Meg Hillier
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 55 |
| Date of birth | February 14,1969 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Hampstead |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Joe Simpson |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Books | HC 642 - The Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Portsmouth High School GDST |
| St Hilda's College | |
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| ID | 399597 |
Meg Hillier Life story
Margaret Olivia Hillier is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch at the 2005 general election, and was a junior . . .
Biography
Meg hillier is a member of parlimaent of the united kingdom.She was born on the 5th of april 1965 in london.England.She is 55 years old.She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs aruond 140 pound.Sshe has brown eyes and a slim body type.Her zodiac sign is aries.Family
Meg hillier is married.John hillier.They have two children together.She also has two siblings.A brother and a sister.Her parents are jonh and mary hillier.Education and Career
Meg hillier attended the university of east angila.Where she earned a degree in politics and international relations.She then went on to pursue a career in politics.And was elected as a member of parliament in has since bene re-elected several times and is currently serving her sixth term in office.Most Important Event
In 2017.Meg hillier was appointed as the chair of the public accounts committee.Making her the first female to hold the position.This was a major milestone for her and for women in politics in the uinted kingdom.Life Story
Meg hillier has been a member of parliament for the past 15 years.She has been a strong advocate for women s rights and has worked to ensure that womne are represented in politics.She has also been a vocal supporter of the labour party and has been a key figure in the party s success in recnet years.She is a passionate and dedicated politician who is committed to making a difference in the lives of her constiutents.Raac in schools: MPs demand answers over dangerous concrete
... Its report set out 10 recommendations for the DfE, calling on it to: Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the committee, said many schools were " still not sure where they stand or whether they ll get the money to sort out the problems that they ve got"...
Raac discovered in Houses of Parliament but poses 'no immediate risk'
... They repeatedly resisted questions about how many schools were waiting for a survey, as Dame Meg Hillier, the public accounts committee chair, asked whether the number was in the " tens" or " hundreds"...
Hundreds of schools in England checked for Raac, say education chiefs
... Dame Meg Hillier, who chairs the PAC, said it was " disappointing" they could not provide MPs with more specific figures...
Crumbling concrete fears at host of new hospitals
... Meg Hillier, who chairs the committee, said dealing with RAAC was requiring " eye-watering" measures costing millions of pounds...
Concrete crisis: Headteachers in weekend dash to make schools safe to open
... Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Common s Public Accounts Committee, she had visited a hospital where heavy patients had to be treated on the ground floor because of the risk of roof failure...
Black hole in Town Hall budgets rises to £5bn
... Its chair Meg Hillier said the BBC study showed councils were at a " tipping point" where " only so many more savings" could be made...
Child Trust Funds: Nearly a million accounts not accessed
... The chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Dame Meg Hillier, said that while these accounts were a vital " financial jump start" to adulthood, the scheme so far had not achieved that ambition...
HS2: Government unclear on Euston station goal, report finds
... Other conclusions and recommendations from the PAC report included: Dame Meg Hillier MP, chair of the committee, said the Euston project was " floundering"...
UK zoonotic research site left to deteriorate - MPs
By Claire MarshallRural affairs correspondent, BBC News
The UK's main facility for dealing with viruses that jump from animals to humans has been left to " deteriorate to an alarming extent, " according to MPs.
The Public Affairs Committee report cited " inadequate management and under-investment" at The Site in Weybridge.
It Said The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) had " comprehensively failed in its historical management" of the centre.
Defra Said work was already underway to upgrade the laboratories.
The centre is operated by the government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). It is central to the UK's ability to control the outbreak of animal diseases and detect any emerging pathogens.
The Public Accounts Committee found More Than "1,000 single points of failure" at the Weybridge site.
Said deterioration had left the laboratories " continually vulnerable to a major breakdown" which would severely impact the UK's ability to effectively respond to outbreaks.
Some of the deadliest viruses on earth are " zoonotic diseases" that cross between species such as
The Report Said The Risk to the UK of a zoonotic disease was " real and the consequences can be devastating" and accused the government of not sufficiently prioritising this threat to " UK health, trade, farming and rural communities. "
Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier Said : " After the 2001 disaster of foot and mouth disease, The Past decades have brought one animal-sourced disease after another.
" It is shocking that government has allowed UK capacity in this area to deteriorate so alarmingly over that same period, " She Said . " These diseases are devastating for our food production systems, the economy and, when they jump the species barrier to humans as Covid-19 did, to our whole society. "
The UK and EU are currently in the grip of a that has killed 48 million birds.
Prof Paul Wigley, professor of animal microbial ecosystems at the University of Bristol, warned that avian flu " had the potential to jump to other species including us. "
" Weybridge has always been a central resource of facilities and people. It has been placed in a perilous position by underfunding and crumbling facilities, " He Said . " Without support it is increasingly unlikely the UK could cope with another major outbreak of animal or zoonotic disease along with the ongoing avian influenza epidemic. "
The government has The Site , with the construction of a new science hub due to start in 2027. However The Level of funding needed is still not finalised.
Prof James Wood , head of The Department of Veterinary Medicine at University of Cambridge, Said that the " steady decline" of the facility had been clear.
" We can no longer be reliant on laboratory resources from partner European laboratories. The significance of laboratories is demonstrated clearly by their central role in The Diagnosis and control of the ongoing unprecedented avian influenza outbreak.
" The current major Weybridge redevelopment programme is very welcome and important but it will take many years to be implemented and there are risks of laboratory failure occurring in the meantime. "
A Defra spokesperson Said : " Significant funding and work is already underway to upgrade (Weybridge's) laboratories and ensure We Are protected from these diseases into The Future .
" Its world-leading scientists and our field teams are playing a vital role in responding rapidly and decisively to the threats from animal diseases, including the current Avian Influenza outbreak, which is the largest on record. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
