Preet Kaur Gill MP for Birmingham Edgbaston is calling on Woodgate and Bartley Green residents to share how they think the £20 million Pride in Place investment should be spent. After years of campaigning Preet Kaur Gill has secured £20 million for Woodgate and Bartley Green as part of the Pride in Place programme. The funding is allocated as £20 million spread out across ten years. Woodgate and Bartley Green have long faced challenges with limited opportunities for young peo

This week the Government launched a consultation on the potential ban of social media for under 16s. As a former Children's Manager, I know how important it is to keep our children safe both online and off-line. I’m proud this Government is determined to act and will not hesitate to make whatever changes The plans, backed by £4 billion of investment in SEND support to make every school inclusive will end the one size fits all education system that has damaged the lives o

Thousands of children with SEND set to benefit from groundbreaking new legal entitlements to an individual support plan under new plans announced by the government this week. The plans, backed by £4 billion of investment in SEND support to make every school inclusive will end the one size fits all education system that has damaged the lives of too many children.

PM announces new powers to act within months to keep children safe amid rapid technology changes New action will ensure no platform gets a free pass –  the government will close loopholes that put children at risk, and lays the groundwork for further, faster action PM leads new crackdown on AI chatbots to protect people from illegal content The Government will give parents and carers greater clarity and support as the Prime Minister announces immediate action to make the onli

·       4,030 children in Edgbaston set to benefit as historic bill to end two child limit moves closer to becoming law 4,030 children in Edgbaston set to benefit from extra support for their families as the bill to scrap the two child limit reaches its third reading this week, marking the most significant step to reduce child poverty in a generation. Two child limit has pushed hundreds of thousands of children into poverty, damaging their health, their education and their li

This week the Government announced it is challenging Tech firms who are sharing non-consensual intimate images, as part of plans to improve online safety for young people.

To mark National Apprenticeship Week the Government has announced improvements to apprenticeships to ensure more young people have a quicker route into high-quality jobs.  

Preet Kaur Gill MP has welcomed the government’s announcement of major reforms to fast-track apprenticeships that will help young people and existing employees get into high quality jobs faster. The reforms cut red tape so that updates to training or the development of new short courses can be approved in as little as three months, creating a quicker route into skilled work. 

Preet Kaur Gill MP visits one of the commended schools, Lordswood Boys’ school 12 schools in Edgbaston have been identified as amongst best in country for supporting achievement of disadvantaged pupils. These schools are encouraged to share their best practice to set up every child in Birmingham Edgbaston to achieve and thrive. The government to build on progress in schools and drive national renewal. Today (9 th  February), Preet Kaur Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, has c

This week the Government announced plans for a new and improved Victims’ Code and it matters because it’s about making sure every victim, especially children and young people, can understand their rights and get the support they need. The Victims’ Code sets out in clear terms the basic rights people have when they’ve been harmed by crime including how they should be treated by the police, prosecutors, courts and other criminal justice agencies. It exists so that no one is lef

Wednesday 4th February marked World Cancer Day, a day raising awareness on just how many people around the UK have their lives changed by a cancer diagnosis. This week the Government announced its National Cancer plan, aimed to look at ways to improve the NHS to ensure so every person with cancer has the right support and care immediately after diagnosis. 

Preet Kaur Gill MP voted to scrap the two-child limit in Parliament, lifting 450,000 children across the UK out of poverty. Speaking after the second reading of the Bill, Preet Kaur Gill MP said: “Lifting children out of poverty is an investment in this country’s future.  “As a former Children’s Manager, I know how poverty can impact children. It means they are less likely to do well at school – with less than a quarter of children in the lowest income households getting five

Labour is rolling out free breakfast clubs to save working families up to £450 and set children up to start the day ready to learn 500 more schools to offer clubs from April, delivering on Labour’s Plan for Change Half a million pupils in England’s most disadvantaged communities to benefit this year Families and children in Birmingham Edgbaston will soon benefit from free, daily breakfast clubs as the Government confirms the next 500 schools to offer the scheme from April. T

This week the Government announced that they are capping ground rents at £250 a year in England and Wales. Other changes outlined include banning new leasehold flats and giving every current leaseholder a right to switch to commonhold. The plans also intend to make service charges more transparent, so leaseholders have a better idea of what they're paying for.

This week the Government announced a three-month consultation focused on measures to keep children safe online. This will include the option of banning social media for children below a certain age. And raising the digital age of consent – to stop companies using and profiting from children’s data without their parents' consent.

I am Labour, and I am Blue Labour because I believe politics must once again be rooted in responsibility, contribution and the courage to confront difficult truths. I was born and raised in the constituency I now represent. The community I grew up in was held together not by slogans or initiatives, but by relationships. As children, many of us attended activities run by the local church, the Ark. We came from different backgrounds and faiths, but we went because the doors we

A new Chief Engineer to bring technical expertise to new regulator, ending days of water companies marking their own homework New ‘MOT’ checks on water infrastructure to stop water company assets being left to crumble and powers for regulator to intervene early where failures spotted Wider rollout of smart meters and mandatory efficiency labels on items like dishwashers to bring savings of over £125 million on water and energy bills over the next decade A new once-in-a-genera