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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    • Adoption delays must be investigated 21 May 2012
      An investigation must be held to uncover why vulnerable children in Haringey face over double the average wait to be adopted, Liberal Democrats have said today. Recent figures show the average wait for an adoptive family to be found by Haringey Council, following a court order, is twice as long [...]
    • Special Educational Needs overhaul to help children in Haringey says Lynne Featherstone MP 21 May 2012
      Parents of children who need extra help to do well in school are to get a new legal right to buy-in specialist Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabled care under coalition government proposals. Parents will be given the power to control personal budgets for their children for the first time. [...]
    • MP Lynne talks to Greek school students in Wood Green 21 May 2012
      Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone visited a local Greek Secondary School in Wood Green on Friday, to talk to students about politics and life as a minister. The Member of Parliament took questions from students between 12 and 18, and teachers. She discussed important issues relevant to young [...]
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      Lynne at the 2012 YMCA fun run in Hornsey 21 May 2012
      The YMCA fun run is one of the largest community events in North London with over 2,500 adults and children taking part. Hornsey, 20th May 2012.
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      Lynne with volunteers at the 2012 YMCA fun run in Hornsey 21 May 2012
      Lynne Featherstone meeting volunteers who were assisting at the YMCA fun run in Priory Park, Hornsey on 20th May 2012
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      Lynne with London Regiment Territorial Army personnel 21 May 2012
      Lynne Featherstone met London Regiment TA personnel who were assisting at the YMCA fun run in Priory Park, Hornsey on 20th May 2012
    • Ben and Jerry’s equal marriage surprise for me! 19 May 2012
      What a really nice thing to happen! Ben and Jerry sent an ice cream tub to my constituency (in matching box with a personal message) with my photo on it – and the flavour named as ‘Lynne Honeycomb’. You can see it here. I hasten to add – no actual [...]
    • Gay marriage stays! 6 May 2012
      In the aftermath of a tough set of election results for both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats – I couldn’t help but notice a few naysayers popping up in the media and uttering dire warnings about a government that needs to concentrate on core issues rather than same sex civil marriage. [...]
    • Elections 5 May 2012
      Clearly a tough set of results for the Liberal democrats – but not all gloom and doom. Here is Mark Pack’s post on LibDem Voice (before the London results came in) Beyond the headlines, six points in particular strike me: 1. It looks as if the party will keep control [...]
    • Politics by Design 3 May 2012
      Ok – so it was never really in doubt who I was going to vote for in the Mayoral election today – Brian Paddick! But when I sat down to complete my postal vote last weekend I did grab hold of the booklet (delivered to every household) containing the Mayoral [...]
    • Inaugural AGM of Highgate Neighbourhood Forum – Tuesday May 29 28 Apr 2012
      Hurrah! At last – Highgate can operate as an entity in its own right. The inaugural meeting of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum will take place on Tuesday 29 May at 8pm upstairs at The Bull, North Hill, Highgate. For so many years Highgate has been bedevilled by being split between [...]
    • Rock The House 23 Apr 2012
      The excellent Rock the House competition has come round again, and four local bands have asked me to nominate them. I can only send one band through to the final though and I need your help to decide who that should be. Check out the links that the bands have [...]
    • Cross! 12 Apr 2012
      Here is my column from this week’s Ham & High: I was walking down Crescent Road in my constituency the other day when a woman came up to me and said something to the effect of, ‘I think you are a fantastic MP – but I am so upset that [...]
    • Fairer funding – hurrah! 29 Mar 2012
      Great news at the beginning of this week for schools in Haringey. After years of our campaign to get fairer funding, the coalition government has agreed to adjust the funding formula. For decades Haringey’s schools have had to pay Inner London costs without Inner London funding – leaving local pupils [...]
    • Equal Civil Marriage consultation 16 Mar 2012
      It was a busy day yesterday – launching the Coalition’s consultation which outlines plans to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage ceremony. You can access a copy of the full consultation document on the Home Office website – here . The Coaltion Government recognises that there are a [...]
    • Top 5 influential women of all time 3 Mar 2012
      It’s International Women’s Day on Thursday – and my local paper, The Journal,  have asked me to name my top 5 influential women of all time. I know who mine are but who would be [...]
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    • Adoption delays must be investigated 21 May 2012
      An investigation must be held to uncover why vulnerable children in Haringey face over double the average wait to be adopted, Liberal Democrats have said today. Recent figures show the average wait for an adoptive family to be found by Haringey Council, following a court order, is twice as long [...]
    • Special Educational Needs overhaul to help children in Haringey says Lynne Featherstone MP 21 May 2012
      Parents of children who need extra help to do well in school are to get a new legal right to buy-in specialist Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabled care under coalition government proposals. Parents will be given the power to control personal budgets for their children for the first time. [...]
    • MP Lynne talks to Greek school students in Wood Green 21 May 2012
      Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone visited a local Greek Secondary School in Wood Green on Friday, to talk to students about politics and life as a minister. The Member of Parliament took questions from students between 12 and 18, and teachers. She discussed important issues relevant to young [...]
    • Wood Green ‘open for business’ hears local MP 17 May 2012
      Lynne Featherstone visited the Noel Park, Wood Green branch of Barclays Bank on Friday 11th May and heard from staff how they are supporting local businesses. She urged the bank to engage with the community to ensure that local people who want to set up a business have every chance [...]
