MP calls for more consultation on housing plans
This morning Alison McGovern MP joined a group of local campaigners and Labour Party Candidate…
Alison McGovern MP Member of Parliament for Wirral South
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Alison urges Prime Minister to implement Hillsborough Law
Alison McGovern MP sends letter to the Prime Minister, urging support for ‘Hillsborough Law’ to…
Alison welcomes £100,000 investment in New Ferry
Alison has welcomed the announcement that Homes England have pledged £100,000 of initial investment into…
Alison welcomes Homes England £100,000 kick-start investment into New Ferry
Alison urges Prime Minister to implement a Hillsborough Law
Alison McGovern MP joins Acre Lane Action Group to call for more consultation on housing plans
Statement about the New Ferry explosion one year on
Alison joins Frank Field MP to call on government to explore DIPG treatment options
Constituency report for February 2018
Income Tax
Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I think there must be an election coming up, because the right hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Dominic Raab) is on the front page of The Daily Telegraph today saying that we should “Cut...
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President Trump: State Visit
Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
Yesterday, three historical allies of the United States—France, Germany and the United Kingdom—made a statement on Syria that was extraordinarily disturbing. Has the Foreign Secretary...
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Schools: Counselling
Department for Education
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to conduct research on the adequacy of counselling services provided in schools in England.
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Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department used to decide which Care Commissioning Groups would be included in the pilots for the new mental health...
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Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to utilise the existing mental health practitioner workforce as part of its joint initiative on...
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Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to integrate the new mental health support teams with existing services in (a) schools and (b) the NHS.
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Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the training programme for new mental health support teams; and if he will publish the content...
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Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria were used by his Department to decide on applications to train to be part of the Government mental health support teams.
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Rwandan Genocide: Alleged Perpetrators
Commons debates
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) on asking it. As he mentioned, it was very important for us to...
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Stamp Duty Land Tax
Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
However the Minister dresses it up on stamp duty land tax and other issues where the wealthy have seen their taxes cut, the impact on our economy is clear. Will he explain why stamp duty land tax...
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Households Below Average Income Statistics
Commons debates
The Secretary of State and I were in this House when the Conservatives repealed the Child Poverty Act 2010 and when George Osborne announced £12 billion of welfare cuts, which have not been...
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Foreign Influence on Elections
Oral Answers to Questions - Electoral Commission Committee
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
There is clearly a specific issue when it comes to the use of spending on digital campaigning. We now know that almost half of campaigners’ money is being spent on digital and social media...
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Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)
Commons debates
I will not give way, because I do not want to try Mr Speaker’s patience, but I wish the right hon. Gentleman well in the process that he has created. For those who voted leave, too, I worry...
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Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)
Commons debates
I do not agree with much of what the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy) said, apart from when he said that it should be a priority to get this damn thing over. He made a fair point...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Act
Business of the House (Today)
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I am glad to hear my right hon. and learned Friend that the Labour party will whip against no deal, because we are talking about my constituents’ jobs. Does he agree that these questions...
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Article 50 Extension
Destitution Domestic Violence Concession (Eligibility)
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I do not say this very often, but thank goodness for Twitter. When we were told that a copy of the letter would be in the Library, my very able assistant, Holly Higgins, ran across to the Library...
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Article 50 Extension
Destitution Domestic Violence Concession (Eligibility)
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I will take your advice, Mr Speaker. I have no intention of detaining the House any longer than necessary, particularly because this has possibly been the most frustrating debate that I have sat...
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Article 50 Extension
Destitution Domestic Violence Concession (Eligibility)
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
The Secretary of State has been standing here describing how much time this House has spent talking about Brexit, but that is not the problem. The problem is that we are nine days away from...
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Article 50 Extension Procedure
Commons debates
I would never try to patronise anybody, so let me ask a blunt and simple question. If, as it appears will be necessary, we have to ask for a longer extension—what for?
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Spring Statement
Commons debates
I have more respect than many in this House for the work of economic forecasters, but let us be honest: what we have today is a big long sum predicated on the idea that Brexit will be fine....
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