Back the Ban
Do you support Sylvia in opposing the Tory plans to repeal the Hunting Act which would bring back hunting with dogs?
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Commonwealth Speakers Conference
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 Shortly after Christmas, I was honoured to represent Mr Speaker in my role as Deputy Speaker at the annual Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers which this year was held in New Delhi. The Conference provides an opportunity for Speakers from across the Commonwealth to come together and discuss important issues and share ideas and practices related to the functioning of Commonwealth Parliaments. I addressed the Conference at the opening and attended many workshops on various topics such as ‘The Speakers Role as Mediator’. I chaired a session on ‘The Use of Technology in the...
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Keeping the Hoard at Home
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 The Staffordshire Hoard was discovered by an amateur metal detectorist in July 2009. With over 1,500 items the collection is the largest ever found and is worth £3.3 million. There is a real threat that if enough money can not be raised to save the Hoard it will be split up and sold on the open market. That is why I am supporting The Art Fund’s campaign to save the Hoard, so that it can be seen by people on display in the West Midlands. Two key museums in our region - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery...
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Back the ban this Boxing Day
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Sylvia Heal MP is this Boxing Day helping to launch a national campaign to support the ban on hunting wild animals with dogs. The ‘Back the Ban’ campaign is being launched on Boxing Day – the old centre of the fox hunting calendar - by Hilary Benn and a host of celebrities including Tony Robinson and Patrick Stewart. This Boxing Day is the fifth since the Bill to ban hunting with dogs was passed. The ban has already resulted in dozens of prosecutions, and the forecast dire effects on rural communities have not come to pass. But the Hunting Act...
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Sylvia Heal welcomes 10% drop in crime across the West Midlands
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Sylvia Heal, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis has welcomed today's announcement that the West Midlands has seen a 10% drop in crime across the region. Across the West Midlands...
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New figures show that unemployment is falling
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Sylvia Heal, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, has welcomed this week's news that unemployment has fallen in recent months. The West Midlands has seen the number of claimants aged...
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Local MP backs Boiler Scrappage Scheme
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Sylvia Heal, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, has welcomed the Government's Boiler Scrappage Scheme. The Energy Saving Trust is administrating the scheme on behalf of the Government. Local people...
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In this section, I hope you will find useful information on a range of benefits. Click on the links below each section for further information. Helpful telephone numbers are included...
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Constituency Climate Change Event
Promoted by Ray Collins, General Secretary, the Labour Party, on behalf of the Labour Party, both at 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0HA.
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