News | Sir Mark Hendrick MP

Oct 19

Demand action from UK Government to protect Palestinians

Following the recent tragic events in Palestine, I have written to the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly MP asking the UK Government take...

Sep 21

Official Opening of Lancaster University School of Maths in Preston

I was delighted to attend the grand opening of the Lancaster University School of Mathematics (LUSoM) on London Road, in conjunction with...

Jul 20

Revisiting St Catherine's Hospice

From left: Dr Andrew Fletcher, Medical Director, John Chesworth, Chair, Lynn Kelly, Chief Executive, Mark Hendrick, Kate Overend, Jim...

Jun 28

Eid Mubarak!

Wishing all my Muslim constituents, colleagues and friends a very happy Eid and all those completing the Hajj pilgrimage a safe journey...

Jun 22

Third Sector Conference in Preston a huge success

I organised a conference for third sector organisations; charities, voluntary and community groups to come together and listen to a range...

Feb 18

Co-op Party Regional Conference 'From Crisis to Co-operation'

I was delighted to be asked to close the North West Co-operative Party Regional Conference in Liverpool on 18th February. The theme of...

Jan 27

Fairtrade Lancashire Schools Conference

I was thrilled to be invited to speak at the Fairtrade Lancashire Schools Conference at County Hall. Around twenty schools were invited...

Jan 27

Warm Welcome at Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre

I was delighted to be invited to Places for People to take a look around Mill Bank Welling Centre - a building that I last visited many...

Jan 24

Search is on for descendants of WWII Spitfire pilots from Preston

As chair of the All-Party Parliamentary (APPG) British-Norwegian Group, I hosted a meeting with Spitfire, the group bringing to flight a...

Jan 18

Young Fabians launch publication' Economic Lens on Reclaiming the Heartlands'

I was invited to be a guest speaker at the Young Fabian's launch of their pamphlet 'An Economic Lens to Reclaiming Heartlands: 100 Years...

Dec 23, 2022

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023!

Christmas has always been a good time to reflect on the events of the past year and take stock of what is truly important. This year has...

Jun 14, 2022

Mark introduces new Private Members Bill to protect and enhance Co-operatives and Mutuals

Sir Mark Hendrick, the Labour/Co-op MP for Preston, has today introduced a private members’ bill to update part of the law on...

May 26, 2022

First Fishwick Homes now receiving renovation from Energy Charity

I am thrilled to announce that work has begun on the first set of homes in Fishwick with faulty external insulation which was installed...

May 19, 2022

Visit to Preston's Newest JobCentre

I was invited by DWP staff to visit their new Jobcentre, which is located in the Fishergate Centre in the space formally occupied by...

May 17, 2022

Lack of government help against cost of living crisis branded a "national disgrace"

Preston's MP accused the government of total neglect before one minister suggested struggling people could work more hours or change...

Apr 10, 2022

Support for World Parkinson's Day

Ahead of World Parkinson's Day on 11 April, I showed my support for the local Parkinson's community. Sadly, Parkinson’s is the fastest...

Mar 4, 2022

Fairtrade Fortnight at St Stephen's School

I was invited by St Stephen's School pupils, Dahiru, Keita and William to attend their 'Going Cocoa' event during Fairtrade Fortnight....

Feb 1, 2022

DfE fails to keep covid out of classrooms

After writing to the Education Secretary recently to raise my concerns about the lack of measures in place to prevent covid 19 spreading ...

Jan 21, 2022

Recycling Lives

I was recently invited to visit the Recycling Lives' Recycling Park on Longridge Road to view their operations and discuss their ethos...

Jan 21, 2022

Revisiting Cardinal Newman College

I returned to Cardinal Newman College to speak to principal Nick Burnham about how the college dealt with the challenges that the...

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