Entries by Abena Oppong-Asare MP

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Campaign victory as Best Start Family Hub to open in Erith as part of family support revolution

Families in Erith and Thamesmead will be able to save money on services including free stay and play sessions for babies and young children, as Abena Oppong-Asare MP’s campaign secured the return of Sure Start-style services to their constituency, with a Best Start Family Hubs to open and help local families with the cost of […]

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Abena Welcomes Vital Investment in Erith Health Centre

Erith and Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare has welcomed today’s announcement, which means an upgrade to Erith Health Centre. The investment means Erith is at the forefront of the government’s drive to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities. At the 2025 Budget, the Labour government committed to build and upgrade hundreds of new Neighbourhood Health Centres […]

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Abena hosts Minister for School Standards and local headteachers to hear views on Labour’s plans for SEND reform

This Tuesday, Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, hosted a roundtable with the Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould MP, alongside local headteachers and education leaders to discuss the Labour Government’s plans to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The discussion brought together over 20 representatives from mainstream and […]

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Abena Welcomes Thamesmead Selected for New Generation of New Towns

Abena Oppong-Asare, Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead, has welcomed the announcement that Thamesmead has been identified as one of seven proposed new towns as part of the government’s most ambitious housebuilding programme in over fifty years. The plans could see up to 15,000 new homes delivered in Thamesmead, helping to address London’s housing […]

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Thousands of local children lifted out of poverty as Government scraps two-child limit

Families across Greenwich and Bexley boroughs will benefit from a landmark change in the law, as the Labour Government scraps the two-child limit – a move set to lift 5,230 children in Erith and Thamesmead constituency out of poverty. The change forms part of a historic package that will lift 450,000 children out of poverty nationally, the […]

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Pressing for Better Endometriosis Care in Parliament

Women living with endometriosis have endured pain, stigma and far too many delays in diagnosis for decades. This chronic condition, which affects around one in ten women and those assigned female at birth, can cause debilitating pain, fatigue and fertility challenges – yet many still wait years for a diagnosis and struggle to access the […]

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Share Your Voice: Online Safety for Young People in Erith and Thamesmead

Protecting children from harm online is a priority for the Government and for me. Work is already underway to create a safer digital environment for young people, including closing loopholes in the Online Safety Act that allowed illegal AI-generated images and introducing new powers to respond quickly to emerging technologies.  You may have seen that […]

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Fill Out My Student Survey: Online Safety for Young People in Erith and Thamesmead

Dear Students, My name is Abena Oppong-Asare and I’m the Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead constituency. You may be aware that the Government is considering new measures to improve online safety for young people, including whether social media use should be restricted or banned for under-16s. I want to hear directly from young […]