My Petitions

Labour want to cut Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance for over 65s, wrecking their chances of living independently.

The Freedom Pass provides free off peak bus travel for the over 65s. Most of the scheme's cost is covered by individual local authorities, but the government also contributes tens of millions of pounds a year.

I'm campaigning against the opening of a Substance Misuse Centre and Needle Exchange on Roger Street, King’s Cross. I’m not opposed to the principle of the centre but proper thought needs to be given to the location...

I believe that most people in this country are angry and shocked by the release of the Lockerbie Bomber, Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi. This anger is reinforced by suggestions that key factors for his release included oil and trade deals.

For me there is another dimension, the Libyan Embassy siege and the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984. Yvonne was my tutor while I was starting out...