Category: Health and Social Care
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Funding Boost for Zoe’s Place Following Campaign by Teesside MPs
Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough has welcomed the Labour Government’s decision this week to maintain and uplift NHS funding for children’s hospices in England each year in line with inflation — a move that will provide greater security and stability for families who rely on their care. The decision…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes expansion of school breakfast clubs across Teesside
New programme set to help families save money and give children a better start to the day 8th October 2025 Luke Myer MP has welcomed the government’s announcement to roll out another 2,000 funded breakfast clubs across England next year, following successful pilots at schools including Pennyman, Skelton and Lockwood…
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Luke Myer backs urgent action to tackle England’s most diagnosed cancer
Calls on Government to improve early detection of prostate cancer 8th October 2025 Luke Myer MP has voiced his support for urgent action to improve early detection of prostate cancer, England’s most diagnosed cancer, following discussions at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this week. He is urging MPs to…
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Luke launches the East Cleveland Growth Plan
Ambitious new policy plan calls on TVCA to back jobs, skills and transport investment in East Cleveland Today (12 September 2025) at British Steel in Skinningrove, Luke Myer MP unveiled an East Cleveland Growth Plan – setting out an ambitious programme to drive investment in transport, skills, housing and health.…
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30 hours free childcare now available for working parents
Helping families with the cost of living and giving children the best start 1st September 2025 From today, working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years can access 30 hours of government-funded childcare worth up to £7,500 a year. Luke Myer MP visited Little Sunbeams nursery in Guisborough…
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Luke Myer MP campaigns for overhaul of children’s social care across Tees Valley
Exploring a regional co-operative to improve quality and value for money 20th August 2025 Luke Myer MP is calling for an overhaul of children’s social care across the Tees Valley, urging local authorities to explore the creation of a Tees Valley Care Co-operative. Drawing on his experience as former Cabinet…
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Luke Myer MP Welcomes Family Hubs Success and Future Funding for Redcar and Cleveland
MP recognises transformative impact of expanded early years services and pledges continued support 13th August 2025 Luke Myer MP has welcomed the news that Redcar and Cleveland’s Family Hubs programme has been hailed a major success, with significant increases in services and numbers of parents and children using the centres,…
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New Diagnostic Centre Brings World-Class Care to Teesside
Luke Myer MP visited the new Tees Valley Community Diagnostic Centre in Stockton today, describing it as a “real game-changer” for the region. The centre houses two MRI scanners, two CT scanners, four ultrasound rooms, X-ray facilities, cardiology testing upstairs, and lung function services. This means patients from across the…
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Luke Myer MP calls to scrap two-child limit to Universal Credit
Speaking in Parliament today (16 July 2025), Teesside MP Luke Myer said that one of the central objectives of the government’s child poverty taskforce should scrapping the two-child limit – a policy change which he said “would make such a difference to so many families”. Scrapping the cap has been…
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9,800 Teessiders to be better off following MP’s welfare rebellion
Data from the Department for Work & Pensions has revealed that 9,893 people in Middlebrough South & East Cleveland in receipt of Universal Credit will be better off following local MP Luke Myer’s rebellion on the government’s welfare legislation. Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland MP Luke Myer was among 126 Labour…
