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John Denham MP

John Denham is the Labour MP for Southampton Itchen.   He is also the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills.  This website is mainly for the use of his constituents.  If you are not a constituent and want to contact John regarding his ministerial responsibilities, please use the link to the Dept for Innovation, Universities and Skills below (on the left).

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   News from John Denham
  • Concerns over Woolston plans
    Concerns over Woolston plansJohn Denham has added his voice to those of concerned local residents over the plans for the site of the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard in Woolston. After holding talks...
  • Recess - but the work goes on
    Parliament has now closed for the summer recess and will re-open in October but that doesn't mean John Denham is on holiday for the whole of this time (although he...
  • PM backs Southampton's Spitfire memorial campaign
    Watch the video here:...
  • Vocational training day
    This Wednesday (23rd July) is the first ever Vocational Qualification Day – ‘VQ day’ – when people up and down the country will be celebrating the achievements of everyone who...
  • If only we had a temporary traveller site
    If only we had a temporary traveller siteTravellers have moved onto the play area in Summer St, Northam and may be there for some time while the City Council goes through the legal processes necessary to evict...
  • Southampton on the fast track for new schools
    Southampton is to be one of eight local authorities to be fast-tracked to join the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme from this summer. The City Council has been...
  • John Denham visits Harefeld Youth Initiative
    Southampton Itchen Labour MP John Denham visited the community football project in Harefield last Friday evening. The Harefield Youth Initiative was set up by local resident Matt Probert to give...
  • What is happening in Bitterne Park?
    John Denham has written to the Southampton City Council about the traffic chaos around Bitterne Park Triangle. The current roadworks have led to long delays for motorists and no proper...
  • National challenge for two Southampton Itchen schools
    John Denham has welcomed news that Woodlands School and Chamberlayne Park School will get a share of £400 million to improve their results over the next three years. The new...
  • Any Questions for John Denham
    John Denham is to appear on BBC Radio Four's "Any Questions" this evening (6th June). The programme will be presented by Eddie Mair and will be broadcast live from Portsmouth...
  • Free bus passes at last
    Free bus passes at lastJohn Denham has welcomed the news that Southampton’s pensioners and disabled people are at last to get the nationwide bus passes they are entitled to – over two months late....
  • Higher education and people in work
    Higher education and people in workJohn Denham, Labour’s Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has made a speech at Southampton University highlighting that, with six million adults of working age currently with only...
  • John Denham welcomes carrier deal
    John Denham has welcomed the announcement by Defence Secretary Des Brown of the go-ahead to form a joint venture to build two new super aircraft carriers. The two aircraft...
  • Meeting the Youth MP
    John Denham has met Southampton’s Youth MP, Alice Weavers. Alice is a Year 10 student at Sholing College of Technology and John Denham travelled there to discuss her policies for...
  • WInning for Labour in the South
    John Denham has given a speech to the Fabian Society following the recent local elections. He covers why Labour must win in the South if it is to form the...
  • John Denham welcomes action on 10p tax rate
    John Denham has welcomed today’s announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling of measures to help those disadvantaged by the abolition of the 10p tax band. In the...
  • A bad night
    Labour and the Liberal Democrats both lost seats in Southampton's local elections and the City now has a Conservative council with an overall majority. John Denham said "It was...
  • Hazel Blears backs Labour's 20 mph campaign
    Hazel Blears backs Labour's 20 mph campaignSouthampton Labour MPs John Denham and Alan Whitehead were joined by Hazel Blears MP, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when they handed over hundreds of...
  • Interview on widening HE participation
    "When I talk about participation, I am really talking about the people that keep this country going. Most own their homes, they work, they pay taxes, they do jobs like...
  • John Denham gives major speech on widening participation in higher education
    John Denham has given a major speech on widening participation in higher education. Click here to read it....
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