Mary Kelly Foy addresses Rally for Palestine in Newcastle
After writing to the Foreign Secretary calling for the Government to help in the de-escalation…
Mary Kelly Foy MP Member of Parliament for the City of Durham
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Mary in the Media: BBC & ITV
Mary Kelly Foy has been featured on regional BBC and ITV political news programmes this…
Mary Kelly Foy writes to Foreign Secretary on Palestine
Following an influx of correspondence from constituents concerned about the escalating violence between Israel and…
Mary tables EDM to congratulate “fantastic” success of Palatinate at Student Publication Association Awards
Mary Kelly Foy tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament to congratulate Palatinate on their successes…
Mary writes to Home Secretary on Hassockfield Detention Centre
Mary has recently been contacted by a significant number of constituents who have voiced their…
Mary visits Durham Markets
As non-essential retail continues to reopen across the country, on Thursday 15 April Mary took…
Mary’s Budget Statement
I am glad that the Chancellor has bowed to public pressure and trade union campaigning in extending financial support for workers and businesses – yet this was the bare minimum needed, and anything less would have been disastrous for the economy. Overall, the Chancellor’s Budget was incredibly unimaginative and unambitious,…
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Vaccinations and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
During the first wave of COVID-19, it became clear that the virus was disproportionately affecting…
Mary calls on Government to support remote education
Following the announcement that certain schools will remain closed in January, Mary joined with cross-Party…
Mary joins call for permanent free parking for NHS staff
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Government took the decision to provide extra funds for NHS Foundation Trusts to allow them to provide free parking for staff, however since the summer, this has no longer been guaranteed, with some staff seeing parking charges reintroduced. Mary recently joined with…
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Mary co-chairs first meeting of the APPG on cerebral palsy
Mary Foy, MP for the City of Durham today co-chaired the first meeting of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Cerebral Palsy. Mary worked with the charity, Action Cerebral Palsy, along with Conservative MP, Paul Maynard, to create the APPG this year, and will act as co-chair alongside Mr…
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County Durham MPs write to VOA about Dominic Cummings
Following an investigation by Durham County Council after Dominic Cummings’ visit to Durham during lockdown, it was determined that changes to the North Lodge property had breached planning and building control regulations, and that council tax was due on the property dating back many years. Since this information was passed…
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The Internal Market Bill and the Good Friday Agreement
Yesterday Mary spoke in the Internal Market Bill debate, and highlighted the real threat that this Bill poses to the Good Friday Agreement. Mary spoke on the work that communities in Ireland have done to ensure a lasting peace, and that the Government should not be so complacent that this…
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Mary challenges Education Secretary on universities
During the COVID-19 debate earlier today, Mary challenged the Education Secretary of the Government’s handling of the return of students to university towns and cities. Mary highlighted the failure of the Government to adequately plan for the return of schools, it’s failure to deal with the exam crisis, and asked…
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Mary’s statement on the Overseas Operations Bill
I wanted to update my constituents and local Labour Party members regarding my decision to abstain on the Overseas Operations Bill on Wednesday night. Just to be clear, I do not support the Bill in its current form, and I am fundamentally opposed to any legislation that allows for human…
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Government U-turn on childcare
On Friday 18 September, the Government introduced new restrictions in the North East to help combat the rise in the rate of COVID-19 infections, however this meant that despite people being able to continue going to work, they were no longer able to rely on grandparents for childcare. This left…
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Mary’s statement on the Internal Market Bill
I have been contacted by a number of constituents regarding the Internal Market Bill and I am aware that it will be of concern to many people in the City of Durham. I am firmly opposed to this Bill for a number of reasons and I will be opposing it…
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Mary visits University Hospital of North Durham
During the pandemic, Mary has been in regular contact with the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, however the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that so far, she has been unable to visit the hospital in person. On Thursday 20 August however, Mary was pleased to…
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MP writes to Secretary of State on A Level fiasco
Last week, students across the country received their A Level grades and, despite Government promises that almost no students would suffer any downgrading as a result of being awarded grades through an algorithm, it became clear that a huge number achieved grades far below what they and their teachers expected.…
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Mary writes to the Premier League
Following a significant amount of correspondence from constituents regarding the Premier League’s delay in making a decision over the recently abandoned purchase of Newcastle United, Mary has written to the Premier League to demand answers as to why the process took so long, and why communication with fans groups was…
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MP speaks on the importance of music during pandemic
As each Parliamentary session comes to an end, MPs are allowed to speak in the Chamber on any subject they choose. Naturally, Mary chose to talk about her love of music and the importance of musicians and artists in our communities. For many people, music has been a lifeline that…
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