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Welcome to my website. On 6 May 2010, I was elected as the new MP for Wolverhampton North East. It is a great honour to represent my home town in Parliament. I would like to thank everybody who supported me.
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Emma Gets Footloose at Coppice School
 On 24 March, Emma went to see a production of the musical, 'Footloose', performed by students of Coppice Performing Arts School in Ashmore Park, Wednesfield. "It was a fantastic evening", said Emma. "I was impressed with the acting, singing, dancing and music. There were lots of very proud parents in the audience. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening." "A big well done to all the staff and pupils involved in putting together such a wonderful production. It was also great to bump into one of my old school friend who is now a music teacher at Coppice." March 2010...
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Emma Speaks at Schools Question Time
 On 23 March, Emma spoke as a panellist at the Schools Question Time Challenge, organised and hosted by King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham. She is pictured here sitting beside Ed Doolan, the BBC Radio WM social action broadcaster, who was also on the panel. Emma fielded a range of tough questions from the young audience. Speaking after the event, Emma was keen to praise the young people for their hard work: "The pupils involved in organising this event did such a good job and dispelled the myth that young people aren't interested in politics. It was a professionally...
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Emma Addresses National Pensioners' Convention
 Emma was honoured to be invited to address the Wolverhampton National Pensioners' Convention on 25 February 2010 in the Wolverhampton City Council chamber. "It was a genuine honour to be able to speak at such an important and well-organised Wolverhampton branch of the National Pensioners' Convention. It afforded me the opportunity to reflect on Labour's real achievements for pensioners since 1997, such as, the Winter Fuel Allowance, the Warm Front Programme, free bus passes and eye tests for the over 60s, free TV licenses for the over 75s, an increased basic state pension and a minimum income guarantee. Equally...
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Emma Visits Community Focus
 Emma recently visited the Community Focus project based in Heath Town. Community Focus is a support and information centre which offers advice on a range of subjects including housing, debt advice, employment and welfare issues. It is partially funded through the European Social Fund. Emma was delighted to meet staff and volunteers and said: "Community Focus is a real asset to local people in Heath Town. Its efforts in supporting people back into work should be applauded. I am particularly pleased that one of the clients I met during my visit to Community Focus is now back in employment...
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Emma and Ed Balls Discuss Launch of Home Access Programme
 Emma recently met with the Rt. Hon. Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to discuss the successful launch of the Home Access programme. Home Access is a groundbreaking scheme to give 270,000 low income families a free computer and broadband access, under a major drive to close the digital and educational divide between rich and poor and help keep parents in touch with their child's progress. On the launch of the scheme, Emma said, "Computers are no longer a luxury for the few, but these days are just as essential a part of...
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Emma Buys British at Morrisons
 Emma and the Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, met with Roy Craven, Morrisons' Master Butcher to find out more about the company's commitment to 'Buying British'. Emma shops at the Morrisons store in Pendeford and always makes an effort to 'buy more British and eat more British'. Emma encourages people to think more carefully about their shopping choices: "Buying British is really important. As a society we must do more to support local producers: it makes economic and environmental sense". January 2010...
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Our campaign saves EKTA Day Care Centre
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Emma and meals on wheels driver go to Downing Street
 Emma and meals-on-wheels driver Wendy Thomas met with Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street yesterday and raised with him their concern about the steep increase in meals-on-wheels charges which have been proposed by the Tory-Lib Dem controlled Wolverhampton City Council. Wendy Thomas, of Wednesfield, who has been delivering meals on wheels for more than 10 years said: "Emma and I told Gordon Brown about our concerns. He was very sympathetic." Emma said: "Asking the elderly to pay over 80% more for a hot meal (which in some cases will mean an extra £500 to £600 a year) is not...
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