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Wishing all my constituents in Crawley, and everyone celebrating across the world, a very happy and peaceful Diwali! I was deeply honoured to have the opportunity to light the lamp at the start of a celebratory event at the Apple Tree Centre and to say a few words.
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For years, red tape has made it harder for pubs to serve food outside, host live music, or even stay open, with some historic venues forced to shut over noise complaints or outdated advertising rules. Now Peter Lamb is backing a four-week Call for Evidence to give people in Crawley the chance to help fix
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After years spent campaigning against the loss of Sure Start services from the town, Crawley’s MP is celebrating the return of Sure Start style services to the area. The loss of Sure Start left thousands of parents cut off from vital community support networks and specialist services – left to navigate the challenges of parenthood
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Amateur boxing clubs play an important role in helping young people stay on the straight and narrow, supporting physical fitness and developing British champions of the future. With many clubs often struggling with financial viability, I asked the Secretary of State what support can be offered to grassroots boxing.
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On Thursday, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, we witnessed the most overt demonstration of the return of antisemitism to a country whose massacre of its Jewish population 835 years ago saw the first use of the term ‘holocaust’. The circumstances leading up to the terror attack are still unclear, but what is not
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This month marks the start of a major package of support introduced by the Labour government to help families with the cost of living and ensure every child gets the best possible start in life. This includes the government’s landmark expansion of 30 hours’ funded childcare which will save parents up to £7,500 a year,
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A cross-party collective of Parliamentarians have thrown their support behind a newly-revived All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) focused on the wellbeing of UK people. The APPG on Wellbeing Economics is run by, and for, Members of the Commons and Lords, and will draw upon academic experts as well as leaders in business and civil society to
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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has welcomed that the Labour government that will give millions of homeowners across England and Wales stronger rights and protections over their homes. Leaseholders are required to pay a service charge to cover the upkeep of shared areas in their building, however in too many cases they are left
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I cannot claim that the announcement this week came as much of a surprise. Quite apart from the announcement back in February that the Secretary of State was ‘minded’ to approve, debates around a new runway at Gatwick have been ongoing in one form or another throughout almost my entire 14 years as a local
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Peter Lamb, the Labour MP for Crawley, has welcomed the Labour Government’s £2.05m investment in West Sussex transport, better connecting residents to jobs, education, and public services. The new funding for highways authorities gives councils the power to improve local public transport and to launch schemes that will boost growth and prioritise the transport options
Peter Lamb for Crawley 