Going Underground...
Today I was delighted to attend the official opening of the new Furnace Shaft at the National Coal Mining Museum, in Wakefield and to take a trip deep underground, down the main shaft, along with the other visitors, including the Secretary of State for Culture, Jeremy Hunt MP.
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June 28, 2012
Jarvis Urges Chancellor to Produce a Credible Economic Plan for Barnsley
Barnsley Central’s Labour MP Dan Jarvis, has responded to the latest Government borrowing figures and the u-turn on fuel duty by suggesting the Chancellor urgently produce a credible economic plan.
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June 27, 2012
Barnsley MPs Urge Hammond to End 3YORKS Uncertainty
Barnsley MPs, Michael Dugher MP, Dan Jarvis MP and Angela Smith MP, hand-delivered a joint letter this morning to the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, at the Ministry of Defence.
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June 20, 2012
Get your running shoes on for new Barnsley 10K race
A new 10K race has been launched in Barnsley to coincide with the last day of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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June 18, 2012
Jarvis tells Vaizey: “Libraries must be able to move with the times”
Shadow Culture Minister, Dan Jarvis, today questioned Ed Vaizey at the dispatch box. Jarvis challenged his counterpart on the issue of the Public Lending Right scheme being extended to e-books in libraries, by asking the Minister, “It is increasingly accepted that part of the long-term future of book lending lies in e-books being available in all libraries. In order for our libraries to move into the 21st century, the tensions around the Public Lending Right Scheme, and e-books, must be urgently addressed. Can the Minister tell the House why he has not moved to implement the extension of the Public Lending Right to electronic books as mandated in Section 43 of the 2010 Digital Economy Act?”
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June 18, 2012
Jarvis Salutes Her Majesty The Queen
From the trenches to the (green) benches, Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Former Army officer and now Labour’s Culture Minister with responsibility for the Royal Household shares his thoughts on the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
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June 02, 2012
Jarvis Welcomes Brent Council Agreement on Kensal Rise Library
Dan Jarvis MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture Minister, has welcomed Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt’s announcement today of an agreement to work with local campaign groups with the aim of keeping Kensal Rise library open as a community project.
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June 01, 2012
Jarvis Visits Sheffield
Shadow Culture Minister and South Yorkshire MP, Dan Jarvis, has visited Sheffield as part of his tour of the regions.
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May 30, 2012
Constituency Blog - The Sun is out in Barnsley
Finally, the sun has found its way through the dark clouds! Although the dark clouds we have been experiencing were more in keeping with the austerity and cuts this Government has been inflicting on the country. I am glad the sun has finally made an appearance though because we have many positive and exciting things going on in Barnsley this summer.
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May 28, 2012
The Importance of the Debate
The portrayal of the Westminster Village often suggests that MPs spend much of their time, sitting around on the famous green benches, discussing issues that no one really cares about. Sometimes. But most of the time, I believe most parliamentarians are engaging with important issues, even if these issues don’t necessarily always correlate with my constituency mailbag.
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May 25, 2012