Yesterday I asked the Economic Secretary, Chloe Smith: Small businesses have been frequent attenders at my regular Friday surgeries, and they tell me that business is hard. Now that the hon. Lady’s party’s Chancellor has presided over the slowest economic recovery since the first world war, will she explain to small businesses in Wirral how
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Yesterday I asked the Prime Minister Last week this House to its great credit supported unanimously full transparency from Government of all documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster. Will he now join me in calling on the South Yorkshire Police to follow the example of the Honourable Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Clive Betts
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On Monday 10 October I asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer: In response to Mr Redwood, who is no longer in his place, the Chancellor described the Bank of England’s analysis of the impact on inflation of the last round of quantitative easing. At a time when British people have less and less cash in their pockets, few issues
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Today I asked Theresa Villiers, Minister of State for Transport: Yesterday’s unemployment figures were disastrous for Wirral and the wider Merseyside economy. Given that RPI is now five per cent, will the Secretary of State explain to me how his RPI plus three per cent train fare hike will help work pay for ordinary people?
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17 May 2012
Commenting on today’s announcement that Vauxhall are to build Next Generation Astra at Ellesmere Port, Labour MP for Wirral South, Alison McGovern, said: “This is fantastic news, and a testament to the hard-working, dedicated workforce
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11 May 2012
Merseyside needs to catch up with London when it comes to transport and how we pay for it. I am very keen for advancements in technology to make our lives convenient and smart cards are
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2 Nov 2011
On Wednesday 2 November I contributed to a debate in Westminster Hall on High Speed Rail in the North. You can read my speech on theyworkforyou.com, or watch it, and the rest of the debate
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9 Feb 2012
A discussion with Liz Kendall MP, Shadow Minister for Care and Older People 6.30pm on Thursday 15 March 2012 at New Ferry Village Hall Everyone needing care deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
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