Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

Last week I had the pleasure of taking part in a panel put on by Oldham Council and Doctor and Councillor, Zahid Chauhan, regarding the new state of the art Health Check Service being launched in the Borough. I was joined by my brilliant fellow Oldham colleagues, Debbie Abrahams and Angela Rayner alongside our fantasticContinue reading “Oldhams New Health Check Service”

Yesterday I spoke in the opposition day debate on Social Mobility in the UK. Under this Government, the UK is second only to the US in terms of inequality among major economies in North America and Europe, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. In its report, published this month, the IFS found that averageContinue reading “Social Mobility in the UK”

This is another ruthless welfare cut for the most vulnerable in our society. It’s appalling that this Tory Government is trying to offload responsibility for funding free TV licences onto the BBC. The Labour Party and I will fight to reverse these cuts. Older people in my constituency rely upon their TV’s to relay socialContinue reading “Free TV Licences cut; Austerity Continues”

Our Parliament is the first in the entire world to have declared a climate and environment emergency, however there is no evidence that the government are indeed taking it seriously or at all acknowledging it. We have a duty to accept the emergency and then plan and act according to it and I’m pleased thisContinue reading “Climate Emergency: Where is the action?”

According to new figures released by End Child Poverty, around one in three children in Greater Manchester live below the poverty line. In Manchester the figures have our region as one of the highest for Child Poverty, with around 40% of children living in poverty. This is further exemplified within my own constituency, as WernethContinue reading “Child Poverty has become the ‘norm’. This must change.”

Earlier this week, I participated in a debate surrounding financial responsibility and exclusion stemming from the closing of bank branches and charges being placed on ATMs in our regions. Access to appropriate and fair financial services is a key requisite for participation in today’s society due to its centrality to everyday life. Access to aContinue reading “Financial Exclusion and its impact on Oldham and Royton”

Local MP Jim McMahon MP has published his response to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework plans that have been drawn up to develop land across the borough for residential use and employment space starting in 2037. Jim McMahon has raised concerns to the inclusion of additional housing in our borough despite the opposition voiced byContinue reading “Response to Greater Manchester Spatial Framework”

I secured a debate in parliament on Bus Services in Greater Manchester. I spoke about the impact of bus service reductions in Greater Manchester, the opportunities that arise through bus franchising and the need to bring about a new settlement for bus users in our City Region. Following an employee buyout GM Buses South wasContinue reading “Bus Services in Greater Manchester”