Terry Rooney for Bradford East

Monday 11 January

-                Attended a meeting on Social Care with Phil Hope, the Minister for Care Services

Vote on the Children, Schools and Families Bill

Tuesday 12 January

-                Attended Westminster Hall debate on Exportable Benefits

-                Attended a meeting of the Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement

-                Attended the Which? reception and consumer champion award

Votes on the Personal Care at Home Bill

Wednesday 13 January

-                Chaired the meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee where we took evidence for our report on the Local Housing Allowance,

-                One-to-one meeting with representatives of Vocalink

-                Attended the Local Government Association annual reception

-                Attended a fundraising dinner for my colleague Jim Fitzpatrick MP

-                Attended the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East annual reception

Votes on opposition motions on “Education, Sills & Training Opportunities for Young People in the Recession and “Energy Security”

Monday 18 January

-                Meeting with the Deputy General Secretary of the OECD

Vote on the Crime and Security Bill

Tuesday 19 January

-                Attended a Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar on the National Autism Strategy

-                Attended a consultation meeting led by Sir Ian Kennedy and members of the Independent  Parliamentary Standards Authority board

Votes on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

Wednesday 20 January

-                Chaired meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee where we considered the draft of our report on Decision Making and Appeals

-                Attended the ‘Every Vote Counts’ report launch and reception

Votes on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill

Thursday 21 January

-                Attended a lunch hosted by the Pensions Leadership Group

Monday 25 January

-                Attended the launch of ‘Family Finances: Single Parents and Money’ a joint venture between Gingerbread and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Votes on the Financial Services Bill

Tuesday 26 January

-                The Select Committee held a half-day meeting at the Department of Work and Pensions as part of our enquiry on the Local Housing Allowance

-                Met members of the Communication Workers Union who were lobbying Parliament about the Royal Mail Pension Fund Deficit

-                Attended the Federation of Small Businesses reception and Election Manifesto launch

-                Attended a meeting addressed by John Healey, Minister for Housing and Jack Dromey, Deputy General Secretary of the TGWU, on ‘Building Britain out of Recession’

Votes on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

Wednesday 27 January

-                Chaired meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee were we continued our consideration of  the draft of our report on Decision Making and Appeals

-                Attended an event organised in tribute to Benazir Bhutto

-                Attended a meeting of the Unite Parliamentary Group addressed by the Joint General Secretaries, Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson

-                Attended a meeting of the Yorkshire Group of Labour MPs with Rosie Winterton, the Minister for the Yorkshire Region

-                Hosted a reception for Reed in Partnership

Votes on Opposition motions on “Dementia Services and Care of the Elderly” and “Out of Hours Care”

Thursday 28 January

Attended a seminar organised by the Pensions Advisory Service on “Regulation and Risk in a Defined Contribution World”