Derek has today written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in support of the Leader of Halton Borough Council, Cllr Rob Polhill’s, call for a reversal of the planned cuts to Halton’s government funding, to urgently address the £5.8 billon gap in funding that council’s face by 2020 and to provide Halton and other councils […]
Tag: Derek Twigg MP
End of Life Care
Thank you to Halton constituents for contacting me recently about end of life care and the related campaign by Marie Curie. Each year around 500,000 people die in England and Wales and half of those deaths occur in hospitals. The palliative care workforce works extremely hard to provide good care for people nearing the end […]
Taxation on beer and pubs
Thank you for contacting me recently about taxation on beer and pubs. I know that this important issue will be of concern to many people in our area. The pub sector supports 900,000 jobs, generates £23 billion in economic value and provides £13 billion in tax revenues. In addition, 30 million adults visit the pub […]
Crisis – Everybody In Campaign
Thank you for contacting me about Crisis’ campaign to end homelessness and to remove the need for anyone to sleep rough on the streets. Homelessness and rough sleeping are not inevitable in a country as decent and well-off as ours. Yet, since 2010 the number of people sleeping rough has more than doubled, with the […]
Pensions Dashboard
Thank you for contacting me about the Pensions Dashboard. As you know, in 2016 the Government committed to launch a Pensions Dashboard by 2019. The dashboard was designed to be a one-stop-shop digital platform, where any individual could view their various pension pots and see how much they have saved for their retirement. The Opposition […]
Justice for Rohingya Children
Thank you for contacting me recently about the rights of Rohingya children. I am deeply concerned by the situation faced by the Rohingya and the widespread violations of human rights that have occurred in Burma. More than 680,000 people have fled from Burma to Bangladesh since August 2017 and the UN High Commissioner for Human […]
‘Protection of Shop Workers’ amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill.
I support this amendment and believe it is unacceptable for shop workers to suffer abuse and threatening behaviour at work. I pay tribute to research carried out by Usdaw which shows the number of shop workers encountering abuse and assaults has increased. Indeed, around 265 are assaulted every day. I agree that the growth in […]
Bus Services Runcorn “Old Town” Centre
Derek has today written to David Parr, Chief Executive at Halton Borough Council to raise his concerns regarding bus services to and from Runcorn Town Centre, the “Old Town”. Dear David, A number of concerns are being raised with me regarding the changes in bus services stopping at Runcorn town centre following the opening of […]
Mersey Gateway & Letter to the Rt Hon John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Both the Mersey Gateway and the Silver Jubilee Bridge are in my constituency of Halton and there is a long history that has led to current tolling situation. I have been involved in the crossings situation for over two decades, making many representations to governments to support the fact that Halton needed a new Mersey […]
Derek Twigg Condemns the Implementation of Universal Credit in Halton
Derek Twigg has today written to the Secretary of State for the Department of Work & Pensions condemning the implementation of Universal Credit in Halton and asking for the further roll-out of Universal Credit to be paused. Rt Hon David Gauke MP Secretary of State Department for Work & Pensions House of Commons London SW1A […]
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