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- Gloucester’s MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
 Gloucester’s MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors 27th January 2010 Today Parmjit Dhanda, the member of Parliament for Gloucester pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. With 27th January marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to give MPs the opportunity to remember those who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust - and to support...
- Recipe Book offers Food for Thought
 Recipe Book offers Food for Thought A collection of well-known celebrities including South West Chef Rick Stein and Rob Rees, The Cotswold Chef, have joined forces with staff from NHS Gloucestershire to put together a unique recipe book on behalf of charity Gloucestershire Young Carers. The book, entitled We Cook, We Care, is being launched this week and includes a range of simple healthy recipes that will appeal to everyone. But it also has a secondary aim – to raise the profile of local charity Gloucestershire Young Carers and money for the work it does. In addition to Rick Stein...
- Women’s Specialist Centre for Gloucester’s Hospital
 Women’s Specialist Centre for Gloucester’s Hospital The £32 million redevelopment of Gloucester’s Hospital is giving local residents better care than ever before. Parmjit has been working hard to ensure a further £30m will be spent on our hospital. This money is being invested in a women’s specialist centre – including a new birthing unit. Parmjit brought Gillian Merron, a government Health Minister to see the building of the centre.
Parmjit and Gillian view the building of our new women’s specialist centre. This proud record of investment stands in stark contrast to Tory plans to cut Gloucester’s health budget. Although David...
- Minister for Culture and Tourism visits Gloucester 25/1/2010 Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture and Tourism, today visited G
 Minister for Culture and Tourism visits Gloucester 25/1/2010 Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture and Tourism, today visited Gloucester to view the Quays development and Gloucestershire College. She also met Gloucester’s MP, Parmjit Dhanda, who helped to establish Gloucester’s Urban Regeneration Company. His very first question at PMQs to Tony Blair in 2001, was about setting up a regeneration company for the City. The Company has helped to lever in £180m of private sector investment to build us a retail centre to be proud of in Gloucester Docks and Mrs Hodge came to see the improvement for herself. The minister also...
- Shining a Light on Ince Castle Way
 Shining a Light on Ince Castle Way Gloucester’s MP today pledged to back a locally organised campaign to improve lighting on Ince Castle Way. The walkway – which runs from Chequers to Barton – has very poor lighting and to make matters worse there is also a very dark subway under the railway bridge adjacent to the street. Parmjit visited the street to speak to local people who have been campaigning for better lighting along Ince Castle Way and the subway, and also for new flood repairs to be put in place. He also met the area’s local councillor, Harjit...
- Parmjit presents prize money to Gloucester Royal British Legion
 Parmjit presents prize money to Gloucester Royal British Legion
Here Parmjit is pictured presenting a donation of £375.00 to the Gloucester Branch of the Royal British Legion. Parmjit earned the money by taking part in a charity pool tournament last month. You can read about this game here....
- Local MP attends Open Day showcasing Skills for Life
 Local MP attends Open Day showcasing Skills for Life 30 November 2009 Parmjit today attended an Open Day showcasing the Skills for Life programme at Unilever Gloucester. Trade union Unite, and Gloucester College are leading the way with the government funded Skills for Life programme at Unilever Gloucester. The two organisations have carried out similar schemes at other Companies in the past and are planning more. At Unilever, a pilot training course has started and the open day was designed to attract people to see what is happening now, suggest courses and to sign up for further courses. Training is...
- Gloucester MP Plays snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan
 Gloucester MP Plays snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan Gloucester Citizen - Thursday - November 26 2009 Gloucester MP Parmjit Dhanda got to test his pool skills against the best in the world. He lined up against Ronnie O'Sullivan, currently the country's number one ranked snooker player, to raise money for charity. He raised £365 for Gloucestershire's Royal British Legion, and said he was "honoured" to play Ronnie.
He said: "Ronnie O'Sullivan is incredibly quick and capable of clearing a table in minutes. "He let me make the break and I then potted three balls, but Ronnie managed to clear the...
- Parmjit meets Secretary of State for Transport
 Parmjit meets Secretary of State for Transport 24 November 2009 Gloucester’s MP is part of a cross-party campaign to bring an ultra-light rail transport to Gloucester. The project is being run by the University of Gloucestershire and would link Gloucester and Cheltenham. Parmjit today met with the Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Adonis, to discuss the possibility of a light railway linking Gloucester and Cheltenham. Joining Parmjit at the meeting were Willy Ford, the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce’s Rail Expert and a member of West Midlands Travel Watch, Professor Frank Chambers and expert in Physical Geography from the University...
