Hammer Home The Case

I have been sent the following:

The Government has regrettably delayed its decision on whether train building will return to the North East until the New Year. This is frustrating for all of us in the region who have been campaigning hard to bring train building back home to the North East.

We need Hitachi to win this contract in order to bring much needed manufacturing jobs to Newton Aycliffe and the region as a whole. During this campaign we have gained written pledges of support from each and every MP in the North East, representing all poliitical parties.

Now we would like you to take 5 minutes to contact your MP - either by letter, email or telephone urge them to write to Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, and explain to him the importance of this initiative for our region's economy.

You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them by entering your postcode here.

We are aiming to get all North East MPs to contact the Minister within the next week to hammer home the case. Please let us know if your MP agrees to write a letter and if possible ask for a copy of it. Then please share your response with us and send it to me at:

Neil Foster, Northern TUC, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QE or at nfoster@tuc.org.uk

There will be other opportunities for businesses and campaigners to further speak up on this campaign in the coming weeks. Nothing has been rules out yet, but we need a positive announcement as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance,

Neil Foster
Policy and Campaigns Officer, Northern TUC