Update on New Ferry redevelopments
Like lots of New Ferry residents, I have been highly frustrated by the length of…
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Coronavirus Constituency Office Update
Many constituents will be worried about covid-19. I know our community is resilient and will…
Alison McGovern’s response to Budget 2020
The Government have set out their spending plans for the next 12 months in their…
Making Ends Meet: Wirral South MP leads campaign to end food Poverty
Over the past year Alison McGovern MP has worked on a report and subsequent campaign…
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MP calls for more consultation on housing plans
This morning Alison McGovern MP joined a group of local campaigners and Labour Party Candidate…
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
Restart Scheme: Per Capita Costs
Department for Work and Pensions
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost per participant of the Restart Scheme.
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[1st day]
Debate on the Address
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I was critical about parliamentary humour before, but we can all aspire to that example; it is truly a miracle that the Prime Minister is still in his job. But that is not the jobs miracle that...
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[1st day]
Debate on the Address
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
It is an honour to be called in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale). Although I disagree with him about much in...
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Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Home Office
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target response time for visa applications through the Homes for Ukraine scheme is and (b) current response time is.
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence
Department for Transport
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the anticipated response time is for DVLA queries from hon. Members or their offices regarding constituents' concerns.
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Football Governance
Commons debates
The only thing better than working on this fan-led review of football with the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) is being on the football pitch with her. She has been...
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Working Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child Limit - [Steve McCabe in the Chair]
Backbench Business
Alison McGovern made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate
Will the Minister give way?
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Jobcentres
Department for Work and Pensions
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she provide details of each Jobcentre Plus in the UK, broken down by (a) permanent and (b) temporary job centres.
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Sector-based Work Academy Programme
Department for Work and Pensions
Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academy programme starts there were up to the latest date for which information is available.
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Social Mobility
Women and Equalities
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
Social mobility is a laudable aim that everyone in the House agrees with, but this week I was shocked to see Action for Children report that nearly half of children surveyed from low-income...
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Financial Statement
Commons debates
The Government have been warned privately and publicly not to make up employment statistics, so alarm bells rang when the Chancellor of the Exchequer glossed over the employment numbers in his...
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Upskilling and Changing Career Paths
Work and Pensions
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
The Minister has just accepted the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) that far too many people in this country are stuck in low-paid work....
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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
Just to remind the Minister, when will the Government respond to the in-work progression report?
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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
Perhaps the hon. Member could ask those other employers why real wages are not increasing, because that is what the data tells us is happening. Unfortunately, it turns out that the rules of...
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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
As I mentioned the hon. Gentleman, I will give way to him.
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In-work Poverty - [Christina Rees in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for, and congratulate him on, securing this debate in...
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Kickstart Scheme
Treasury
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
Just in case colleagues in the House did not quite hear the Chief Secretary, he admitted that kickstart has failed. It promised young people 250,000 jobs and got barely half of that. But it is...
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Support for Ukraine
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons
I agree with the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), who asked the first question on this. Like all bullies, Vladimir Putin demonstrates horrific patterns of behaviour. He helped to starve...
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Ukraine
Commons debates
Many Syrians will know that the continuation of Putin’s aggression was not only predictable, but predicted on both sides of this House. Does the Prime Minister agree that, as was true in...
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Cost of Living and Food Insecurity
Commons debates
I thank all those who have spoken in this debate and I welcome the Secretary of State—I presume it means that he has not been reshuffled and can hear the end of the debate. I thank all...
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