Category Archives: Constituency
Have your say on energy prices
Dame Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South, is pleased to support ‘Parliament Talks… Energy‘, a free public event at the Banchory West Church, Banchory, Aberdeenshire on Thursday 24th May, 6-8pm. Dame Anne, who is Chair of the Work and Pensions … Continue reading
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Filed under Constituency, Energy
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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Filed under Children, Constituency, Education, Parliament, Schools
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
Budget 2012: MP Attacks Increase in Air Passenger Duty
Today Aberdeen South MP, Dame Anne Begg, condemned the Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to go ahead with the planned increase to Air Passenger Duty (APD) despite calls last week from Scotland’s airports to rethink the planned hike and give them … Continue reading
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Filed under Constituency, Parliament, Transport
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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Filed under Children, Constituency, Tax Credits
Thank You!
I would like to thank everyone for their thoughtful and kind wishes, cards and gifts following my recent accident. As you may know, I fell from my wheelchair and have fractured my wrist and leg. I am currently recovering in … Continue reading
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Tell Us Once
Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, Dame Anne Begg MP, was delighted to learn that Aberdeen City Council’s Registrar will be offering the Tell Us Once service. The initiative, led by Department for Work and Pensions, allows relevant government … Continue reading
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Filed under Constituency, Work and Pensions Select Committee
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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Filed under Children, Constituency, Education
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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Filed under Children, Constituency, Education, Schools
