Small Business Saturday is an initiative originating in America whereby consumers are encouraged to shop at local, independent businesses for one day per year, rather than big chains.
The first UK Small Business Saturday has been...
myconstituencywork
December 2013
03
On Saturday 23rd November 2013 The Open University held its graduation ceremony at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. Shabana Mahmood MP joined 760 students, their proud family and friends and local MPs Gisela Stuart (Labour, Edgbaston) and Paul Uppal (...
November 2013
29
myparliamentarywork
This week Labour forced a vote on the Bedroom Tax in Parliament. This was a chance for the Tory-led government to scrap this unpopular policy. But with the help of the Lib Dems they voted to keep it!
Shabana Mahmood MP said:
November 2013
13
Speaking in the second reading of the National Insurance Contributions Bill today, Shabana highlighted the catastrophic failure of the Government's National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Holiday scheme. Shabana described the scheme - which...
November 2013
04
tax,growth,economy
A special investigation by The Independent has uncovered a loophole which costs the UK economy at least £500m a year. Shockingly, the Government chose not to close the loophole after it was lobbied by the financial sector.
October 2013
23
New figures released by HM Revenue and Customs today show that the tax gap has risen from £34 billion in 2010-11 to £35 billion in 2011-12. Responding to this news, in her new role as Shadow Exchequer Secretary, Shabana said:
"At a time...
October 2013
11
