Category: International

Yorkshire and Humber schools visit to Auschwitz

March 11th, 2011
Rachel and students from Swallow Hill Community College and Abbey Grange returned from the Holocaust Educational Trust’s visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday 10th March vowing to act on the lessons learned from the experience. Rachel joined m… more »

International Women's Day

March 9th, 2011
Rachel marked International Women’s Day by meeting Hetty Bower, a 105 year old former Suffragette. Standing in front of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in Westminster, alongside leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper MP and other Labou… more »

Surgical Innovations

March 1st, 2011
Rachel visited Surgical Innovations plc last week, a Leeds-based international supplier of advanced medical equipment. Surgical Innovations specialise in the design and manufacture of pioneering devices for use in what is commonly known as ‘keyhole’ sur… more »

Holocaust Memorial Day

January 28th, 2011
Rachel pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons. The Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to give MPs the opportunity to remember those wh… more »