Luciana Berger
On the 11th October 2010, I was delighted to have been appointed as a Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, working with Meg Hillier who is the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
I am a child of Thatcher’s Britain. Born shortly after she came to power, I had my childhood in the 80s and 90s. I was only young, but I remember what it was like. It was a nasty, spiteful, shameful period in our history. I’m in politics to make sure that we never go back.
I grew up in Wembley, on the edge of London, in a close, Jewish family. My Dad runs a shop which is a family business and my Mum works as part of the patient and family support team in a Palliative Care Unit. My grandad sold ladies fashions from a market stall across Northampton. My brother is a musician.
Before entering Parliament, I was a member of the Co-operative Party’s National Youth Committee, serving as its Vice Chair.
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- Marking International Women’s Day (7 Mar 2012)The Co-operative Party Women’s Network was established for women in the Party to co-operate to help each other, offering their time and talents, experience and expertise. To celebrate International Women’s Day, some of our current women in politics offer some words of advice and inspiration to our aspiring politicians. The best piece of advice anyone [...]
- Twigg to Education, Thomas now Shadow Minister for Co-ops (10 Oct 2011)Several Co-operative MPs, including some elected to Parliament in 2010, have featured prominently in Ed Miliband’s reshuffle of the shadow frontbench team over the weekend. Joining Ed Balls MP and Lord Steve Bassam in Shadow Cabinet will be Stephen Twigg, Labour & Co-operative MP for Liverpool West Derby since 2010 and now Shadow Education Secretary. [...]
- The co-operative week in Westminster (16 Sep 2011)Parliamentary Officer Joe Fortune rounds up the latest from Parliament with the work of Co-operative Parliamentarians. This regular column will briefly round up some of the important or noteworthy pieces of Parliamentary activity and business for co-operators each week. It will highlight the work being done by Co-operative Party MPs and co-operators in Westminster. Of [...]
- Co-operative Party MPs help the fight to keep renewable energy co-ops growing (13 Jul 2011)This week the co-operative movement was relieved to see the Treasury announce that it will reverse an earlier decision that would have put community renewable energy schemes at great disadvantage, although Co-operative MPs will keep up the scrutiny. George Osborne’s 2011 Budget had originally set out plans to cut Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), a tax relief, [...]
- Labour Co-operative MP tells Coalition not to “punish” energy mutuals in Co-ops Fortnight debate (7 Jul 2011)Labour and Co-operative MP Luciana Berger has called on the government to support green energy co-operatives in the roll out of the coalition’s “green deal” policy. Speaking at a debate in Parliament secured by Labour Co-operative MPs to discuss the future of co-ops and mutuals she set out a number of concerns about how the [...]
- Luciana Berger: The Government’s Energy Bill fails co-ops (8 Jun 2011)Since its introduction in the House of Lords in December the Energy Bill has been quietly making its way through Parliament and has now reached committee stage in the commons. While it may not have been grabbing the headlines like other government plans, there is still much for those of us concerned with promoting co-operative [...]
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Emissions: Public Buildings (15 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the level of carbon emissions from publicly owned buildings in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) January to April 2012.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Materials Handling Equipment (15 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths as a result of crane accidents in each year from 2008 and in 2012 to date.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Materials Handling Equipment (15 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the cost to (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) crane users of compiling the tower crane register in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (15 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1221W, on the Green Deal scheme, what the salary band is of each employee working on the Green Deal.
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Green Investment Bank (15 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1254W, on the Green Investment Bank, which stages remain to be completed in the state aid application for the Green Investment Bank; and when his Department expects these stages to be completed.
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dogs (14 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the written ministerial statement of 23 April 2012, Official Report, columns 30-32WS, on tackling irresponsible dog ownership, how much of the £50,000 funding for the RSPCA, Battersea Cats and Dogs Home and the Dogs Trust (a) had and (b) had not previously been committed or given to each organisation.
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Carbon Emissions (14 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the level of carbon emissions from the Commons estate in the last 12 months.
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Energy (14 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity to heat and light the Commons estate in each of the last two financial years.
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: UN Conference on Sustainable Development (14 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) dates and (b) attendees were of each of her meetings with the (i) Prime Minister, (ii) Deputy Prime Minister, (iii) Foreign Secretary, (iv) Secretary of State for International Development and (v) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to discuss the Rio+20 conference.
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Employment (14 May 2012)Luciana Berger: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the number of (a) private and (b) public sector jobs in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last three financial years.
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Scout Community Week (14 May 2012)
This week is Scout Community Week. Scout Community Week replaces the well known, and much loved “bob-a-job” week, and will see Scouts out in their local communities, working on community projects and helping deliver community improvements. I am delighted to be President of the North Liverpool Scouts Association, supporting the Scout movement in Liverpool. The Scouts are [...]
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Five priorities for Wavertree in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech (8 May 2012)
Tomorrow, the Government will set out its priorities for the forthcoming parliamentary session. Liverpool Wavertree desperately needs a Queen’s speech that shows the government is on the side of ordinary hardworking people and families. Mine, and Labour’s priorities for this week’s Queen’s Speech are measures that would help everyone in Liverpool Wavertree immediately by tackling rip-off prices [...]
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Well done to all our Wavertree Councillors (8 May 2012)
I’d like to welcome 3 newly elected Labour Councillors to the fold in Liverpool Wavertree, and congratulate 2 more on being returned once again to the City Council. Helen Casstles in Wavertree Ward, Ruth Hirschfield in Childwall, and Nathalie Nicholas in Picton were all elected with excellent majorities, whilst Gary Millar in Old Swan, and Liam Robinson [...]
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Congratulations to Mayor Anderson (8 May 2012)
History was made here in Liverpool early on Friday morning when Joe Anderson was elected the first ever Mayor of Liverpool. Mayor Anderson won with 59% of first preference votes cast, giving him an overwhelming mandate to drive forward his vision for jobs, schools and investment in our city. By campaigning on the issues that matter most [...]
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Elections 2012 – Don’t forget to vote (2 May 2012)
Tomorrow two sets of elections are being held across Liverpool. One for the City’s first ever elected mayor and the other for the City Council. These elections are a chance to vote for strong leaders who will stand up against the Tory-Lib Dem cuts and secure a better future for our city. Labour’s candidate for Mayor is [...]
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Visit to the Liverpool Cancer Research UK Centre (1 May 2012)
Last Friday I visited the Cancer Research Building based at the University of Liverpool and saw firsthand the groundbreaking scientific research being carried out there. My visit was a great opportunity to see some of the fantastic work Cancer Research UK is carrying out. It highlighted to me just why it’s so important to support the vital [...]
