Jarvis Wants UK to Demonstrate the Importance of Libraries
Shadow Culture Minister, Dan Jarvis, has spoken ahead of National Libraries Day on February 4th and has urged the government to “act faster and smarter to protect these vital pillars of our communities.”
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January 30, 2012
Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 Speech
Madam Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to be here with you this evening, it is an honour to support this important memorial event.
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January 29, 2012
Jarvis Backs the Daylight Savings Bill
Labour MP, Dan Jarvis, has called on the government to give The Daylight Saving Bill more time for debate after it was derailed by a small group of MPs on Friday.
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January 25, 2012
Jarvis Disappointed With Museums Sheffield Funding Cut
Barnsley Central MP and Shadow Culture Minister, Dan Jarvis, has reacted to the news that Museum Sheffield is to have a budget cut of 30% after losing out on Arts Council funding.
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January 23, 2012
Jarvis Deeply Concerned with Unemployment Figures
Labour MP, Dan Jarvis, has responded to the news that unemployment has risen to 2.68 million and that there are now 2,741 unemployed people in the Barnsley Central constituency.
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January 18, 2012
Constituency Update & Happy New Year!
First of all, I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. It was very good to spend a quiet Christmas, in Barnsley with my family. It was also great to have time working in Barnsley before returning to Westminster.
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January 17, 2012
Happy New Year
As we prepare to move into 2012, it offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on what 2011 had to offer for Barnsley.
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December 31, 2011
The Ultimate Care At Christmas - Our NHS
Medical experts will tell you that for the elderly, winter means greater susceptibility to ill-health.
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December 22, 2011
A Vision for a 21st Century Library - Dan Jarvis MP
I am a regular visitor to the Barnsley Central Library. In the library is a plaque that reads: ‘The moment we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold into a library, we’ve changed their lives forever, and for the better.’
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December 22, 2011
Charitable Christmas
As I prepared for the second leg of the ‘Care at Christmas’ campaign, I was staggered by some of the statistics that I came across.
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December 19, 2011