During Education Questions on Monday 20th July, Sharon Hodgson MP, Shadow Minister for Children and Families, asked the Government why it is not investing in Children’s Centres as a way to improve the quantity and quality in our childcare system.

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Welfare Reform and work Bill.  As constituents may be aware, I abstained in this vote, and although I know many people disagree with this course of action, I would like to explain to you why I believed it to be the decision I had to take.

Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for School Food, has hit out at the Government over their failure to address child hunger during the summer holidays after a damning report researched by YouGov for Kelloggs showed more than six out of ten parents with household incomes of less than £25,000 said they weren’t always able to afford to buy food outside of term time.

Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West, has demonstrated her support for women with breast cancer by becoming a Parliamentary Ambassador for leading charity "Breast Cancer Now".

Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West, attended an event in Parliament this month to hear the winner of the first ever National Responsible Business Champions Award.

Many constituents have been in contact with Sharon recently about the Hunting Act.

It is clear from the huge numbers of letters and e-mails that I have received on this issue, this is something that many people feel very passionate about.

Washington and Sunderland West MP Sharon Hodgson attended an Alzheimer’s Society reception hosted in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.


Sharon Hodgson MP pictured here at a previous Dementia friends event in 2013.

Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West, met with older campaigners from across the country at an event in Parliament this week, organised by the charity Age UK.

Sharon joins in the celebrations at Washington Old Hall 4th of July, 2015.

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At the final Women and Equality questions before the summer recess Sharon Hodgson, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, pressed the Government on what it is doing to change the current damning statistics on the lack of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) represented in UK universities, both in academia and in positions of senior management.

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