MP Lisa Smart has said that delivery on changes to special educational needs (SEND) provision is key, after Schools Minister Georgia Gould met with Greater Manchester MPs and parents to hear their concerns.
Local Liberal Democrat MPs Lisa Smart and Tom Morrison put the case for better central government funding for Stockport, together with Labour MP Nav Mishra, at a meeting with local government minister Alison McGovern.
MP Lisa Smart has written to the new police chief superintendent for Stockport to ask for progress on dealing with off road bikes, following a major operation in the area last year.
The desperate shortfall in resources to allow the local mental health trust to carry out autism and ADHD assessments was laid bare by local MP Lisa Smart in parliament – at current rates it would take at least 12 years to clear the waiting list.
MP Lisa Smart has challenged the ministers in charge of the Parental Leave Review to tackle the unfair nature of adoption pay for self-employed parents ahead of their current 2027 deadline.
MP Lisa Smart’s campaign to get step-free access to train stations throughout the constituency has received a major boost with the Department for Transport committing funding for the concept design.
After nearly a year of the Labour Government saying that it will deal with guidance for speed cameras in its new Road Safety Strategy, the strategy has finally been published, and contains no update.
Local MP Lisa Smart is carrying out a survey of local dentists to get their views on the best ways to improve people’s access to NHS services.
After new speed camera guidance from TfGM designed to identify speeding hotspots before accidents happen identified only one qualifying location in the whole of Stockport, MP Lisa Smart has written to GM Mayor Andy Burnham to ask for the guidance …
Liberal Democrats are calling on the Greater Manchester Mayor to step in where National Governments of the past have failed and extend bus pass hours for elderly and disabled transport users.
The desperate need for new development to come with proper infrastructure was put centre stage by local Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart this week, challenging Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook to put in place infrastructure targets
Statistics from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that suicide rates are currently at their highest since the turn of the century.