Letter to Rail Minister
Catherine has written today to the Rail Minister, following his attendance at the All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting on 26th June. Click on the images to read this letter.
Meeting with Rail Minister
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on the East Coast Main Line, chaired by Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell, met with the Rail Minister, Jo Johnson MP, in Parliament on 26th June 2018. You can read the minutes of this meeting by clicking here.
Rail policy debate
Catherine McKinnell, Chair of the APPG on the East Coast Main Line, intervened during yesterday’s Opposition Day debate on rail policy. Catherine pressed the case for investment in the route’s ageing and unreliable infrastructure.
Tyneside MP urges more local women to take up cervical screening
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has again lent her support to Cervical Screening Awareness Week (11th-17th June), to highlight the potentially life-saving benefits of cervical screening. Every year, over 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 890 women lose their lives as a result of the disease. Cervical screening – also known as a … Continue reading Tyneside MP urges more local women to take up cervical screening
Newcastle MP backs call to revolutionise Parkinson’s care
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, is marking this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14th-20th May), by pledging to help overhaul local care for Parkinson’s after a report reveals a shocking lack of mental health support for the condition – despite anxiety and depression being amongst its most common symptoms. Attending the recent launch of a … Continue reading Newcastle MP backs call to revolutionise Parkinson’s care