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Lynne Featherstone

: MP for Hornsey and Wood Green

I’m the Liberal Democrat MP for the Hornsey & Wood Green seat and a minister in the Home Office.

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    • Leaseholders in Haringey – are they being stung? 30 Aug 2010
      I was interested to see a documentary recently which looked into the charges that leaseholders pay. The program seemed spot on in terms of the sort of issues that leaseholders have raised with me in the past. Leaseholders have to pay for work in advance – edict of Labour run [...]
    • Wheel clamping continued…….. 27 Aug 2010
      Here is my column, published yesterday in the Ham & High, on the government’s decision to ban wheel clamping on private land. Denver booted out! When the Denver boot (wheel clamp) was introduced in this country – I remember wondering what the logic was of this new ‘solution’. A car is [...]
    • Haringey Council Website £2million and counting… 22 Aug 2010
      It recently came to light that Haringey Council has spent practically the highest amount in the whole country on its website. The Telegraph newspaper released the information showing that Haringey spent over £500,000 on a website redesign in 2003 and together with running costs since – have spent over £2million. [...]
    • Wheel clamp ban survey 19 Aug 2010
      For those interested in reaction to the wheel clamping on private land ban that I announced on Monday – here  is the only poll I could [...]
    • Leaseholders in Haringey – are they being stung? 30 Aug 2010
      I was interested to see a documentary recently which looked into the charges that leaseholders pay. The program seemed spot on in terms of the sort of issues that leaseholders have raised with me in the past. Leaseholders have to pay for work in advance – edict of Labour run [...]
    • Wheel clamping continued…….. 27 Aug 2010
      Here is my column, published yesterday in the Ham & High, on the government’s decision to ban wheel clamping on private land. Denver booted out! When the Denver boot (wheel clamp) was introduced in this country – I remember wondering what the logic was of this new ‘solution’. A car is [...]
    • Haringey Council Website £2million and counting… 22 Aug 2010
      It recently came to light that Haringey Council has spent practically the highest amount in the whole country on its website. The Telegraph newspaper released the information showing that Haringey spent over £500,000 on a website redesign in 2003 and together with running costs since – have spent over £2million. [...]
    • Wheel clamp ban survey 19 Aug 2010
      For those interested in reaction to the wheel clamping on private land ban that I announced on Monday – here  is the only poll I could [...]
    • Wheel clamping on private land to be banned 17 Aug 2010
      Wheel clamping on private land (and towing away) is to be banned by the coalition government. We had a commitment to tackle rogue wheel clampers in the coalition agreement – and now we are able to take this forward. It falls in my portfolio at the Home Office. Immobilisation has [...]
    • Caroline Pidgeon sets the record straight 15 Aug 2010
      The past definitely comes back to haunt! Reading this from the Liberal Democrat leader, Caroline Pidgeon, on the London Assembly took me back to my Assembly days. Bike hire didn’t start with Boris – but who cares – it’s still a very good [...]
    • Health Double Whammy! 13 Aug 2010
      Following close on the heels of the suspension of the out of hours walk in clinic at the Hornsey Hospital Community Health Centre comes the news that Camidoc will be replaced by a private provider. Good grief – what are they thinking? Camidoc have provided the service for twelve years. [...]
    • Haringey PCT remove out of hours walk in clinic 12 Aug 2010
      Harringay online (award-winning local site) alerted me to rumours about the closure of the out of hours walk in facility at the Hornsey Hospital Community Health Centre. A letter arrived at the same time – so here it is in black and white. I have contacted them urgently on this [...]
    • Whoosh! 7 Aug 2010
      Here is my column - published in the Ham & High on Thursday: It seems only a moment since the election of May 6 ushered in the new government – the Coalition. This ‘new’ political title which was strange only a few weeks ago has now passed into the lexicon of daily [...]
    • Body Confidence – Girl Guides 4 Aug 2010
      Today the Girl Guides are calling for warning symbols to be stamped on airbrushed pictures of models and actresses to curb a rise in eating disorders. They are launching an online petition for compulsory labelling to inform people whether an image has been digitally altered / airbrushed. It’s available on [...]
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    • Outrage after residents are sidelined on consultation 2 Aug 2010
      Liberal Democrats have demanded an extension to a consultation after local residents were left out by Haringey Council on plans for a controversial development in Stroud Green. The Council failed to send thirteen residents in Quernmore, Elyne and Stapleton Hall Road key consultation documents on plans to turn a garden [...]
