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Budget changes to rates must not harm small businesses, says MP
The imminent threat of further harm to small businesses through business rate changes has been challenged by local Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart.
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Education minister ducks question on school budgets
The promise of better financial education for children as part of the updated curriculum must not be undermined by the huge pressures on school budgets, says local Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart.
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MP slams failure of dentists “golden hello” scheme
The Labour Government’s “Golden Hello” scheme for dentists has been condemned after it was revealed that only two dentists have been employed through the scheme in the whole of Greater Manchester.
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MP pushes for more support for warm spaces
Proposals for warm spaces in Stockport this winter have been given a boost by local MP Lisa Smart, who has submitted a motion to Parliament supporting the approach, and has questioned ministers to…
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Lib Dem MPs call for ‘Operation Bike Bait’ as just 17.3% of all bicycle thefts solved last year
Shocking data from the Home Office has revealed a bike theft epidemic in Greater Manchester, with just 49 criminals charged or summonsed in 2,436 bike theft cases.
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Social care funding review must come now, says Stockport MP
The ongoing reduction in local authorities’ spending power can only be tackled by the Government addressing the critical shortfalls in social care, local MP Lisa Smart has told a Commons debate on…
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MP targets further support for Woodbank Hall restoration
Local MP Lisa Smart has met with Historic England to discuss options for reviving Woodbank Hall, the Grade II* listed building in Woodbank Memorial Park.
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MP stands up for businesses crippled by cyber attacks
The staggering impact of cyber attacks on local businesses was raised by local MP Lisa Smart in the House of Commons this week
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MP stands up for elderly residents after stolen post box
After a local post box was stolen, residents at Battersby Court supported accommodation will be getting their outgoing post collected directly, following an intervention by MP Lisa Smart.
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Save our green belt
Save our green belt The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through…