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.
Responding to the Government announcing that there will be no compensation for WASPI women, Hazel Grove MP Lisa Smart said: “There are estimated to be over 5,000 women in Hazel Grove constituency who are affected by this.
Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart has written to the chief executive of United Utilities, Louise Beardmore, asking for information showing that the company has made progress on cutting sewage dumping in the constituency.
Liberal Democrat MPs Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove) and Tom Morrison (Cheadle) have called the dropping of the government’s pledge to meet the A&E four hour waiting time target by the end of the Parliament an “insult to patients”.
High Lane postal services have been held up while decisions are taken on terms for postmasters
The Government’s plans to give police more powers to seize off-road bikes have been welcomed by Hazel Grove constituency MP Lisa Smart
