CATHERINE MCKINNELL MP IS CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICE FOR THE DAY In the run up to National Apprenticeship Week (7 – 11 February 2011), CITB-ConstructionSkills and the Federation of Master Builders invited Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, to visit a live construction project in Newcastle to experience life as an apprentice for the day. The aim … Continue reading YOU’RE HIRED!
Newcastle North MP and Shadow Solicitor General, Catherine McKinnell, is to join members of the public services trade union, UNISON, for an ‘equalities weekend’. The event, taking place in Newcastle on 28th and 29th January, will also feature speakers from UNISON and the Tyne and Wear Anti-Fascism Association. Catherine said: “I am really pleased to … Continue reading Tyneside MP attends UNISON Equalities Weekend
Click on the image to read my article in today’s Newcastle Journal, in advance of the second reading of my Apprenticeships and Skills Bill on 11th February and National Apprenticeships Week.
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, has marked Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. With 27th January marking the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed … Continue reading Newcastle North MP marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, will join a wide range of local agencies for a free, one-day advice event being held in Lemington this week. Organised by Newcastle Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), the session will feature experts from the CAB, Newcastle Welfare Rights Service, Council Revenue and Benefits Staff, Disability North, Shelter, Warm Zone and … Continue reading Newcastle North MP joins Citizens Advice Bureau for inaugural free advice day