Kevan Jones MP

(Labour - North Durham)

Member of the CRY All Party Parliamentary Group

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CRY Parliamentary Reception 2011
CRY's annual Parliamentary Reception was held in the Terrace Marquee at Westminster on Wednesday 12th October.  Over 40 MPs attended the event and the Guest of Honour was GB athlete and British Discus Record Holder, Lawrence Okoye.

CRY Parliamentary Reception 2010
CRY's annual Parliamentary Reception was held in the Terrace Marquee at Westminster on Wednesday 13th October.  Over 40 MPs attended the event and the Guest of Honour was CRY Patron Pixie Lott, who treated the assembled guests to a short acoustic set.

First free heart testing tour of England

CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 aims to reduce number of heart deaths of apparently fit and healthy young people.
A new national campaign aiming to reduce the number of undiagnosed heart conditions will kick-off in Durham on the 2^nd May.

CRY Parliamentary Reception 2008

On Wednesday October 15^th CRY hosted its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week.  We were delighted to have new CRY Patron James Cracknell OBE as guest of honour.

10/06/08

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Cardiac Disease (Young People) - Parliamentary Debate

I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party group on cardiac risk in the young. When I was elected in 2001, I was, like many people, totally unaware of the tragic consequences of cardiac death in the young. I came to it, like many people, because of a related personal tragedy: the death of Levon Morland, the son of my good friends, Jeff and Sandra Morland. Jeff was a full-time trade union official for the electricians’ union and then the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.

New labs 'promise' answers for hundreds of bereaved families

The agonising wait endured by many families following the sudden – and tragic – death of a child or partner could soon be over as London opens the UK’s first ever ‘fast-track’ pathology laboratories to help analyse the causes of unexpected cardiac death in ‘apparently’ fit and healthy young people.

New Secretary of State "kicks off" CRY initiative to help young footballers

The Secretary of State for Media, Culture and Sport - Andy Burnham MP - joins families whose children or partners died suddenly whilst playing football, to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young at a launch at 11 Downing Street.

Response to Queen's Speech

I chair the all-party group on cardiac risk in the young, and the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young is anxious to see the introduction of the coroners Bill. One issue is the need to introduce a system to ensure that when young people suddenly die of cardiac failure it is properly investigated and the statistics, which can influence the debate, are kept.

15/06/05

CRY website

CRY Parliamentary Reception 2005

On Wednesday June 15^th, CRY hosted a Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week, and to help mark its 10^th Anniversary.  The event was attended by more than 50 MPs who came to show their support for CRY’s campaigning.  Rosie Winterton MP, Dari Taylor MP and Tim Loughton MP all praised CRY in short speeches delivered at the event.

24/05/04

Evening Chronicle (Teesside)

We could avoid heart tragedies

An MP is campaigning for youngsters to be screened for undetected heart condition after the death of an 11-year-old boy.  Leslie Elkington collapsed and died at Shield Row Primary School in Stanley, County Durham, after suddenly feeling dizzy during a SATS exam. 

16/03/04

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle)

Tragedy brings vow on health screening

A health screening programme for Britain’s youngsters came a step nearer today following the tragic death of Levon Morland.  Health Minister Melanie Johnson promised the Commons experts would investigate the situation.

Levon's tragic death bringing hope to others
They knew he had Wolfe Parkinson White syndrome, which causes heart flutters, but nobody told the family it could be fatal – or that he could have been cured by an operation.

Friends of Levon cycle 250 miles in memorial tribute
The charity cycle event came as former England cricket captain Ian Botham and Durham MP Kevan Jones spearheaded a Parliamentary campaign.

All Party Parliamentary Group for Cardiac Risk in the Young
MP Kevan Jones has been working with CRY over the last few months, to bring together interested parties in Westminster and form the group.

Kevan Jones MP with CRY Patron Pixie Lott at the
2010 CRY Parliamentary Reception

Kevan Jones MP (right) with CRY Patron Phil Packer
at the 2009 CRY Parliamentary Reception

Kevan Jones MP (centre) at the launch of the
CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09

Kevan Jones MP at the 2008 CRY Parliamentary Reception

 

Kevan Jones MP speaking at the CRY Screening Initiative

 launch at Number 11 Downing Street

CRY Patron David Walliams and Kevan Jones MP at the CRY Screening Initiative launch at Number 11 Downing Street

Kevan Jones MP with CRY Patrons Emily Maitlis, Simon Halliday, Sir Clive Woodward OBE, Mark Cox MBE

and Jeremy Bates at the launch of the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology

Kevan Jones MP with CRY supporter Marilyn Cullum (centre) and CRY Chief Executive Alison Cox MBE, at the

launch of the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology

At the launch of the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology

Kevan Jones MP (right) receives a cheque for £10,000 for CRY, from CRY

supporter Jeff Morland (centre) at the 2006 Annual Grand Charity Evening

 in memory of Jeff's son Levon.

Kevan Jones MP accepting a gift from CRY, at the 2005 CRY Parliamentary Reception.  Rosie Winterton MP and Dari Taylor MP look on

Kevan Jones MP (far left) with Dari Taylor MP (3rd from left); CRY Supporter Jeff Morland (2nd from left); CRY Chief Executive Alison Cox (2nd from right); and CRY Supporter Jack Doyle (far right); at the 2005 CRY Parliamentary Reception

Kevan Jones MP (2nd from right) at the second meeting

of the CRY APPG

Kevan Jones MP speaking at the Westminster launch of

CRY's postcard campaign

Kevan Jones MP (far left) with CRY Patrons Jeremy Bates (2nd from left) and Mark Cox (far right) and CRY Supporters, at the Westminster launch of CRY's postcard campaign

Kevan Jones MP at the 2004 CRY Parliamentary Reception

Kevan Jones MP (5th from left) at the launch of the CRY APPG

Kevan Jones MP (right) with Dr. Julian Lewis MP (left) and

CRY Consultant Cardiologist Sanjay Sharma (centre)

at the launch of the CRY APPG

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