blog - John Spellar MP

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar welcomes support to sports industry; attacks lack of support for British boxing

Yesterday in Parliament, Black Country MP John Spellar welcomed a Government announcement of £300 million to financially support spectator sports in England. However, Spellar called for ‘a change of approach for sports participation’, highlighting the ‘huge benefits for both physical and mental health’ for participants unable to do so because…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar: Businesses need support and certainty; Parliament must scrutinise future lockdown plans

In Parliament today, Black Country MP John Spellar demanded that the Government allow proper Parliamentary scrutiny on future lockdown plans. In Business Questions, Spellar said that the renewal, or otherwise, of the lockdown was ‘the most important issue facing the country’. Many ‘sporting and leisure venues have invested in helpful…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar calls for tougher sentencing against animal abusers and enforcement of microchipping laws

In Parliament today, Black Country MP John Spellar backed calls for tougher sentencing against those who commit cruelty to animals. Speaking in the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, Spellar argued that it the Government should be emphasising to police forces and prosecutors that ‘that those who break the law break…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar welcomes Fleet Solid Support Ship announcement; attacks Government dithering

Black Country MP and former Defence Minister John Spellar welcomed the announcement by the Government that the Fleet Solid Support Ships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK. Spellar was a keen advocate for building the ships in the UK and used many of his Parliamentary Defence…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar highlights challenges facing places of worship

In Parliament today, Black Country MP John Spellar highlighted the challenges facing places of worship. Questioning the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Spellar outlined that places of worship ‘are more important than ever in providing for the spiritual and material needs of their congregations’ and in…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar welcomes progress on local of full fibre digital infrastructure

Black Country MP John Spellar welcomed progress on building full fibre digital infrastructure in Warley. In answer to his Written Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Government confirmed that ‘ as of September 2020, full fibre coverage stands at 31%, which is up from 0.5%…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar slams Government and Theresa May; ‘criminals are ruling the streets’

In Parliament yesterday, Black Country MP John Spellar slammed the Government’s record on crime. Responding to a statement by the Minister for Crime and Policing Kit Malthouse, Spellar said that ‘violent incidents are far too common on our streets now’ and pointed the finger at former PM Theresa May’s tenure…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar: ‘Put British industry first and get the production lines moving’

In his ongoing campaign to get Government bodies to ‘buy British’, Black Country MP John Spellar today called on the Government to ‘put British industry first and get the production lines moving.’ In Questions to Business Secretary Alok Sharma, Spellar highlighted the ‘tsunami’ of expected job losses caused as a…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar slams Boris’ refusal to commit to buy British

Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, Black Country MP John Spellar called on the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘take back control’ and ‘give instructions to the Treasury, Cabinet Office, to Whitehall and town halls to actually buy British and protect British jobs.’ Spellar pointed out that the new blue British…

PRESS RELEASE | Spellar demands PM ‘sort out this scandal’ of Disclosure and Barring Scheme discrimination

In Parliament today, Black Country MP John Spellar was unrelenting in his pursuit of Prime Minister Boris Johnson – pressing him for a second week running on his campaign to end the ‘damaging and discriminatory’ practices of the Disclosure and Barring Scheme. Spellar expressed his frustration at ‘usual Home Office guff’…

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