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<feed xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#" xml:lang="en-gb" version="0.3"><title>Welcome...</title><link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><tagline/><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk</id><generator>ws.politicos.justin.2005</generator><copyright>Except where the content is clearly reproduced with permission, the text and photographs on this site are released under Creative Commons Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 United Kingdom.</copyright><modified>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</modified><entry><title>HBOS and Lloyds TSB merger no longer needed</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=308" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=308</id><issued>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>A MERGER between banking giants HBOS and Lloyds TSB is no longer needed, Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman has claimed.</summary></entry><entry><title>MP demands check on people trafficking</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=309" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=309</id><issued>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman is concerned about people trafficking.  There was a meeting of the Fawcett Society at the House of Commons last week where a figure of 40,000 women being trafficked and enslaved in Britain was mentioned.</summary></entry><entry><title>Barry Sheerman MP warns of deadly Carbon Monoxide risk</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=314" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=314</id><issued>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman is supporting a new national campaign, Carbon Monoxide  Be Alarmed! which encourages people to ensure they have an audible Carbon Monoxide alarm and that they have all their gas, oil and solid-fuel burning appliances serviced annually</summary></entry><entry><title>Baby P sparks call to put more in care</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=312" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=312</id><issued>2008-11-16T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-16T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman called for more research on how the most vulnerable families and problem parents could be better identified before tragedies occur. </summary></entry><entry><title>'Superficial' inspections warning  </title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=313" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=313</id><issued>2008-11-16T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-16T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman MP, who chairs the Commons children, schools and families select committee, said accountability was necessary but many people feared that "teaching to the test" can prevent pupils from getting a full education.</summary></entry><entry><title>Barry Sheerman: Time to stop the Lloyds' takeover of HBOS</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=310" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=310</id><issued>2008-11-14T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-14T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>In my opinion, the planned takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB is not right for employees of HBOS, the shareholders of HBOS or the customers of HBOS  and it should not go ahead.</summary></entry><entry><title>Interest rate cut saves £3m in Hudds if greedy bankers pass it on</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=306" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=306</id><issued>2008-11-07T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-11-07T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>The Examiner: HUDDERSFIELD MP Barry Sheerman today told Britains mortgage lenders: Pass on the cuts to your customers.</summary></entry><entry><title>Visit to Unique Mental Health Service</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=305" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=305</id><issued>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Mr Sheerman drops into The Kirklees Early Intervention Service </summary></entry><entry><title>MP backs local job creation</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=301" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=301</id><issued>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman supports FMG tender as bid will lead to significant numbers of new jobs in Yorkshire</summary></entry><entry><title>MP steps out to raise awareness of local charities</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=302" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=302</id><issued>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman was joined in a walk around his constituency to raise money for three charities</summary></entry><entry><title>Barry Sheerman Supports Campaign to Keep HBOS Jobs local</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=300" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=300</id><issued>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Local MPs Barry Sheerman, Linda Riordan and Rosie Winterton throw their weight behind campaign to keep local jobs</summary></entry><entry><title>Select Committee Chair backs higher standards for BSF</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=303" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=303</id><issued>2008-09-20T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-20T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Barry Sheerman supports Jim Knight's proposals for higher quality school design </summary></entry><entry><title>Local MP Joins Battle to Save Local Jobs</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=298" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=298</id><issued>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>Last night Yorkshire MPs called on the Government to protect jobs in the region </summary></entry><entry><title>MP vows to 'fight tooth and nail' to protect regional jobs</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=299" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=299</id><issued>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>VITAL talks to protect thousands of jobs across Yorkshire are going on in the aftermath of the Lloyds takeover of HBOS</summary></entry><entry><title>Launch of 'Waterwise'</title><link href="http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=297" type="text/html" rel="alternate"/><author><name>Barry Sheerman</name><email>WILKINSONSU@parliament.uk</email></author><id>http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=297</id><issued>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</issued><modified>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</modified><summary>MP Spearheads New Initiative To Transform Huddersfield Rivers</summary></entry></feed>