Welcome to the website of John Grogan MP

John has been Labour Member of Parliament for the Selby constituency since 1997. You can contact John and make comments about this site by e-mailing him at selby@johngroganmp.u-net.com

Is John your MP? Find out by using the constituency locata website located here

To find out which Early Day Motions John has signed in the current Parliamentary session, click here

Read about the recent visit of Labour Peer Roy Hattersley to Selby - full story here.

Jobs boost for Sherburn distribution centre - John has said that plans from supermarket Sainsbury to take over the former DHL/Excel site at Sherburn, as a huge boost for the district. Read the full story here.

John calls for ITV to clarify planned cuts to ITV regional news services - Read the full story here .

42-Day Detention - Read John's views on plans to extend detention without trial to 42 days, as covered by the Times on 1st April.

Below cost selling of alcohol - John has been leading a campaign in Parliament calling on supermarkets to stop selling alcohol at below cost.

Read John's latest comments, reported in Harpers magazine, the Daily Mail on April 5th, and the People on April 6th here and here.

The Sunday Times reported on 30th March that 'Stores snub Darling with drink price cuts' with comment from John.

The story was covered in the Observer on 23rd March, a copy of which can be found here. Read more coverage of the campaign in The Daily Mail, February 15th 2008. You can also read more on the BBC and Metro websites

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill - John's views on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill have been featured in a number of newspapers over the weekend including the Mail on Sunday. John's views were also featured in an article on the Bill in the Tablet magazine on 15th March and featured in an interview with York University Christian magazine Christis.

Remploy - Click here for details of a story which featured in the Daily Mail on 26th March 2008.

Listed events legislation - John recently called a debate in Parliament on the future of listed events or sporting events broadcast on free to air television. To download a copy of the debate, click here.

The Sunday Telegraph ran a small story this week (23.03.08) suggesting a possible return of live cricket to the BBC. The story can be found here.

Selby OAPs lose cheap train fares -From April 1st, Selby District Council is withdrawing funding for subsidised rail travel for the over-65s and those registered as disabled living.

Selby MP John Grogan said: "Just as the Government is for the first time putting pensioners and the disabled in Selby district on the same footing as pensioners and the disabled in West Yorkshire as regards bus travel, the district council is widening the gap in terms of the rail concessions available to them.

To read the full story click here

Green light for green composting plant - John has welcomed news that Mytum of Selby has got the green light to go ahead with a £30 million fully enclosed composting system at the Maltings site at South Milford. John said:

“I am a great believer in basing decisions on the facts. Over a year ago I and local residents asked for an independent environmental report to be commissioned about Mytum’s plans.... local people can now have full confidence in the proposed process.”

To read the recent Selby Post story, click here

Why we're all are getting a raw deal on energy prices - John has recently written an article in the Yorkshire Post calling on the Government to investigate the energy market and coverage of the campaign in the Sunday Express. The Parliamentary Motion discussed in the article can be found here.