News - Mary Kelly Foy MP

Black Lives Matter – Mary’s Statement

Over the last week I have watched in horror and sadness at the scenes unfolding in the USA. I have since been contacted by hundreds of constituents who share those emotions, those who want to know my views on the events of the last week, on the BlackLivesMatter protests and…

Mary writes to Equalities Minister

Dear Minister I am writing to you following my question in the House. You suggested that I write to you in order to receive a detailed response to my question, which asked if the Government would commit to the creation of a cross government, cross party strategy, led by the…

Mary backs call to stop exports to US

Following the murder of George Floyd at hands of a police officer in the United States of America, Mary has joined with a number of MPs to add her name to letter by Dawn Butler MP which calls on the Government to immediately suspend export licences of all riot related…

City of Durham MP writes to letting agents

As an MP for a university constituency, Mary has been contacted by a significant number of students who have been having a great deal of difficulty in negotiating with the landlord over rents for properties in the City of Durham that many cannot return to, nor will ever live in…

MP writes to the Prime Minister on Dominic Cummings

Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to you after being contacted by hundreds of my constituents, and people from all over the UK, about the journey which Dominic Cummings took to Durham on the 28th of March and the subsequent trips that he made within County Durham before he returned…

Mary’s statement on Dominic Cummings

Dear constituents Understandably, I have received an extremely high level of correspondence in relation to Dominic Cummings over the last few days. I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to get in touch. As this is such a pressing issue, I wanted to share my views…

Mary supporting communities across Durham

On Thursday 21 May, Mary joined members of the City of Durham Constituency Labour Party as they presented a donation of £500 to Durham Trussell Trust foodbank. The Trussell Trust works tirelessly year round to help provide food parcels for those in need, and been under significant pressure during the…

Mary challenges Health Secretary on COVID-19 and health inequalities

Mary Kelly Foy, Member of Parliament for City of Durham, today questioned the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, during his statement to the House updating Members on the Government’s COVID-19 response. Appearing virtually, Mary questioned the Health Secretary on the connection between COVID-19 mortality…

Mary challenges Education Secretary on plans to reopen schools

On Wednesday 13 May, Mary questioned the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP, during an Urgent Question on the Government’s plans to allow primary schools to partially reopen from June 1st. Appearing virtually, Mary focused on the question of why the Government has ignored the advice of education…

City of Durham MP calls for more support for BA staff

Along with a number of MPs, Mary added her name to a recent letter to Alex Cruz, Chief Executive of British Airways calling for a reversal of the decision to make 12,000 staff redundant. There are huge concerns about how this decision was made, with apparently no consultation with staff…

Mary joins staff at Capital restaurant to support NHS workers

On Thursday 7 May, Mary Foy, Member of Parliament for the City of Durham, visited The Capital restaurant, on Claypath in Durham City Centre, to help Executive Chef and part owner of the restaurant, Syed Islam and his team prepare over 100 meals which were being delivered free of charge…

MP helps deliver supplies in Ludworth

On Saturday 2 May, City of Durham MP Mary Foy helped prepare and distribute vegetable packs and cookbooks to residents in Ludworth. Ms Foy joined Councillor Lucy Hovvels, Dave Woods, chairman of Ludworth Community Centre and Shadforth Parish Council, along with his daughter Rachael Woods, also a parish councillor in…

MP receives responses from supermarkets

As you will know, Mary recently wrote to the major supermarkets serving Durham to ask for more support for vulnerable and elderly residents. She has received responses from all of the companies she contacted, and these are shared below: SAINSBURY’S Dear Ms Foy Thank you for your letter regarding vulnerable…

Mary calls for more support for small businesses

To help support small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, the Government introduced the Small Business Grant Fund, allowing certain businesses to apply for up to £10,000. While this is welcome, many MPs have been contacted by constituents saying that they aren’t eligible for this vital support, and so Mary was…

MP joins call for Government to protect dental surgeries

One of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that many dental surgeries are struggling financially, and so Mary was pleased to join over 100 cross-Party MPs in signing a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak asking him to put in place measures to help ensure dental…

MP supports GPs over reporting of deaths

The situation in social care is very worrying and the death toll in care homes appears to be rising rapidly, day by day. The Government has promised that testing when there are COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes, but this does not seem to be supported by evidence on the ground.…

Mary Foy joins call for better guidance on use of PPE

Mary was happy to sign this important letter by Kate Osborne MP, which calls for a guarantee of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line care staff. These workers are doing an amazing job during this pandemic in extremely testing circumstances. Aside from providing care to vulnerable people, they are…

Mary calls for student nurse debt to be scrapped

Due the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of student nurses across Britain who should be completing their final year of university are instead bravely working on the front line in our NHS. As their incredible efforts should be recognised and rewards, Mary was pleased to add her name to the recent letter…

Mary joins calls for safe working conditions for Royal Mail staff

Along with many colleagues in Westminster, Mary was pleased to add her name to the recent letter that called on the dedication and hard work of Royal Mail staff to be recognised, and in turn they be provided with safe working conditions. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) put forward a…

Mary writes to supermarkets to ask for more support for constituents

Mary has been contacted by a number of constituents who have been having difficulties in securing a click and collect, or a delivery service, from the major supermarkets serving the City of Durham constituency. As Durham has a high number of vulnerable and elderly people, Mary wrote to the major…

City of Durham MP backs waiving Marriage Fees

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of couples across the country have been left with no option but to postpone their wedding, and Mary has added her name to a recent letter calling on the Government to waive the new Notice of Marriage fees that would be required if they…

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