The importance of accessible train stations is not only a critical issue about fairness, but also about growth, local Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart told the Government, in a debate on step-free access for stations.
Local MP Lisa Smart was hopeful on future improvements to Stepping Hill Hospital, and the potential for delivering a future second site, following a meeting with Health Minister Karin Smyth.
Local MP Lisa Smart is leading a debate in Parliament on Wednesday on funding for community theatre, with many theatres across the country under threat from the impact of RAAC (reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete).
Liberal Democrat MPs for Cheadle and Hazel Grove, Tom Morrison and Lisa Smart, are calling on the Government to scrap the latest energy bill rise for local pensioners who have been stripped of their Winter Fuel Payments.
ITV news cover Lisa Smart MP's campaign for fair adoption pay.
Stockport MPs Tom Morrison and Lisa Smart have challenged the Government to show where capital funding for Stepping Hill Hospital is going, after receiving a letter referencing £11.5 million in funding, but no information on what it is being used for.
The announcement of an immediate £86 rise in water bills, and a 32% increase over five years, has been criticised by Stockport MP Lisa Smart after it was revealed that the price rises would also fund increased dividends.
The failure to include Stepping Hill Hospital on the New Hospitals Programme – despite the looming £130 million repair bill – has been challenged by local MPs Lisa Smart and Tom Morrison in a letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
Local MP Lisa Smart directly challenged Government Minister Andrew Western over the inequalities in adoption pay which leave self-employed people without the same support that biological parents or employed people get.
Local MP Lisa Smart’s call for equal pay for adoptive parents is gaining traction, with a debate in Westminster on the subject set for this week.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has been asked to make a statement to the House on the transport delays across the Northern network, following Lisa Smart MP’s recent question to the Commons.
Hazel Grove MP Lisa Smart has promised to challenge the Government on the local government spending levels which have forced the Council to consider charging for collection of garden waste.
