Mrs Sharon Hodgson

That this House recognises that one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime; notes that 39 per cent. of working age cancer patients have experienced significant financial difficulties as a result of cancer; further recognises that disability due to can

1 Feb 2006

That this House condemns the continuing postcode lottery in cancer treatment as illustrated by two cases in Gateshead East and Washington West; notes that bowel cancer sufferer Jack Wilson, 66 years of age, has been refused Cetuximab by the NHS because it costs too much although

30 Jan 2006

That this House notes that workers at the PT Musim Mas oil palm plantation and processing plant in Sumatra formed an independent union, KAHUTINDO PT Musim Mas, in October 2004, seeking to negotiate legal minimum standards and fair treatment for contract workers; further notes tha

30 Jan 2006

That this House regrets that fewer students aged 14 to 19 years in the North East go into post-compulsory education and lag behind almost all other regions in terms of educational performance; applauds the recent high-level conference held at The Sage Gateshead and sponsored by t

26 Jan 2006

That this House recognises that scrapping saver tickets for rail transport and tripling fares for commuters will severely hamper the economic development of the regions, particularly the North East; is disturbed by its potential impact on people on low incomes; believes that incr

24 Jan 2006

That this House recognises that one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime; notes that 39 per cent. of working age cancer patients have experienced significant financial difficulties as a result of cancer; recognises that disability due to cancer is o

24 Jan 2006

That this House supports the global campaign by the Irish Mandate Union and the LabourStart website concerning Dunnes Stores, which sacked 22 year-old shop steward Joanne Delaney of the Mandate Union in November 2005 from her job at its Crumlin store in South Dublin for wearing h

19 Jan 2006

That this House welcomes the decision by Gateshead Council to recruit four physical activity development workers in a bid to encourage local people to take more exercise; notes that the new team, which is funded by Active England and based at the Gateshead International Stadium,

17 Jan 2006

after `Members', insert `who can'.

20 Dec 2005

That this House believes that British Telecom should automatically make available its free BT Privacy Service to stop unwanted calls to all customers who previously signed up to the service at a cost of £21 a year; and is astonished that BT has no plans to alert paying customers

24 Oct 2005