The Prime Minister failed to commit to funding the more than £50 million of repairs needed for Stepping Hill Hospital when pressed on the hospital’s crumbling buildings at Prime Ministers Questions.
At Full Council last Thursday, councillors unanimously agreed with a motion that condemned the Tory government for continuing to fail to fund councils properly following the announcement of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.
– Lisa Smart calls for a new central hospital in Stockport in addition to Stepping Hill – New location proposed near former Debenhams site and new transport interchange
A sickness compensation scheme which would have allowed anyone who gets sick as a result of illegal sewage dumping to claim compensation from water companies has been turned down by the Tory Government.
The Labour party has confirmed what was clear from the last election, announcing to its members that it will not seriously contest the constituency of Hazel Grove at the next election.
Conservative MPs, including the outgoing MP for Hazel Grove, have been criticised after voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving GP and ambulance wait times.
A staggering 174 out of every 1,000 NHS patients in Stockport – more than one in six residents – who have been referred for treatment are still waiting it to start – the fifth worst performing area of the country.
MP candidate Lisa Smart and Councillor Jake Austin were delighted to meet students at Hazel Grove High School, as part of their mock elections; part of the school’s “Beliefs and values” classes.
Lisa Smart has been reconfirmed as the candidate for Hazel Grove constituency at the Liberal Democrats AGM this week.
Parliamentary Candidate Lisa Smart was “shocked” that there was no mention of sewage crisis in the King’s Speech
Two key battleground seats in Greater Manchester were the main focus for the Liberal Democrats at their autumn North West conference, with Cheadle and Hazel Grove candidates Tom Morrison and Lisa Smart bookending the day.
Hazel Grove constituency parliamentary candidate Lisa Smart has written to Health Minister Steve Barclay after the last dentist providing NHS services in Romiley wrote to patients to let them know they were ending NHS work.