Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North

9 March 2010: Labour defeats attempt to weaken new wheel clamping rules
Hull North MP Diana Johnson has condemned Opposition MPs for seeking to water down action to clamp down on unfair practices by private wheel clampers. The Labour Government’s Crime and Security Bill, which received its third reading in the Commons yesterday evening (8 March), contains new powers to tackle the financial exploitation of the public by licensing wheel clamping businesses. The Bill introduces compulsory licensing to regulate the practices of businesses carrying out vehicle immobilisation and towing away on private land. New rules include: • Limits on the size of penalty fees; • Regulation of towing and other practices; •...

5 March 2010: Local MP urges Hull people to ‘Back the Ban’
Diana Johnson MP will be in her local shopping street this weekend to support a campaign to keep the ban on hunting wild animals with dogs. The Hull North MP will be in Hull North’s Newland Avenue, near the Post Office, from 10am on Saturday morning (6 March). In the five years since the Bill to ban hunting with dogs was passed there have been dozens of prosecutions. The forecast from pro-hunting activists of dire effects on rural communities has proven to be unfounded. But the Hunting Act 2004 is now under threat. The Tory ‘animal welfare’ spokesperson has made...

25 February 2010: Labour cash makes Hull’s council tax freeze possible
Hull North MP Diana Johnson has welcomed today’s news that £5 million in extra Government funding has allowed Hull City Council to freeze its part of the council tax. Hull City Council will receive £151.9 million from the Labour Government in 2010-11 for local residents’ services - an increase of 3.4%. This is the latest above-inflation increase in Government funding for Hull City Council since 1997. Many Labour councils across the country plan to freeze council tax for the next year. Given the current levels of inflation and the money being made available, the Government expects the average Band D...

22 January 2010: MP presents ballot demand from Orchard Park residents
Hull North MP Diana Johnson today presented the results of her recent Orchard Park Housing Scheme Survey to Hull City Council bosses. One of the most emphatic findings of this survey was that 89% of Orchard Park residents wanted a ballot to determine whether or not the housing regeneration scheme finally goes ahead. Today’s meeting at Hull’s Guildhall was attended by Hull City’s Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, key officials of the local authority and Diana Johnson MP. Diana Johnson MP had already met earlier this week (20 January) with the Housing Minister, Rt Hon John Healey MP, to discuss...

15 January 2010: Orchard Park residents reject loss of council housing
Orchard Park residents overwhelmingly oppose Hull City Council plans that would mean the net loss of 685 council homes in their area. This is one of the key findings of a survey organised by Hull North MP Diana Johnson asking Orchard Park residents what they want from the £156 million of Labour Government housing investment that was announced last July. Findings of the survey, held between 31 October and 1 January across the part of Orchard Park affected by the scheme, include: • 70% of residents are against the loss of council homes proposed in the Lib Dem Council’s scheme...