    • Primary school places 25 Apr 2012
      Lynne was recently contacted by a number of local residents experiencing trouble with their child’s primary school place. A number of children seem to have been allocated no school place at all, which has understandably caused a great deal of worry for the parents concerned. It’s crucially important that these [...]
    • Councillors demand action at accident black spot 13 Apr 2012
      Liberal Democrats have called for urgent action to be taken by the Council to make a road in Stroud Green safer after a spate of accidents. Many local residents are increasingly concerned about the safety of Upper Tollington Park following many reports of near misses and a recent crash near [...]
    • MP Lynne visits Wood Green boxing club 11 Apr 2012
      Lynne Featherstone MP has met coaches and students at a local boxing club, to find out more about their inspirational classes for local young people. The Hornsey and Wood Green MP met the owner of Wood Green Boxing Club, Sedat Sag, and other coaches to find out how boxing can [...]
    • Lynne Featherstone celebrates crucial funding victory for local schools 28 Mar 2012
      Haringey’s schools are set to receive additional government funding after an announcement today by the Department for Education. The announcement set out the end to a long-standing funding anomaly which saw local schools receiving outer London funding but paying inner-London costs. Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood [...]
    • MP meets outstanding early career researcher at SET For Britain event 22 Mar 2012
      Crouch End resident Dr Arjun Ghosh was one of a group of researchers who had their work displayed in Parliament last week. Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone met with Dr Ghosh to view the poster and to discuss his work. Dr Ghosh, is a Cardiologist working at St Mary’s Hospital and [...]
    • Haringey children can benefit as £50 million summer schools fund opens 22 Mar 2012
      More than ten thousand Haringey school children could be helped to attend summer schools under a new government scheme. A £50 million Summer Schools Fund was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg last autumn. The scheme is now open for applications from local schools. Head [...]
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    • Riot (Damages) Act (14 May 2012) 14 May 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: I thank the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) for raising this subject. I am mindful that this is the first debate secured specifically on riot damage compensation, and I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert), who is unable to attend. The right hon. Gentleman’s...
    • Women and Equalities: Same-sex Marriages (19 Apr 2012) 19 Apr 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: The Government believe that if a couple love each other and want to commit to a life together, they should have the option of a civil marriage regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. We published a formal consultation on 15 March, which considers how to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage. The consultation runs until 14 June. That timetable would enable us to make any...
    • Women and Equalities: Age Discrimination (19 Apr 2012) 19 Apr 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: I discuss age discrimination, as appropriate, with my ministerial colleagues, and my officials hold discussions with industry bodies and others. Earlier this month, the Government endorsed an insurance industry agreement to make motor and travel insurance more accessible to older customers through “signposting” arrangements.
    • Backbench Business: [Un-alloted Day] — International Women’s Day (8 Mar 2012) 8 Mar 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: May I say first that the Home Secretary is very sorry not to be here to celebrate international women’s day? She is just back from Jordan and has to attend the JHA-justice and home affairs-meeting. I thank my hon. Friends and hon. Members for all their contributions; I hope they will forgive me if I do not enumerate them one by one. International women’s day is a day...
    • Women and Equalities: Domestic and Family Violence (23 Feb 2012) 23 Feb 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: The Government’s approach to tackling domestic and family violence is set out in our strategy to end violence against women and girls and the supporting action plan. This action plan includes 88 different actions for a wide range of Government Departments and our external partners, many of which have already been delivered. A refreshed action plan will be published on 8 March 2012.
    • Women and Equalities: Female Genital Mutilation (23 Feb 2012) 23 Feb 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: I thank and commend my hon. Friend for her work on this subject, and congratulate her on her effective leadership of the all-party parliamentary group on female genital mutilation. The Government’s approach to ending female genital mutilation is set out in our “Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls”. We have published guidance for all front-line professions; we are...
    • Opposition Day: Backbench Business — [Unallotted half day] — Metal Theft (7 Feb 2012) 7 Feb 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: I congratulate the Backbench Business Committee on securing a debate on an issue that rightly concerns all of us. I congratulate the hon. Members for Hyndburn (Graham Jones), for Dudley South (Chris Kelly) and for Worcester (Mr Walker) on tabling the motion. Metal theft is a crime that affects us all and strikes at the very heart of our communities. As we have heard from Members on both sides...
    • Business of the House: Parliamentary Representation (12 Jan 2012) 12 Jan 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: We have had a fulfilling debate. It makes one proud of the House when all the contributions-every one, across the Floor-work in the same direction. We might work in different ways, but there is not a single person who does not believe that we would be much better off if we were more reflective of society and the people we represent. I assure the House that equality is at the heart...
    • Women and Equalities: Dieting (12 Jan 2012) 12 Jan 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: I meet ministerial colleagues regularly to discuss a range of issues, including health, dieting and the body confidence campaign. Being at a healthy weight is important in helping people to reduce the risk of serious illness. The Government are committed to helping people to reach and stay at a healthy weight.
    • Women and Equalities: Domestic Violence (12 Jan 2012) 12 Jan 2012
      Lynne Featherstone: A progress review of the Government’s approach to tackling violence against women and girls was published on 25 November. It highlighted many of our achievements to date in relation to domestic violence, including, among many other measures: providing £3.3 million funding for multi-agency risk assessment conference co-ordinator and independent domestic violence adviser posts...
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