Debbie Abrahams: Last News

Jeremy Hunt has been urged not to axe a 'vital fund' which has been a 'lifeline' for vulnerable families in Greater Manchester. More than 170 council leaders, 90 Parliamentarians and five mayors have called on the Chancellor to extend the Household Support Fund.

Oldham MPs have called for child sex abusers to be brought to justice after an independent review found ‘serious failings’ in the authorities response to historic cases in the borough. The damning report exposes how vulnerable children were failed by the agencies that were meant to protect them because procedures had not been followed properly.

MPs in Oldham have written to health chiefs raising concerns that it took five days to notify them about a major IT failure that led to a ‘critical incident’ being declared at four hospitals.

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here"Of course, as I have said repeatedly, there are operational challenges but thousands of people every day are being tested in Manchester in order to get a grip of the outbreak there."Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, raised issues around local contact tracing in Greater Manchester and accused the government of 'still not getting the basics right'."I don't underestimate the challenges that the health secretary has faced over the last few months," she told MPs."But six months on, after many many warnings of what would happen in the likelihood of a second wave without a fully operations test track and isolate system in place before lifting the lockdown, unfortunately the government is still not getting the basics

Universal Credit claimants have been receiving an extra £20 a week since April.In a bid to help those struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic, Rishi Sunak boosted the allowance for a year.But as it’s only a temporary measure, MPs have urged the Chancellor to consider expanding the bonus.Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Universal Credit, said: “The coronavirus pandemic saw a huge and sudden increase in claimants.“As the Furlough Scheme comes to an end in the next few weeks, this is likely to increase even further.“It is more important than ever that we make sure that Universal Credit is better able to meet the needs of claimants and provide the timely

concentrated in the Alexandra Park and Werneth areas, with 44 and 33 cases during that week.

huge blaze on Saddleworth Moor. Following the fire Oldham council banned barbecues, fireworks and sky lanterns on the moor.Anyone caught breaching the by-law, which also covers Marsden Moor, can be fined £100.