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                           <title><![CDATA[Glenda praised for role in energy price victory]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Glenda has been praised for supporting a high-profile campaign to stop the big six energy suppliers from charging their prepay meter customers an extra fee for their gas and electricity. Scottish and Southern Energy and British Gas recently became the last suppliers to announce they were removing their prepay meter premiums. Some customers paid over &pound;100 a year extra. The energy giants' decision to axe their controversial prepay meter fees, following a long-running campaign by the National Housing Federation, means all of the big six firms now charge prepay customers the same tariffs as those paying via quarterly bills. The...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:37:41</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Faith Projects Funding]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The Government have recently launched a new &pound;50,000 prize fund to reward the best examples of faith projects across the country. The prize has been developed to help publicise and reward faith-based projects which have not yet received the recognition they deserve and will be awarded to faith projects which are finding new ways to meet local problems, bring people together and meet the needs of local communities. The express interest in an application pack, you can e-mail InnovationPrize@communities.gsi.gov.uk . The packs will be sent out in a few weeks....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:32:31</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Changes to the NHS summary care record]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[NHS Camden will be writing to every Camden resident who is registered with a Camden GP from 10 March to inform them of the summary care record. The summary care record is an electronic record of important health information about each individual patient. At first, it will contain information about allergies, bad reactions to medicines and medicines being taken. This will be in addition to the existing health records which will continue to be used as they are now. The summary care record will be available only to authorised healthcare staff providing NHS care, which means if someone has an...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:53:16</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Changes to water charges in London]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Constituents in Hampstead and Highgate will see an average increase in their water bill of &pound;8 to &pound;189 and an average decrease in the sewerage bill of &pound;4 to &pound;114. The impact of the new charges will vary between individual household customers, depending on whether or not they have a water meter. More information is available on Ofwat's website at http://www.ofwat.gov.uk and on Thames Water's website at http://www.thameswater.co.uk...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:48:39</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) on Coal Power Stations]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Thank you for writing to me in support of Alan Simpson MP&rsquo;s new clause to the Energy Bill, which sought to introduce an Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) on coal power stations. You were one of many constituents to contact me in support of this new clause. I agreed with you, and voted against the Government, in favour of an EPS. Sadly, it was defeated by a very slim margin. Nonetheless, it is important to be clear that the Government is taking action to tackle emissions from coal power stations. Our disagreement is over the best way to achieve this, and...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:05:15</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Financial help for Thames Water customers]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[In February last year Thames Water set up a &pound;5 million Trust Fund to offer struggling customers real help. Thames Water Trust Fund is an independent charity and is managed on behalf of its Trustees by Auriga Services. In its first year the Trust has helped more than 1,800 households across London and the Thames Valley with more than &pound;1 million in financial aid. Each application for assistance will be looked at in confidence by the Trust and is considered to see if and how the Fund can help. As well as considered whether a grant should be made to...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:57:12</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Employment law advice for businesses]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[At http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/employingpeople the Government have set out all the advice and tools you need to help understand and work out employment isseus quickly and efficiently. These help make it easier to deal with things like writing contracts and managing your employees' working hours, holiday entitlement and parental leave rights. The site is produced by the Government. All the information on it is legally accurate and up-to-date, and free....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:50:35</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[A Guide to Insulation - the different ways to insulate your home]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The National Insulation Association represents the UK's home insulation industry. Having a well-insulated home will not only improve the comfort of the house, it also significantly reduces carbon emissions. Around 50 per ecent of heat lost in the average home is through uninsulated walls and loft spaces. The National Insulation Association's leaflet, A Guide to Insulation, available on their website at http://www.nationalinsulationassociation.org.uk/ sets out the various insulation methods and how they are installed....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:46:47</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Backing Young Britain: Young Person's Guarantee]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[On 25 January, the Prime Minister officially launched the Young Person's Guarantee. This guarantees 18-24-year-olds who have been unemployed for over six months an offer of a job, training or work experience. This is a major part of the Government's Backing Young Britain initiative to support young people during the recession. The Guarantee will be supported by over 400,000 Government-funded training places, internships, work experience places and job opportunities. All young people will get support from a named personal adviser who will advise them on the options available to help them into work. From April 2010, young people will be...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:26:59</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Benefiting from the Boiler Scrappage Scheme]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The Government launched its Boiler Scrappage Scheme last week. If you have a G-rated boiler or worse, you are entitled to apply for a voucher through the Trust which will give them up to &pound;400 off the price of a new boiler. This includes landlords of privately-let accommodation. Changing your boiler to a modern A-rated efficient boiler could mean a potential saving of between &pound;200 and &pound;235 per year off fuel bills. The Energy Saving Trust is the leading impartial body working to help people stop wasting energy and reduce their personal carbon emissions. They recommend that those who have...