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We’re making Oldham a safer place to live

The Government has announced a return to neighbourhood policing through a £200 million investment boost to deliver 13,000 dedicated community police officers and PCSOs across the country to make streets safer. At the general election, I pledged to make it my priority as a constituency MP to make Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton a saferContinue reading “We’re making Oldham a safer place to live”

Weekly Ministerial Round-up

Signed a Statutory Instrument (SI) which helps different combined authorities in North Yorkshire, the North East and the East Midlands by transferring some powers over borrowing, economic development and regeneration away from central government; continuing our agenda of ending Westminster centralisation and pushing power closer to people with skin in the game. Spoke at theContinue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

Important Oldham Post Office update

This week I have written to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade seeking support to safeguard the future of the Post Office in Oldham, which has operated from within WHSmith since the closure of the Crown Post Office in 2019. At the time, I made it clear that moving our Post Office intoContinue reading “Important Oldham Post Office update”

Big news for devolution – £630 million for Greater Manchester

Today we have announced the first integrated settlement for Greater Manchester and West Midlands, which is a landmark moment in our ambitious devolution agenda to empower local leaders across the country. Greater Manchester will get nearly £630 million in the integrated settlement. That’s new flexible funding to transform the Bee Network, keep tickets affordable, andContinue reading “Big news for devolution – £630 million for Greater Manchester”

Labour water reforms pass through Parliament

Yesterday I was delighted to vote in the Third Reading of the Water (Special Measures) Bill to support Labour’s plan to clean up our rivers, lakes, and seas after years of Tory negligence. By placing water companies under special measures with new powers to ban bonuses & bring criminal charges against polluting bosses, we willContinue reading “Labour water reforms pass through Parliament”

Greater Manchester £10 billion 10-year growth plan

Greater Manchester is already the fastest-growing city-region in the UK. While we are encouraged by this, we know more must be done for growth to continue and be spread further and wider. This £10 billion growth plan is just another way in which our local economy is being turbo-charged by Labour in power at everyContinue reading “Greater Manchester £10 billion 10-year growth plan”

Holocaust Memorial Day

The liberation of Auschwitz took place 80 years ago today. On this day, we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as those with disabilities, Roma-Sinti, gay people and all those who were murdered and who were victims of the Nazis. It takes us all to win the peace and recogniseContinue reading “Holocaust Memorial Day”

Weekly Ministerial Round-up

I have had another busy but productive week as Minister of State as we have continued to work to rebuild our economy and drive up living standards for constituents like mine in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton. At the Institute for Government’s annual conference, I spoke about how we are fixing local government with devolution,Continue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”