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Not for the first time during the pandemic the Government have been unwilling to answer a question put to it by Oldham MP Jim McMahon, this time on the number of Covid-19 tests that have gone missing. After hearing concerning stories from constituents and local councillors about people having Covid test, never getting the resultsContinue reading “Government won’t say how many Covid-19 tests have gone missing”

Following a hospitality roundtable held with local businesses and a panel of experts last week, Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has today written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock urging the government not to allow hospitality businesses in Greater Manchester to become an ‘afterthought’. During the meeting, attended by Greater Manchester Night-time Economy AdviserContinue reading “Government MUST support our hospitality industry”

Last Saturday (5th December) was Small Business Saturday, and Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon spent the morning visiting small businesses across the constituency, and talking to traders about how they’ve managed this year. Analysis of the ONS ‘Business Impact of Coronavirus’ survey shows that an estimated 400 small businesses in Oldham West andContinue reading “Small Businesses Need our Support”

Earlier this week, Tuesday 1st December, Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon hosted a roundtable meeting with over 30 people from the hospitality industry including GM Night Time Economy Adviser Sacha Lord, Oldham Council’s Director of Economy Emma Barton, John Townsend – Chartered Accountant, William Lees-Jones from JW Lees and neighbouring MP for OldhamContinue reading “A Hospitality Roundtable”

For seven weeks Oldham was placed under enhanced restrictions that places elsewhere, and some with higher infection rates – did not have to follow. The two key restrictions were that funerals that took place in Oldham were forced to have only 20 mourners, when the limit everywhere else was 30 and that Oldhamer’s were onlyContinue reading “Government unable to explain why for seven weeks Oldham was allowed 10 fewer mourners in Oldham”

I have been contacted by concerned constituents affected by the failure of Collective Spirit Free School following a social media post by its former CEO. In the post it is claimed that the allegations made against those who ran the school were proven to be false. While the post does not state which allegations, itContinue reading “Collective Spirit: November Update”

Christmas is going to be different for us this year, so I’m going to try something a little bit different too. This year I want your help in putting together my online Christmas card, I want you to send me your best pictures of the constituency. They don’t have to be recent, but they can’tContinue reading “Christmas Card Photo Competition”

On Tuesday 3rd November, Oldham West and Royton MP, Jim McMahon, hosted three virtual Parliament Week events with young people from across Oldham. Over the course of the afternoon Jim was joined by Year 7 pupils from The Radclyffe School in Chadderton, a mixture of Junior and Senior pupils form Oldham Hulme Grammar School andContinue reading “UK Parliament Week 2020”