Category Archives: Children
Invitation to Contribute to National Poetry Project
Dame Anne Begg MP encourages everyone in Aberdeen South to answer the question “What does representation mean to you in 2012?” for a chance to contribute to REPRESENT, a poem which will be created as part of the Arts in … Continue reading
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Raising Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes
Dame Anne Begg MP met with two school pupils from Aberdeen South, Lucy Logan and Sophie Lawson, ahead of their visit to Westminster to lobby MPs for increased investment in medical research to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes. … Continue reading
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Filed under Children, Constituency, Health, Schools, Uncategorized
Supporting World Water Day
This year I will be marking World Water Day by putting my support behind international charity WaterAid’s Water Works campaign. Living in Aberdeen South a ready supply of safe water is a necessity that we are lucky enough to take … Continue reading
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Filed under Children, Constituency, International
MP tells Government ‘Don’t Drop the Tax Credits Bombshell’
Dame Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South is backing shopworkers union Usdaw and national charities campaigning against the £3,870 ‘Tax Credits Bombshell’ that the Government is set to drop on 6 April. In just a few weeks’ time, couples with … Continue reading
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Action to Tackle School Vandals
Having previously contacted Aberdeen City Council to seek action to tackle the spate of vandalism at Tullos Primary School, Dame Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South, was pleased to receive correspondence from Aberdeen City Council confirming that they intend to … Continue reading
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Visit to St Margaret’s School for Girls
Anne was delighted to field a wide range of questions from Primary 6 pupils at St Margaret’s School for Girls.As well as asking about the process of creating legislation, the pupils asked Anne for her views on issues such as … Continue reading
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Action for Children’s Report into Child Neglect
On Tuesday 24th January, Dame Anne Begg MP attended the launch of Action for Children’s landmark report into child neglect. Dame Anne has added her name to the charity’s petition calling on the UK Government to intervene early to prevent … Continue reading
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