Welcome to my website!
You can use the links above to find out about my role as an MP, my constituency of Lewisham Deptford and how I am able to help my constituents with issues affecting them.
I hope that you find it informative and easy to navigate. If you have any comments please feel free to feed them back by clicking on the Contact Joan section above.
60 years of the NHS
What are your experiences with the NHS in Lewisham?
To celebrate 60 years of the NHS I am carrying out a survey of constituents to ask their experiences of the NHS locally. I will feed back the responses I get to local health services and the Government.
If you would like to take part in my survey please contact my office by email at ruddockj(at)parliament.uk or by calling on 020 7219 4513.
Mail on Sunday Sleaze allegations
We are not involved in any sleaze allegations except of the newspaper's own making. Details of expenses claimed by MP’s are available to the public on the Parliament website. I have not made any claims for costs on the London home I share with my partner Frank. He (in common with most other MPs) has claimed the living away from home allowance. The claim covers the interest payments on the mortgage taken out to purchase his constituency home in Aberdeen. No claims have been made on the subsequent loan taken out for entirely private reasons. No rules have been breached and we will not hesitate to take legal action against anyone who suggests otherwise. No further comment will be made.
