Another good advice surgery this week helping local people with some complex cases, thanks to those who came along.

Often unseen, it is the one-to-one support away from meetings, visits, and debates that makes the some of the greatest impact for local people and we are lucky that this is a constituency full of decent people doing amazing things, often in difficult circumstances.

Please get in touch with me at jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk to book an appointment if you need some advice about a problem you are facing and are a constituent of mine in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton.

Another good week down in Westminster, here’s the round-up

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

Members voted on a range of government legislation this week, such as on the Sentencing Bill in its final parliamentary stages. We’re not afraid of taking the tough decisions needed to fix the broken justice system we inherited from the Tory years of chaos and decline.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀

A privilege to attend the AGM of the All Parliamentary Party Group on Lancashire. Our town is proud of our deep roots and historic links to the county. We had a productive discussion with Minister Alison McGovern on the Growth Plan for Lancashire and how local government reform can finally help places across the North that Westminster has too often overlooked.

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

As Chair of the Co-operative Party, I hosted a roundtable with colleagues and representatives from across the co-operative and mutuals sector. The focus: the opportunities and potential challenges for growing credit unions in 2026. A vital conversation about fair finance and community power.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

I welcomed the Government’s announcement of a consultation on whether under-16s should be banned from social media. It’s right we take this seriously and do it in the right way.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

During Commons Business Questions, I pressed the Leader of the House for clarity from the government on when WASPI women will finally get some answers over questions about compensation.

Now heading back up home for meetings with constituents, the Council and local stakeholders across Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton. Onwards.

Too many WASPI women are still being left in limbo.

After years of delay, we’re now being asked to wait again even though the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s investigation took six long years and ended with a clear recommendation on compensation.

That’s why I raised this in the Commons. This issue affects women in communities right across the country, and it demands urgency, transparency and action.

I’m pushing for proper time to debate this in Parliament and for the DWP to move at pace. Justice delayed has already gone on long enough.

More schools’ free breakfast clubs are now up and running.

On top of the early adopters who began the roll-out last year at Whitegate End Primary, Richmond Academy, Westwood Academy, & Northmoor Academy, now St Martin’s CofE Primary & Medlock Valley Primary have joined too through the National School Breakfast Programme for the children and families who need it most.

This means more children starting the day with a healthy breakfast and 30 minutes of free childcare. It’s a real lifeline for working families, putting up to £450 a year back in parents’ pockets.

I’ve seen the impact first-hand. At Northmoor, 150 children are fed every morning and when kids are settled and ready to learn, it makes all the difference.

Labour promised at the last election in our manifesto to deliver free breakfast clubs in every primary as a first step in achieving our mission of breaking down the barrier to opportunity at every stage – and we are delivering on this promise.

This is politics as it should be: backing our kids, supporting families and tackling child poverty head-on. Every child here deserves the same fair start as anywhere else.

Yesterday ministers launched a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from social media, as part of wider action on children’s use of mobile phones. That’s a welcome and overdue step.

Young people need protecting from the very real harms that social media can cause. Tech companies have had years to get their house in order and the truth is that while the Online Safety Act is a step in the right direction, it still doesn’t go far enough.

We’ve seen that again in recent weeks with the latest issues around Grok, underlining just how quickly things can go wrong when technology races ahead of regulation.

Many Labour MPs support the Australian-led approach to banning social media for under-16s. The government should give it serious consideration and be prepared to act.

Children’s safety online must come before the interests of big tech.

Pavement parking causes real problems for people every day, from parents with prams to wheelchair users and those with sight loss.

I’ve been calling for action on this for some time, and the government’s announcement that will give councils the powers they need to keep pavements clear and communities safe is extremely welcome.

This is about fairness, accessibility and making sure our streets work for everyone.

Labour is taking action to protect our communities.

Head to https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/25769849.oldham-council-welcomes-powers-tackle-pavement-parking/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPcN3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR7B4HqHNAdB_-KLYYfNWrH-3L-gfwpTc7s498UmHa0iPgU6rOagvBRr53RuPQ_aem_H3lB51tgijEOXAwcV_JSww to see more.

Parliament was due to consider the Hillsborough Law (Public Office (Accountability) Bill) today.

Over the weekend I wrote to Justice Secretary to outline my concerns which mirror those of campaigners and MPs involved across Parliament, as well as the Mayor’s of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region.

It was clear from the Manchester Arena Inquiry that the intelligence services failed and that the account previously presented of their actions was not accurate or complete. That is not accountability and it is not acting with candour.

It is perfectly possible for sensitive evidence to be heard in private, as it was in this inquiry. What should not be possible is for those giving evidence, whether corporately or personally, to provide an incomplete or inaccurate account of what was known or done in a way that undermines the stated intent of the Hillsborough Law.

Royton lost two mums in the Manchester Arena attack. Alison Howe and Lisa Lees were murdered as they took their young children to the concert. The attack shook the whole community, and their family and friends deserve accountability and a law that truly acts in the public interest. As it stands, it does not go far enough.

It is important to say that while campaigners are bravely standing up to secure justice for their loved ones, the law we make today puts in place the framework for all future inquiries. We cannot allow any grey areas that give those in positions of authority any sense that anything less than full and open candour is acceptable.

I know the Prime Minister is personally committed to this, and I am pleased the government has stepped back and has committed to working with campaigners so that this can be resolved.