The Co-operative Party

Today Meg Munn MP (Lab/Co-op) will call for the Government to support her ‘Co-operative Schools Bill’. Co-operative Trust Schools, launched by the last Labour Government, are a major success story. There are now hundreds of co-operative schools across England. Co-operative schools represent a co-operative response to the break-up of the education system, seen by many [...]

Later today, Labour & Co-operative MP Meg Munn will introduce the Co-operative Schools Bill in Parliament under the 10-minute rule. Here she tells us why. This afternoon, I will rise in the Commons to introduce the Co-operative Schools Bill. It is a landmark in the extraordinary story of co-operative education, a movement that has hugely [...]

A 10 Minute Rule Bill on Co-operative Schools will be introduced by Meg Munn, Labour & Co-operative MP for Sheffield Heeley, on Wednesday 17 April. The Co-operative Party has been working with the Co-operative College. College Principal Mervyn Wilson has written for the Co-operative News outlining the growth of co-op schools to over 450 schools [...]

A 10 Minute Rule Bill on Co-operative Schools will be introduced by Meg Munn, Labour and Co-operative MP for Sheffield Heeley, on Wednesday 17 April. Developed with the Co-operative College, the Bill will call for schools to be able to register themselves as Industrial & Provident Societies and for an amendment to the Education Act [...]

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 [...]

Meg Munn: Why does the Secretary of State not increase access to primary care during normal working hours by reintroducing the requirement on primary care services to see patients within 48 hours, as happened under the Labour Government?

Meg Munn: Offenders with drug addictions often lead very chaotic lives, and often relapse several times before they secure the help that will enable them to embark on the path towards more a normal lifestyle. They need a great deal of work over a long period, and they are often not directly ready even to start looking for a job. How will the Minister’s system of payment by results, and his...

Meg Munn: Last week, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children produced its report on child protection, in which it described child protection services as working in overdrive. It also estimated that for every child subject to a child protection plan or on the child protection register, another eight children have suffered maltreatment. Will the Secretary of State or one of his...

Meg Munn: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable schools to register as Industrial Provident Societies; to amend the Education Act 2006 to enable nursery schools to be established as school trusts; and for connected purposes. The Department for Education’s vision, which is shared on both sides of the House, is for a highly educated society in which opportunity is more...

Meg Munn: Under the previous Government, my constituents could get an appointment with their GP within 48 hours. I recently heard of a wait for a routine appointment taking three weeks. Is not this one of the reasons there is such pressure on A and Es, and will the Secretary of State reintroduce the 48-hour appointment?

Meg Munn: I congratulate the Foreign Secretary and all those involved in securing the declaration on preventing sexual violence in conflict. Will he say a little more about the development of the protocol that the UK will be leading on? Does he envisage any role at all for parliamentarians? If so, will he agree to seek a debate in Government time on this very important issue?

Meg Munn: A baby born with a heart condition in Sheffield who needs a complex intervention would normally go to Leeds. One of the concerns about the Safe and Sustainable review was that children from my constituency would have had to travel further. The decision to suspend the Leeds unit created that very situation. The Secretary of State needs to acknowledge that children could, as it turns out, have...

Meg Munn: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will give consideration to requiring medical reports before payment of compensation can be made in personal injury claims; (2) if he will bring forward proposals to oblige insurers to share data to help reduce the incidents of fraudulent claims; (3) if he will give consideration to the accreditation of medical agencies and reporting...

Meg Munn: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether he plans to make an assessment of the changes being made in April 2013 to the road traffic accident portal before introducing further reforms; (2) what steps he has taken to improve usage by insurers of the road traffic accident portal.

Meg Munn: The Government have proposed to move personal injury cases below a certain level into the small claims court, which will mean more people representing themselves in person. That is likely to mean that a lot more time will be needed for those cases, as well as a lot of negotiation, which will lead to more costs. How does the Minister think that such a move will save the public money?