Policy - Louise Haigh MP

Bid to Restore Sheaf Valley Railway Stations

MPs Olivia Blake and Louise Haigh have today launched a bid to restore full passenger services along the Sheaf Valley, by reopening the railway stations at Heeley and Millhouses and expanding and improving Dore & Totley station. The Labour MPs for Sheffield Hallam and Heeley are bidding to the UK…

Agriculture Bill

The Agriculture Bill returned to Parliament on Wednesday at a time when the UK’s food security and our own agricultural sector have become prominent issues. Firstly, the withdrawal from the EU and its agricultural policies that necessitated this bill represents the biggest shake up of British agricultural policy in a…

Supporting Local Pubs

Since first becoming an MP in 2015, I have spoken several times in Parliament to call for more support for pubs and, in the last Parliament, was Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs. In February, I wrote to the then-Chancellor Sajid Javid to raise our shared concern…

Environmental Protections in the Agriculture Bill

Thank you to those who have written to me to raise concerns about the Government’s Agriculture Bill. I agree the UK Government should be acting with much greater urgency given the climate and environmental emergencies. Instead, it appears to be focussed on paving the way for a UK-US trade deal…

Cancellation of the Northern Rail franchise

Thank you for writing about the Government’s decision to cancel the Northern rail franchise. It is clear that Arrive Rail North have completely failed passengers with their management of Northern, making many commuters’ lives a misery. I spoke out against their disastrous plans to axe train guards, but they have…

Global Ocean Treaty

Thank you for those who have written to me to raise concerns about the UK Government’s approach to the Global Ocean Treaty negotiations. Protecting our oceans is crucial if we are to resolve our planet’s climate and environmental emergencies. The Labour Party’s Environmental Manifesto in last year’s General Election made…

Beer Duty

Thank you to those who have got in touch regarding CAMRA’s Long Live the Local campaign. I share your interest in protecting and promoting the sector, particularly the fantastic pubs we have locally in Sheffield. Since becoming your MP in 2015 I have spoken several times in Parliament to call…

Climate Change

At a time when Extinction Rebellion, the Youth Strikes, and climate activists around the world are rightly pushing for urgent action to tackle climate change, the Government has just overruled its own Planning Inspectorate and approved four new gas-powered turbines. In Parliament, I spoke against the Government’s decision, which will…

Keep NHS out of a Trade Deal with the US

I agree that putting the NHS on the table in future trade negotiations would undermine it as a free, universal public service. We must not allow this to take place. I am committed to upholding the NHS’s founding principles as a universal healthcare system provided free at the point of…

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