Sharon spoke to young people and those who work with them at a conference organised by Washington Mind to coincide with #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Sharon spoke to the Washington Mind 13:25 Conference on shaping mental health services for children and young people.

Sharon presents Morrison's "Let's Grow" vouchers to Castletown Primary School.

Sharon attends prestigious BP Portrait Awards Exhibition launch at The Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery.  Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is the only English venue outside London to host the 2014 BP Portrait Award.  The contest is now in its 35th year.

Sharon has welcomed the decision from Scottish voters that the United Kingdom is better together, and called for unity over negotiations for more devolution of powers and resources across the UK.

Sharon has joined the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink day.

Sharon has extended her attack on the Government’s bedroom tax at Prime Minister’s Questions today.

Sharon branded the Government’s penalty for those deemed to have too many bedrooms as ‘vindictive and incompetent in equal measure’ as she joined other Labour MPs in voting for a Bill to dilute it in Parliament today.

Sharon Hodgson joined cross-party calls for an end to puppy farming and higher welfare standards for puppies and kittens during a Parliamentary debate.

Sharon spoke in the Second Reading of Andrew George's Affordable Homes Private Member's Bill, which seeks to mitigate some aspects of the Bedroom Tax.