Sharon spoke during a Backbench Business Committee debate secured by Rob Flello MP following an e-petition on this subject attracting over 120,000 signatures.

Sharon joined Sunderland Deputy Mayor, Cllr Barry Curran and the Washington Women's Institute, at Washington Millenium Centre today to help celebrate the 50th birthday of Washington New Town.

Cross-party inquiry finds that investing in basketball is a real slam dunk, and calls for reform of elite and grassroots sport funding in the UK.

Sharon called a debate on water safety in which she pressed Ministers to increase focus on swimming and survival skills in school.

Sharon criticised the Tory-led Government's last Queen's Speech before the General Election for failing to address the problems of the last 4 years.

Sharon pressed the Government to accept amendments to the Consumer Rights Bill to clean up the secondary ticketing market.

Sharon officially tabled her third petition in as many years calling on the Government to bring the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington.

Sharon had MPs and Peers shooting hoops in Parliament to raise awareness of the potential of the game to improve the lives of young people.

Sharon pressed the Prime Minister to take the side of ordinary fans who are being ripped off by touts, rather than his new Culture Secretary who once praised touts as "classic entrepreneurs".

Sharon was asked to address professionals and carers at a conference arranged by Sunderland Carers Centre.