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New Unite Community Centre In Tower Hamlets

EDM number 62 in 2013-14, proposed by Grahame Morris on 13/05/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Benefits policy, Employment, Unemployment, Voluntary organisations and Working age benefits.

That this House congratulates Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Barclays Bank for their unique partnership in launching a new Unite Community Centre, the first of its type, in Cable Street, Tower Hamlets, East London; notes that the centre will help people in one of the most deprived areas of the UK with employment and welfare issues; further notes that this community centre will be the first of a number of such centres that will be rolled out by Unite over the next period; acknowledges the important role played by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in helping to deliver this initiative; commends Barclays Bank for its support for the centre; and further notes that the centre will offer various educational courses, including IT skills as well as offering assistance to find employment, from creating a CV to interview preparation and with centre staff also advising on the growing number of welfare and benefit issues in London's second most deprived borough.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Grahame Morris13/05/2013EasingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn13/05/2013Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins14/05/2013Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Alan Meale14/05/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
David Anderson14/05/2013BlaydonLabourSeconded
Mary Glindon14/05/2013North TynesideLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin14/05/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan15/05/2013Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton15/05/2013GowerLabourSigned
Tony Cunningham15/05/2013WorkingtonLabourSigned
Steve Rotheram15/05/2013Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Ian Lavery15/05/2013WansbeckLabourSigned
John Robertson16/05/2013Glasgow North WestLabourSigned
John Cryer20/05/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Katy Clark20/05/2013North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock20/05/2013Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Frank Doran21/05/2013Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff21/05/2013Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Linda Riordan21/05/2013HalifaxLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood03/06/2013Lanark and Hamilton EastLabourSigned
George Howarth03/06/2013KnowsleyLabourSigned
Albert Owen03/06/2013Ynys MLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell03/06/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Paul Farrelly03/06/2013Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Ian Davidson06/06/2013Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
John Leech11/06/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway26/06/2013Bradford WestRespectSigned
George Mudie02/07/2013Leeds EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock21/11/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned

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