    • Local MP celebrates twenty years with residents at Passmore Edwards House 2 Aug 2010
      To celebrate the 20th anniversary of sheltered housing scheme Passmore Edwards House, Lynne Featherstone MP on Friday joined the residents in special birthday festivities.   The Liberal Democrat MP, who has visited the scheme on many occasions, most recently to see an allotment project co-run with Bounds Green school, had [...]
    • MP Lynne congratulates local student on winning letter to Prime Minister 29 Jul 2010
      To celebrate Rhodes Avenue student Ione Goodwin winning a national writing competition run by the Citizenship Foundation, Lynne Featherstone MP last week congratulated the ten year old at a special event in Parliament. The Alexandra student won the ‘Dear Prime Minister’ writing competition, where primary school children from across the country [...]
    • Local MP celebrates Proud of Pubs Week 26 Jul 2010
      To mark proud of pubs week and highlight the valuable role pubs play in the local community, Lynne Featherstone MP was chatting with landlord Nigel Oxford and pulling a few pints at the Three Compasses Pub in Hornsey. The Hornsey based pub has been widely recognised for the role it [...]
    • Lynne Featherstone kick-starts special summer celebration at Woodside High 21 Jul 2010
      To celebrate the summer and a day full of fun for the students at Woodside High, Haringey’s special sustainability school, Lynne Featherstone MP on Friday opened their summer fete.   The Liberal Democrat MP also got to do a special stint on the school’s very own TV channel, Woodside TV. [...]
    • Liberal Democrats launch campaign for Haringey-wide 20mph limit 20 Jul 2010
      Today, local Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to make Haringey’s roads safer with the introduction of a borough-wide 20mph limit. The campaign aims to gain support from local people and successfully urge Haringey Council to take action to implement a 20mph limit on all residential roads. Local Liberal Democrats [...]
    • Local Liberal Democrats celebrate refurbished children’s library after successful campaign 20 Jul 2010
      Local Liberal Democrats were on Friday celebrating the transformation of Muswell Hill Children’s Library after a successful four year battle to get it refurbished. Lynne Featherstone MP and Councillors Gail Engert, Jim Jenks, and Martin Newton were chatting with excited children and parents at Friday’s special opening of the new [...]
    • Local MP opens colourful dance showcase in Wood Green 12 Jul 2010
      To help celebrate the amazing dance skills on offer in multicultural Haringey, Lynne Featherstone MP, on Friday, opened Haringey’s Big Dance Showcase at the Asian Centre in Wood Green. The Liberal Democrat MP kicked off the fast moving, colourful display of talent, that saw dancers from all walks of life [...]
    • MP takes fight for accessible health information for Haringey’s blind and partially sighted to GPs 9 Jul 2010
      Stepping up her fight to improve access for blind and partially sighted people to information from local health services, Lynne Featherstone MP has this week written to all local GPs urging them to provide details of their services in Braille and audio formats. This latest initiative follows a successful drive [...]
    • Lynne Featherstone visits “inspirational” playgroup for children with special needs 21 Jun 2010
      To mark National Carers Week, Lynne Featherstone MP, on Friday, attended a special visit, to see the vital support and respite care provided by a Muswell Hill-based playgroup for local children with special needs, and their parents. The ‘Challenge Group’, based at St James’ Church, was started by Muswell Hill [...]
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      Rhodes Avenue student winning national competition 28 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP with Rhodes Avenue student Ione Goodwin, winner of the Citizenship Foundation's national writing competition 'Dear PM', and Rhodes Avenue headteacher Chris Witham, Alexandra, July 2010
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      Proud of Pubs 2010 28 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP serving a punter at the Three Compasses Pub in Hornsey to mark Proud of Pubs week, Hornsey, July 2010
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      Proud of Pubs 2010 28 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP supporting Proud of Pubs week with Three Compasses Pub landlord Nigel Oxford, Hornsey, July 2010
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      Opening summer fete at Woodside High 20 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP with the interview team quizzing her on green and business issues for Woodside TV, as she opened Woodside High's Summer Fete. From the left Josh Stevenson, Gazi Polat, Chatter Rathour, Lynne Featherstone, Samer Hammoud, Nathaniel Edwards-Green and Jack Buck-Reed, Woodside, July 2010.
