The repair cafe in Marple is such an excellent local project, and I took the time to come and support the national initiative at the Parliamentary Repair Cafe when they visited Westminster recently. #LisaSmartMP #HazelGrove #Westminster #Parliament #ReduceReuseRecycle
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Mountain rescue teams being put under threat
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ITV politics tonight at 11.20. Time for (school) dinner …
The Government's approach to funding local government is not working for Stockport – they are leaving us millions of pounds behind equivalent local authorities across the country, putting vital services at risk. #LisaSmartMP #Stockport #LocalGovernment #Funding
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Guaranteeing GP surgeries on new developments
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The West Coast Mainline is such an important part of travel in the North West, and I got to hear more about it, and embrace my inner geek, when I got to ride in the cab on the way to Westminster yesterday. #LisaSmartMP #constituency #community #support
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Our emergency plan to keep Britain moving
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It was great to go out round the GM Ringway yesterday, round some of the most beautiful parts of the finest constituency in the country. #LisaSmartMP #constituency #community #support
Did you know that you may be entitled to compensation if your business is affected by roadworks caused by gas or water companies, but not by electricity or telecoms. I keep raising this discrepancy with the Government. It simply doesn't make sense. #LisaSmartMP #HazelGrove
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Graphic titled “This week with Lisa Smart”. Photo of Lisa Smart MP signing a pledge in support of the Right to Repair. Text reads: “Attended the Parliamentary Repair Café to highlight the importance of Repair Cages, and stronger legislation to tackle waste.”
🔧 Attended the Parliamentary Repair Café to highlight the importance of local Repair Cafés, like Marple, and the need for stronger Right to Repair legislation to tackle waste.
Graphic titled “This week with Lisa Smart”. Photo of Lisa Smart MP speaking in the House of Commons in Parliament. Text reads: “Pressed Ministers on compensation for small businesses affected by utilities works, and spoke on tackling foreign interference in UK politics.”
🏛️ Pressed Ministers on the lack of compensation for small businesses affected by telecoms and electricity works, unlike gas and water, and spoke on tackling foreign interference in UK politics.
Graphic titled “This week with Lisa Smart”. Photo of Lisa Smart MP outside the Windsor Castle pub with the landlady stood beside a sign reading “Meet your MP Lisa Smart”. Text reads: “Met with constituents at my regular advice surgery, this time back at The Windsor Castle in Marple – kindly hosted by Jo and the team.”
🏡 Held an advice surgery at The Windsor Castle in Marple (kindly hosted by Jo and the team), and met with residents on the Hattersley Hatworks estate.
☕ Visited Hampson Court in Hazel Grove for a coffee morning and Q&A, discussing local issues with residents.
Graphic titled “This week with Lisa Smart”. Photo of Lisa Smart MP meeting with the Health Minister, Karin Smyth at a table indoors. Text reads: “Met the Health Minister to press for action on Stepping Hill Hospital’s £130+ million repairs backlog and ever-increasing pressures.”
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🤝 Met with the Health Minister to press for urgent action on Stepping Hill Hospital’s £130+ million repairs backlog, and increased pressure following the proposed closure of Buxton Hospital.
The "Golden Hello" scheme was supposed to deliver new NHS dentists to areas struggling to get them. It has not worked. The Government is just not delivering the practical measures needed to address this. #LisaSmartMP #NHS #Dentists #Health
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Our plan to make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby
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We should not be piling more pressure on to local hospital services, but that is what seems to be happening.
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Lisa Smart MP with paramedic team Jack and Jade
Lisa Smart MP inside the paramedic team's ambulance.
Thanks to Jack and Jade who took me out to see what life as an emergency paramedic team is about. They were excellent, although it brought home what support is needed to stop NHS staff from being restricted by the conditions in which they sometimes work. #LisaSmartMP #NHS #SteppingHill #Health
🏛️ Pressed Ministers in Parliament on a range of issues, including the impact of family court proceedings on the mental health of fathers, and the work of access campaigners like Nathaniel Yates to improve travel across Greater Manchester.
Graphic featuring photo of Lisa Smart MP with Lib Dem councillors and campaigners out canvassing in Offerton, with the words "Spent Saturday out in Offerton, knocking doors with the team, speaking to residents about local issues" overlayed.
🗣️ Spent Saturday out in Offerton, knocking on doors with the team, speaking to residents about local issues and the work we’re doing to stand up for our community.
Graphic featuring a photo of Lisa Smart MP questioning witnesses in a House of Commons Committee room, with the words "Joined the first sitting of the Representation of the People Bill Committee, working to make elections fairer" overlayed.
🗳️ Joined the first sitting of the Representation of the People Bill Committee, working to make elections fairer, and spoke in Parliament on the public petition calling for automatic by-elections following defections.
Graphic featuring photo of Lisa Smart MP with the Stockport Shared Lives team, with the words "Met Stockport Shared Lives to learn more about their work and involvement in the Greater Manchester dementia pilot" overlayed.
🏡 Met Stockport Shared Lives to hear about the fantastic work they do, and their involvement in the Greater Manchester dementia pilot.
Graphic featuring a photo of Lisa Smart MP with NWAS ambulance technicians in front of an ambulance before starting the shift, with the words "Joined a ride-along with the North West Ambulance Services to see the incredible work they do on the frontline" overlayed.
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🚑 Joined a ride-along with the North West Ambulance Service to see the life-saving frontline work they do and the challenges they face in delivering vital rapid care.
It is always a pleasure to campaign alongside Nathaniel Yates, and in a debate this week on our ambition to get a new train station for Cheadle, both Tom Morrison and I were able to champion his work to get accessibility for train stations across Greater Manchester. #LisaSmartMP #AccessForAll
Lisa Smart MP asks a question in Parliament
The Gov't changed the process for issuing death certificates last year, to ensure that there was more oversight, but which has considerably lengthened the time taken to get certificates issued. I pressed the Government for more information on what the changes have meant in practice.
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Misinformation online is a problem for everyone. Freedom of speech is not the same as freedom from responsibility. Getting that balance right is tricky, but more needs to be done.
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🚨"This Bill... does not stand up to the moment of crisis and the moment of peril that our democracy faces."
📣 On the Representation of the People Bill Committee, our Vice-Chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social raised the need for a National Commission on Electoral Reform:
My constituent Steve recently told me the the number of that 40% of people going through the family court system have suicidal thoughts. I raised this with the Minister, and have included her response. The Samaritans are at www.samaritans.org or by call 116 123, and other support is available.
Lisa Smart MP with speakers at "The current electoral system is broken. Why the Government must take action" event.
Lisa Smart MP speaking at the event
As well as the debate in parliament on Monday for by-elections, I spoke at the Lib Dem fringe event at our Conference on electoral reform. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it would be the most fundamental change to our politics, and help engage people with our democracy. #ElectoralReform
I spoke in the debate following a petition about forcing MPs who change party to face a by-election. This doesn't address the real problem in our democracy: people are fighting the first-past-the-post system. We need real, fundamental change.
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MP cries foul over Government’s dental blocks
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