Chris Evans, MP for Islwyn, spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate about women’s football. The chair of the Archives and History All Party Parliamentary Group detailed the banning of women’s football by the FA from 1921 to 1971.   The fifty-year ban was described by the...

The Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for boxing, Chris Evans MP, has identified the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as a major opportunity for boxing to build on the momentum provided by the historic, six medal winning performance of Great...

On Friday the Islwyn MP joined the friends of Nant Gwyddon Forest and representatives from Gwent Police to see first-hand the damage caused to the landscape by off-road bikers. Mr Evans heard about the extent of off-road biking in the area; with some days seeing as...

Islwyn MP joins colleagues from across Parliament to support the Down Syndrome Bill which will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday, 26th November 2021. Dr Liam Fox's Private Members' Bill has introduced the Down Syndrome Bill. Dr Fox was chosen in the Private...

TV programmes such as “House Through Time”, and “Who Do You Think You Are” have raised the profile of archives with the public in the past few years. Islwyn MP Chris Evans hopes that this will help more people will see that archives hold huge value for everyone, and...

Chris Evans MP has welcomed the Government announcement of £50 million investment over five years into targeted motor neurone disease research, in response to charity-led campaign The Islwyn MP, who is a vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for MND, has...

This weekend, up and down the country, we will be remembering. We will be remembering all those who have fought for their country. We will be remembering the lives that have been sacrificed, and their families. We will be showing support to the armed forces...

BAE Systems in Glascoed near Usk, recently welcomed Chris Evans, Member of Parliament for Islwyn, and Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement, to its world-class energetics facility. The site, which was built in 1939, has a proud history of equipping the British Armed...

This week Islwyn MP cycled 2.5 km in 5 minutes while taking part in the Poppy ride alongside other MPs. The Poppy Ride, in association with the RBL, raises funds and awareness for the Poppy Appeal in Parliament, in the centenary year of the end of WWI. All money...

A poll published by the TUC reveals that 9% of British workers - almost 3million -have been subjected to these tactics since the first lockdown last March; with employers telling staff to reapply for their jobs on worse terms and conditions. MPs Chris Evans (Islwyn),...

At the recent Labour Party conference, Chris Evans MP was delighted to meet with representatives from Alzheimer’s Society to lend their support to their Cure the Care System campaign. The campaign envisions a future where people affected by dementia are able to live...

The MP for Islwyn helped raised awareness of the danger that unsafe e-scooter use poses for people with sight loss when they met the charity Guide Dogs at the Labour party conference. There are limited trials of rental e-scooters taking place in parts of the country...

Islwyn MP and Shadow Defence Procurement Minister has said the only way the UK can compete in a competitive global market is by investing and promoting apprenticeships. Mr Evans made the call on a visit with fellow Defence Minister, Lord Vernon Coaker to Leonardo...

Chris Evans, MP for Islwyn, has offered his support to the Stagecoach bus drivers and depot staff in their negotiations over unfair pay. Bus drivers for Stagecoach are considering action over their pay and conditions after Stagecoach refused to pay the same as their...

Figures from Islwyn MP Chris Evans reveal that over 6,000 households in his constituency will be hit by the cuts to universal credit. The Governments cut to support will cost households in the Islwyn constituency over £6.5 million a year. The cut of up to £20 a week...

The Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement Chris Evans spoke in the commons today on the concerning takeovers of defence firms by foreign companies, and the effect this will have on the UK defence industry.   “The UK has seen a recent spate of foreign takeovers...

  Islwyn MP, Chris Evans has called for a government investigation into Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. Citing the high prices Dwr Cymru Welsh Water charge their customers together with their environmental record, Mr Evans said it was ‘shameful families were let down on...

Following the news of the imminent closure of the Co-Op store in Newbridge, Chris Evans, MP for Islwyn, has written to the CEO of Co-Op expressing his concern on the decision, which will have a huge impact on the local community.  Mr Evans said: ‘Over the past day I...

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