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      Reading with children at Muswell Hill Library 16 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP reading with two girls at the opening of the Muswell Hill Children's Library, Muswell Hill, July 2010
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      Opening of Muswell Hill Children's Library 16 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP and Muswell Hill Councillor Gail Engert reading with children at the opening of the refurbished Muswell Hill Children's Library, Muswell Hill, July 2010
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      Young Haringey Heroes Awards 13 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP with the winners of the Young Haringey Heroes 'Outstanding Achievement for a Young Person New to the UK' Award, from the left Mohamed Mohamud, Andre Toth and Andres Salazar Ladino, Haringey, July 2010
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      Lynne with Irish Dancers at Haringey Dance Showcase 9 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP with young Irish Dancers after the outstanding performance at Haringey's Big Dance Showcase, Wood Green, July 2010
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      Pride 2010 6 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP marching with London Lib Dems at Pride, central London, June 2010
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      Pride 2010 6 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone MP with fellow London Lib Dems Caroline Pidgeon, Ross Scott and Sarah Ludford at Pride, central London, June 2010
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    • Women and Equalities: Sexual Equality (22 Jul 2010) 22 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: Last month we published "Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality", which included a commitment to use our international influence to encourage other countries to advance LGBT equality. I am committed to using meetings with international counterparts and any other levers open to us to tear down the barriers that still exist for LGBT people throughout Europe and around the world.
    • Women and Equalities: Civil Service Recruitment (22 Jul 2010) 22 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: Black, Asian and other minority ethnic representation in the civil service has been increasing steadily, and is broadly representative of the economically active population. We are committed to attracting the best talent from the widest possible pool of candidates. They have been targeted, and successful efforts have been made to render the civil service and the fast stream more diverse. My...
    • Women and Equalities: Flexible Working (22 Jul 2010) 22 Jul 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: I have had several discussions with colleagues on how we can implement our commitment to extending the right to request flexible working to all. That, of course, includes those in the public sector, which has a long and successful track record in this regard. In my Department, for example, 57% of staff work flexibly, and all vacancies are advertised as being available on a flexible basis. We...
    • Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Defendant Anonymity (Rape Trials) (28 Jun 2010) 28 Jun 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has had a number of discussions on this issue with her cabinet colleague the Secretary of State for Justice. We have made it clear that we will progress our commitment on this subject with the care that it merits. Our consideration of the options will of course include a full examination of any impact on police investigations.
    • Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Domestic Violence (28 Jun 2010) 28 Jun 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: Violence against women and girls ruins lives and destroys families, and its impact is felt down the generations. A cross-government strategy is the best way to address domestic violence and other forms of violence against women. In July, the Home Secretary will chair a meeting of Ministers across government that will be dedicated to this issue, and we look forward to discussing how we will...
    • Women and Equalities: Violence Against Women (17 Jun 2010) 17 Jun 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: I welcome the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr Jones) to his place. Violence against women and girls remains prevalent in our society. This is unacceptable and a cross-Government strategy is the best way to address this. I look forward to discussing with colleagues across Government how we will take forward our approach in this area.
    • Women and Equalities: Science and Technology (17 Jun 2010) 17 Jun 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: We are absolutely committed to working with teachers and careers advisers to encourage more young women to enter careers in science, engineering and technology, and to supporting British business to increase opportunities for professional women in this sector. The science and technology sector is critical to the UK economy, and women have an enormous contribution to make.
    • Private Wheel-Clamping Companies (15 Jun 2010) 15 Jun 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: May I congratulate the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Ms Winterton) on securing this debate on wheel-clamping? It is an important debate on a very important subject, and her interest in it is well documented. I am sure that the right hon. Lady's concerns are shared by many Members, if not every Member whose constituents have encountered these abuses. I am sure that what she has...
    • Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements (7 Apr 2010) 7 Apr 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, given the very real public concern about this Bill, it is much more important to get things right than to get them through?
    • Petitions: Equitable Life (Hornsey and Wood Green) (6 Apr 2010) 7 Apr 2010
      Lynne Featherstone: The petition states: The Petition of residents of the constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green in the Greater London region of the U.K. regarding the Government's response to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's reports on Equitable Life, Declares that the Petitioners either are or they represent or support members, former members or personal representatives of deceased members of the Equitable Life...
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