty Free Christmas’ campaign
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, pushed the Government on how it would translate its commitment to end animal testing into tangible action.
In a question to the Leader of the House, Sarah Champion MP requested a debate on the phase-out of animal testing.
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Sarah Champion MP urgently calls for new legislation, following investigation on UK supermarket supply chains and Uyghur forced labour
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, asked an Urgent Question to the Government on the links between UK supermarket supply chains and Uyghur forced labour.
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Sarah Champion MP Welcomes Government Agreement to Review British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham has welcomed the Government’s commitment to review pension arrangements for the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS).
After Sarah repeatedly raised the scheme with Ministers, the Government has agreed to “review any proposals set out by the Trustees” of the BCSSS. i
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Sarah Champion MP welcomes ending the injustice of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
900 former mineworkers in Rotherham will receive an immediate uplift in their weekly pension, overturning an historic injustice and ensuring fair payouts for years to come.
Following the announcement in today’s Budget, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed that the move will mean a 32 per cent boost to the annual pensions of 112,000 former mineworkers across the UK – an average increase of £29 per week for each member.
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