Maria’s Statement on Care Home Closures 24 Aug 2020 The closure of Brushwood and Millvina care homes in Speke and Everton announced last week…
Maria Comments on the Government’s Exam Results Fiasco 19 Aug 2020 The sheer scale of Government incompetence on A-level and GCSE results has been breathtaking. While…
Maria writes for the House Magazine on banning the sale of fur 30 Jul 2020 The Government must end our association with fur-producing nations, not only for our moral standing,…
Backing our Aviation Industry 21 Jul 2020 Our aviation sector will be vital in our economic recovery. We have the third largest…
Maria’s Reaction to the Chancellor’s Summer Economic Statement 10 Jul 2020 This week the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Summer Economic Statement, which was touted as…
Maria speaks on behalf of local company in Parliament 08 Jul 2020 The Department of Culture Media and Sport have recently announced a package of support to…
Message of thanks to Gateacre School 25 Jun 2020 Every week I’m hearing about people across Garston and Halewood who are pulling together to…
Maria Speaks in Debate on Free School Meals 17 Jun 2020 On Tuesday 16th June I spoke in the Labour Party Opposition Day debate just hours…
Another kick in the teeth for Merseyside from the laziest PM in history 11 Jun 2020 I’ve stood up in Parliament twice and asked the Prime Minister to properly reimburse our…
Maria Supports Knowsley Safari Park and Chester Zoo 09 Jun 2020 I share the concerns of Constituents who’ve written to me about the Government’s decision for…
Maria questions Health Secretary over rising R rate in the North West 09 Jun 2020 It’s really concerning that the COVID-19 ‘R rate’ has risen to above 1 in the…
Black Lives Matter 04 Jun 2020 Thank you to the hundreds of constituents from across our communities in Garston and Halewood…
Maria Demands Government Support For Our Regional Airports 04 Jun 2020 Liverpool John Lennon Airport supports over 7,000 jobs locally, many of my Constituents work as…
Keeping the Pressure on the PM for Fair Funding For Our Councils 03 Jun 2020 At Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday 3rd June I, once again, demanded that the Government…
End of the Hybrid Parliament 02 Jun 2020 Today (Tuesday 2nd June) I’m back in Westminster as the Government has scrapped the hybrid…
Maria calls for Dominic Cummings to be sacked 27 May 2020 Thank you to the many, many Constituents who’ve taken the time to write to me…
Survey for Constituents about benefits and COVID-19 21 May 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has seen an increase in people who’ve needed to access the benefits…
Bulky Bobs to re-start 20 May 2020 Bulky Bobs, Liverpool’s large-item household collection waste service, will re-start on Tuesday 26 May after…
Maria slams Government plans to re-open schools by 1st June 14 May 2020 Local headteachers, teachers and parents are rightly worried about the Government’s plans to re-open schools…
Maria Demands Reimbursement of COVID-19 Funding for Our Councils from the Prime Minister 12 May 2020 On Monday 11 May, I asked the Prime Minister to make good on the Government’s…
Coronavirus Mobile Testing Unit in Halewood 07 May 2020 A mobile Coronavirus testing facility is available at Volair Halewood on Baileys Lane (L26 0TY)…
Maria Grills Ministers Over Workplace Safety 06 May 2020 I asked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Paul Scully, about safe…
Maria Slams Government Cuts to COVID-19 Council Funding 30 Apr 2020 At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and…
Maria calls on Government to better support Liverpool’s visitor economy 28 Apr 2020 In my first virtual question to the House of Commons, I asked the Tourism Minister…
Maria challenges Health Secretary on decision to let Atlético Madrid match take place 24 Apr 2020 I asked the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, about the decision to allow over 3,000 Atletico…
Maria reintroduces Public Advocate Bill to Parliament 22 Apr 2020 Today I reintroduced the Public Advocate Bill in Parliament to provide a voice for bereaved…
Maria to introduce Public Advocate Bill as Tribute to Hillsborough Families 15 Apr 2020 Today is the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster where we remember the 96 fans…
Labour Leadership Announcement 04 Apr 2020 I want to send my warmest congratulations to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner for being…
Garston and Halewood Nominates Keir Starmer 08 Feb 2020 At a meeting of the Garston and Halewood Constituency Labour Party (CLP), members nominated Sir…
Visiting Ford Getrag 07 Feb 2020 On Friday I met with the Leadership Board of the Ford Getrag transmission factory in…