New Pendle & Clitheroe Constituency Thursday, 6 July, 2023 The 2023 Boundary Review, conducted by the independent Boundary Commission for England, sets out plans to reorganise UK parliamentary constituencies to reflect population change. Boundary reviews should take place every eight years, but constituency boundaries have not changed since 2010 due to political opposition to previous proposed changes. The final recommendations for new Parliamentary... Local News
8,431children in Lancashire are now benefiting from 30 hours of free childcare 22nd April 2018 Andrew Stephenson MP has welcomed new figures showing that 8,431 children are benefiting from the Government’s 30 hours free childcare offer in Lancashire. The... Local News
My Barnoldswick & Earby Times, Colne Times and Nelson Leader Column for Friday 20th April 2018... 20th April 2018 Today, I will be holding my 7th annual Pendle Jobs Fair at the Colne Muni between 11am and 4pm. I am delighted that 21 businesses from various sectors will be... Articles
My Barnoldswick & Earby Times, Colne Times and Nelson Leader Column for Friday 13th April 2018... 13th April 2018 This week I was delighted to welcome Tracey Crouch MP, the Sports Minister, to Pendle. While the Minister was in Pendle I took the opportunity to show her the... Articles
My Barnoldswick & Earby Times, Colne Times and Nelson Leader Column for Friday 6th April 2018... 6th April 2018 There’s little more frustrating than seeing our streets full of litter. It’s anti-social, damaging to the environment and last year cost council tax payers... Articles
MP welcomes money to improve condition of Pendle schools 5th April 2018 The MP for Pendle, Andrew Stephenson has welcomed support for schools across Pendle needing to improve the condition of their buildings. Four Pendle schools... Local News
My Barnoldswick & Earby Times, Colne Times and Nelson Leader Column for Friday 30th March 2018... 30th March 2018 Thursday marked one year until we officially leave the European Union. Here in Pendle, the result was clear, with 63% in favour of leaving in the EU. The... Articles
My Barnoldswick & Earby Times, Colne Times and Nelson Leader Column for Friday 23rd March 2018... 23rd March 2018 This week I was delighted to hear the announcement of a new medical school in Lancashire, located at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. Five new medical schools... Articles
Cystic Fibrosis cause taken up by Pendle MP 23rd March 2018 Pendle MP, Andrew Stephenson has taken up the fight to make the Orkambi drug available to children suffering from Cystic Fibrosis, raising the issue with... Local News
MP welcomes government plans to crack down on bosses who recklessly put workers’ pension pay-outs in jeopardy 21st March 2018 Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson said the new measures would give workers the assurances they needed that their future retirement savings were safe when a company... Westminster News