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:10:22</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Support for All - the Green Paper on Families and Relationships]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The Support for All: the Families and Relationships Green Paper sets out a wide range of measures to support all families as they bring up their children and to help families cope with times of stress and difficulty. The proposals recognise that while all families need some help, there are families in our society with complex needs and others who require additional &mdash; and sometimes non-negotiable &mdash; support. Glenda would like to invite anyone interested to respond to the consultation. More information can be found on the Department for Children, Schools and Families website at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/supportforall/...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:31:21</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Labour deliver fair rent for council tenants and better benefits for disabled people and carers]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Under Housing Minister John Healey's proposals, rents for 2010-11 would remain affordable and well below market levels in what are continuing difficult times - with rent levels suggested at 3.1 per cent rather than the 6.1 per cent previously agreed with local authorities. In addition, the Government will increase benefits for disabled people and carers, statutory payments for parents and others who receive National Insurance linked benefits by 1.5 per cent from April 2010....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:03:29</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Glenda supports the campaign for warmer homes and says help is out there]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Glenda is backing National Energy Action's Warm Homes Campaign and is stressing that help is out there if you are worried about paying your energy bill. Glenda urges her constituents to contact the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 to get help and advice on staying warm in their homes this winter without the fear of fuel debt and ill health....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:56:45</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Family Mediation in England and Wales]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Family mediation is a voluntary and confidential process that enables both parties to discuss what their needs and concerns are to each other in the presence of an independent third party - the family mediator - so that they reach an agreement between themselves. It can be helpful in resolving disputes before, during or after relationships break down. Family mediation can help reduce hostility and improve chances of long-term co-operation where this is necessary, for example in agreeing arrangements for child contact. Please bear in mind that the family mediation service does not provide legal advice, but attempts to solve...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:27</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Labelling of food from the Occupied Palestinian Territories]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Defra has today issued advice to retailers and importers in response to consumer demand for information about the origin of food produced in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The Government believes that existence, and continued growth, of Israeli settlements poses a significant obstacle to peace in the Middle East but remains opposed to boycotts of Israel or Israeli goods. More information on this is available on the Defra website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/who/ministers/statements/hb091210.htm...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:14:48</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Glenda's Ham and High column]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Setting aside the somewhat fevered Westminster speculations on what will, or will not, feature on the Chancellor's PBR, two cities have been the focus of political debate, both inside and outside the House. They are, of course, Kabul and Copenhagen. Now that the decision has been made, not only by the UK and US, but apparently, all our NATO allies, that increased troop numbers plus their necessary support systems, are heading for Afghanistan, the pros and cons have increased in volume. Inevitably, given the Chilcot inquiry, the disaster of the Iraq war is bleeding into the views of whether Afghanistan...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:19:32</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Tenant Services Authority consultation launched on regulating social landlords]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The Tenant Services Authority have launched a statutory consultation on the standards social housing landlords will have to meet in the future. The full consultation document can be found on the TSA's website (link below), or if you would like a copy of a credit card sized fold out summary, please write to Glenda and her office will get one for you. Link: http://www.tenantservicesauthority.org/...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:23:13</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Consultation on the Future of Banking at the Post Office]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[The Government has launched a twelve-week national consultation on Post Office Banking. The Government are asking people whether they agree that the areas of focus are right and which banking services they would like to see at their local post office. It could result in important new business for our Post Offices and important new services for the public. The consultation and ways to respond can be found on the BIS website at http://www.bis.gov.uk/postofficebanking...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:30:09</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Glenda backs World AIDS Day on 1 December]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 1 December, Glenda backs World AIDS Day to raise awareness of the plight of the more than 33 million people around the world living with HIV. Every day, over 6,000 people become infected with HIV and over 5,000 people die from AIDS. An estimated 1.9 million people were newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa last year, bringing to 22.4 million the number of people living with HIV. Around 14 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS. For more information, please visit: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/global-issues/how-we-fight-poverty/hiv-and-aids/  www.worldaidscampaign.org/...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:23:23</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Clarifying the new Vetting and Barring Scheme]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Recently, there has been media coverage about where the Vetting and Barring Scheme will require people to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). Details on the scheme can be found online at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/news/content.cfm?landing=vetting_and_barring_myth_buster&amp;type=3 . The fundamental aim of the scheme is to protect children and vulnerable adults....]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:08:11</pubDate>
                           
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