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Debt Awareness Week 2021
This Debt Awareness Week, please reach out if you know someone who is struggling and put them in touch with the above services.
World Water Day
Last week I led a parliamentary debate calling on the Government to reverse aid cuts to help ease the burden on those without access to water, while fixing our own privatised water system.
Statement on the Weir Mill Development
Navendu Mishra’s statement on the Weir Mill development.
Stockport MP backs call for action on climate change this Fairtrade Fortnight
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, which is highlighting how the climate crisis is threatening the future of food and those who produce it, is being backed by Stockport’s MP.
Stockport MP backs National HIV Testing Week
Stockport’s Member of Parliament has taken part in a national drive to promote regular HIV testing.
Stockport MP calls for extension to scheme to support places of worship
Stockport’s MP has called on the Government to extend its support for places of worship and help them through the ongoing pandemic.
Stockport Express coverage of viaduct campaign
The MP for Stockport has tabled a motion in parliament calling on Network Rail to restore the town’s historic viaduct.
Covid-19 and dentistry
Navendu Mishra MP’s speech on the impact of Covid-19 on NHS dentistry.
Stockport MP leads charge to protect historic viaduct
The transport operator responsible for Stockport’s historic viaduct has faced calls from its MP to maintain it after years of neglect.
‘Long Covid’ speech
“Until the Government gets to grips with this condition, we will not be fully able to support those who continue to suffer the very worst effects of this virus, many months after contracting it.”
Stockport MP backs striking British Gas workers
Industrial action mounted by British Gas workers in Stockport was backed by the local MP today.
Free mobile data increase for families
Schools can use the below website to request free mobile data increase for families who don’t have broadband at home and cannot afford extra data.
Stockport MP’s statement on Central Library
There are now more than four thousand signatures on a petition to ‘Save Stockport’s Historic Library’.
Stockport MP calls on Government to support subpostmasters
A parliamentary motion calling on the Government to support subpostmasters has been backed by the Stockport MP.
My statement on the late cancellation of Stockport’s outdoor markets
I wrote to the Chief Executive of Stockport Council about the late cancellation of outdoor markets in Stockport.
Stockport MP criticises Government decision to cut UK aid
The Government has broken its manifesto commitment to protect the most vulnerable people in the UK around the world, says the MP for Stockport.
Statement following the collapse of Arcadia Group
This will be an incredibly difficult time for all those who are now faced with redundancy, just days before Christmas and in the middle of the deepest recession the UK has ever faced.
Today’s vote on the Government’s proposed Covid tiers
As we come to the end of the second lockdown, public health and safety still has to be paramount. The fact that Covid numbers are going down nationally shows that restrictions do control the spread of the disease. But I am still concerned that the numbers are too high – the number of infections, hospital admissions and deaths.
Stockport MP calls on PM to extend tram network
The Prime Minister was urged to extend the tram network into Stockport town centre when he appeared in Parliament this week.
Navendu Mishra calls on Sainsbury’s to halt plans to close Stockport store
Plans to close a major supermarket in the heart of Stockport have been challenged by the MP.