Policy - Louise Haigh

Here you can find my positions on issues about which constituents and others frequently write to me. Please use the search bar above to look for particular issues – if you can’t find a response, please get in touch here.

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English Baccalaureate

Thank you very much for writing to me about your concerns about the proposed exclusion of all creative, artistic and technical subjects from the English Baccalaureate. I completely agree that it is very worrying and regrettable that there has been such a significant fall in students choosing to do GCSEs…

Fox Hunting in Scotland

Thank you for contacting me about fox hunting in Scotland. Whilst this issue is devolved, and the UK government do not have any influence over decisions that are made in Scotland I am therefore categorically opposed to fox hunting and have campaigned on the issue for many years. Fox…

Agriculture Bill

Thank you for contacting me in relation to the Agriculture Bill. Labour welcomes the Agriculture Bill’s introduction of financial support for farmers to make environmental improvements, but at Second Reading is calling for the Bill to safeguard the nation’s food supply at a time when food poverty and foodbank demand…

Mental Health Report Launch

Thank you for contacting me in relation to the recent mental health report that has been launched by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society. I can of course appreciate how much of an impact this condition can have on people’s mental health. As you know, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society play…

Short Term Loans

Thank you for contacting me in relation to short term loans, interest payments when paying back the loan, and that doorstep loan companies are still taking advantage of people in vulnerable financial positions, despite recent steps taken by the Government. I absolutely agree that we need to do everything in…

Civil Liability Bill

Thank you for contacting me about the Civil Liability Bill. As you may know the Civil Liability Bill has three parts: Deals with whiplash Deals with the personal injury discount rate Sets out the final provisions and deals with regulations, extent, commencement and short title. Under the Conservative government our…

Bees

Thank you for contacting me recently about neonicotinoids and bees. The importance of pollinators to our food supply, biodiversity and economy is clear and I share your concern about declining bee numbers. The Protection of Pollinators Bill was introduced to Parliament in May 2018. The purpose of the Bill was…

Asylum Seekers Right to Work

Thank you for contacting me in relation to Asylum Seekers Right to Work. As you may know, In February 2005, a new immigration rule was introduced which allowed people seeking asylum to apply for permission to work in the UK if they had been waiting over 12 months for an…

School Funding and Teacher’s Pay

Thank you for contacting me about your concerns with regard to the Secretary of State for Education’s failure to accept the pay review’s recommendation of a 3.5% increase of all pay and allowances and the funding that schools in Sheffield will receive. I share your concern that this year’s pay…

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