AUSTIN BACKS BLACK COUNTRY ADOPTION CAMPAIGN
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As part of National Adoption Week, Dudley MP Ian Austin has added his support to a campaign by Adoption in the Black Country (ABC) to encourage people to find out more about adopting.
Austin – who was adopted as a baby by his parents - is encouraging anybody with an interest in adopting to go along to two drop in sessions which are being run by ABC at the Goldthorn Hotel in Wolverhampton on Wednesday November 9 and Saturday November 19 at 10.30am.
MP Appeals for the Anthony Nolan Charity
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Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, is helping the Anthony Nolan Charity recruit people to join their stem cell register.
Anthony Nolan is a pioneering charity that saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Every day, they use their register to match donors to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants. However, there is a shortage of young male donors on the bone marrow register. Men aged 18-30 account for 80% of donations but make up just 19% of the register; this means that at present Anthony Nolan can only find a donor for half of the people that come to them.
Chris Kelly MP calls on local manufacturers to get involved in ‘Make it in Great Britain’ Campaign
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Chris Kelly MP has welcomed the Government campaign ‘Make it in Great Britain’ to transform outdated opinions of UK manufacturing. The campaign will culminate in an exhibition during Games time that will celebrate the successes of the manufacturing sector, challenge inaccurate views of manufacturing and encourage young people to consider a career in the industry.
Business Secretary Vince Cable launched the campaign this week, “Despite popular belief, Britain still does make things and has outstanding manufacturing companies, large and small. Our world-beating companies have an excellent reputation for innovation. I want our young people and those who hold outdated views of British manufacturing to see that reality. That’s why we’re launching the Make it in Great Britain campaign.”
Over the past three weeks the Government has announced £140million of investment in manufacturing to end 13 years of decline in manufacturing under Labour.
