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Fighting for a Fair Deal for Hull Since 2010 the Government has moved money away from Hull to wealthier areas, hitting local services and Hull council tax payers hard. You can see the results all...

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MP asks about Ebola screening for ports such as Hull

Oct 15, 2014

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Speaking today (16 October) in Commons Business Questions, Hull North MP Diana Johnson asked for a Parliamentary debate on whether Ebola screening is planned for ports such as Hull.

Hull MP backs Bill to exempt unpaid family carers from the Bedroom Tax

Oct 13, 2014

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Hull North MP Diana Johnson was today (Tuesday 14 October) one of the sponsors of a Labour bid to exempt carers from the Bedroom Tax.

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The need for a proper Labour response to Welfare Reform

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Welfare Reform Bill

Hull North MP Diana Johnson writes on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill that received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 20 July.

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New figures show David Cameron’s cuts to Tax Credits could hit three quarters of Hull North children

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child poverty

New figures from Labour show that 71% of families with children in Hull North could be hit be David Cameron’s Tax Credit cuts.

Three quarters of the constituency’s children – exactly 75% - are in households who currently receive tax credits.

The House of Commons figures also show that well over half of families in Hull North receiving Tax Credits are in work.

68% of Hull West and Hessle families receive tax credits, while two thirds of families in Hull East benefit from the payments.

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Diana Johnson MP and students from across Yorkshire and Humber visit former Nazi Death Camp

May 08, 2013

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Diana Johnson visits death camp in Poland

Diana Johnson MP and students from across Hull returned from the Holocaust Educational Trust’s visit to the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau vowing to act on the lessons learned from the experience.