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My Week in Westminster: Remembrance Last week was focused on Remembrance for those who have given their lives for us in battles from 1918 to the present day.

MP launches annual Christmas toy appeal

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP has launched her annual Christmas toy appeal, now in its sixth year.  Mrs Trevelyan is once more calling on local residents to support the poorest children across the North East via the Salvation Army.  Anne-Marie said "The Salvation Army does amazing work for

Prime Minister praises Berwick MP's work on Armed Forces Covenant

Berwick’s MP, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, won praise from new Prime Minister Theresa May, for her work on the Armed Forces Covenant during yesterday’s session of Prime Minister’s Questions.  Mrs Trevelyan chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Armed Forces Covenant, the nation’s commi

MP holds debate on housing our armed forces

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has held a debate in Parliament over the MoD’s plans to force changes to the way in which our armed forces and their families live, which could spell the end of the present community bases. Mrs Trevelyan, who has RAF Boulmer in her constituency, is C

Northumberland WASPI petition presented in Parliament

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, joined 139 of her colleagues from all sides of the Commons, in presenting a petition on behalf of Women’s State Pension campaign group WASPI. The MP, who has been heavily involved in the Northumberland WASPI group, formally presented the petition sig

MP takes on Commando Challenge

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Armed Forces Covenant, has taken part in the Royal Marines’ Commando Challenge in aid of two fantastic charities. Mrs Trevelyan, who has worked with members of the Marines through her work suppo

MP questions Northumberland County Council’s risky borrowing

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has questioned a senior Government official about Northumberland County Council’s large-scale borrowing to fund projects. The MP, a member of the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Select Committee which scrutinises Government spending across all depa

MP raises Rothbury Hospital beds closure with Jeremy Hunt

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, joined the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, on a tour of the new Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital last week.  Mrs Trevelyan took the opportunity to draw the Mr Hunt’s attention to concerns about the local NHS Trust’s d

MP raises rural broadband issues in Commons debate

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, spoke in the Commons this week at the Second Reading of the new Digital Economy Bill.  The MP, who campaigned for broadband to be treated as a vital utility, expressed her delight that the Government is bringing in a ‘universal service obligation

MP samples Alnwick ales

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, visited VIP Brewery just outside Alnwick today, to meet the young entrepreneurs who run it and sample some of their award-winning craft beers. VIP Brewery is a microbrewery, established in 2011 by young businessman Phil Bell, who took Anne-Marie on a