- Latest on flooding from the Environment Agency
Update on river levels for the River Severn and tributaries Further to my note last week, river levels remain elevated along the Severn and tributaries. Yesterday saw 20-30mm of rain fall on the Welsh mountains which has meant a slight rise in river levels in and around Shrewsbury. Levels have risen in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire but remain steady. We have flood warnings and watches in force but are currently not expecting any significant rises as we head towards the weekend. A band of rain this evening is predicted between 2100 and midnight which may deliver another 20-30mm. Again this should...
- Parmjit presents local resident with Land Army Badge
 Parmjit presents local resident with Land Army Badge Here Parmjit presents local resident, Mrs. Joan Davis, with her well-earned Land Army badge. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, announced the introduction of the a badge of recognition to female war veterans who worked on the Home Front to provide food and timber for the nation during the Second World War, in 2008. The specially designed badge recognises the tremendous efforts of the Women’s Land Army and Women’s Timber Corps and...
- Parmjit attends fundraising event for prostate cancer
 Parmjit attends fundraising event for prostate cancer Here Parmjit is pictured with former Barton City Councillor Carol Francis at the All Nations Community Centre's fundraising event for prostate cancer. It is not known why, but West Indian men are three times more likely to die of prostate cancer than white men in the UK. Parmjit spoke about the need to address this problem and reverse this damning statistics. He also explained the importance of testing to catch the disease in its early stages....
- Parmjit's speech in the contest to become Speaker of the House of Commons
Parmjit's speech in the recent contest to become Speaker of the House of Commons...
- Parmjit takes part in a “Twitterview”
 Parmjit takes part in a “Twitterview” 2 October 2009 Parmjit today took part in a live online interview organised by the Independent newspaper and Tweetminster, an organisation that connects ordinary people to the politicians, commentators and news stories through Twitter. You can read the full interview by clicking here. You can follow Parmjit on Twitter by going to: www.twitter.com/parmjitdhanda Parmjit also has a facebook page which you can find at www.facebook.com/parmjitdhanda...
- Backing the Families Of Our Local Heroes
 Backing the Families Of Our Local Heroes 26 October 2009 Parmjit Dhanda, Labour MP for Gloucester, today welcomed members of the South West Aden Veterans Association to The Houses of Parliament. Parmjit was delighted to show the veterans around Parliament and answer their questions. He has pledged to support their new campaign to recognise the sacrifice of the next of kin of servicemen and servicewomen who have died in conflict. Parmjit said: “It was an honour to meet these brave local people. It is important that we never forget the sacrifices made by our former servicemen and women,...
- Article on Restoring Trust in Politics
Read Parmjit's article on Restoring Trust in Politics on the labourfuture.net website here October 2009...
- Parmjit attends a Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time session
Parmjit attends a Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time session 9th October 2009 Parmjit attends an event at Gloucester Library to celebrate National Bookstart Day called the Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time session with his youngest son....
- Parmjit Joins Speaker of the House to bury a time capsule at Beaufort School
Parmjit Joins Speaker of the House to bury a time capsule at Beaufort School 7th October 2009 Students from Beaufort School with Parmjit Dhanda and John Bercow Speaker of the House of Commons and Malcolm Bride Headteacher Parmjit and John Bercow later buried a time capsule at the school....
- Parmjit invites Employment Minister to visit Gloucester Quays
Parmjit Dhanda and Jim Knight visits Gloucester Quays Tuesday 6th October 2009 Parmjit Dhanda, Dave Owen from Gloucestershire First and Jim Knight Minister of State (Employment) Department for Work and Pensions meet Gloucester Quays staff. Parmjit hosts Employment Minister Jim Knight in Gloucester Docks. Despite the recession over a thousand local jobs have been created in the docks reducing the City's claimant count last month. The Government is investing £4 million into an agency called Gloucester Works which matches local people’s skills to new jobs. What would be the chances of this kind of investment if the Tories...
- Parmjit is appointed trustee of the UK Youth Parliament
Parmjit is delighted to been appointed to the UK Youth Parliament Board of Trustees. He said: “I am delighted to have been asked to take on this role with the UK Youth Parliament. Young people often get an undeserved bad press. I hope I’ll be able to help the UK Youth Parliament get across the positive role many young people play in our society.” Click here to find out more about this story....
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