30/11/2011 - Rosie Cooper MP hosts a Community Advice and Information Day
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ARE YOU GETTING THE BEST ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR FAMILY, COME ALONG TO ROSIE COOPER’S ADVICE AND INFORMATION DAY On Friday 9th December West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is hosting a Community Advice and Information Day between 10am and 2pm at the Ecumenical Centre in Skelmersdale, supported by E.ON. In the current times many families face tough decisions and are not always sure where to go for the best advice and information at a free event for local residents. MP Rosie has brought together a whole range of organisations for residents to speak to about: • Pensions and...
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18/10/2011 - It's time for the Truth on Hillsborough say Rosie Cooper MP
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 We can never do anything to take away the pain of the families of the 96 loss but we can begin to heal the pain of injustice, it’s long overdue but it’s time for the truth was the plea from West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper during the Hillsborough debate in the House of Commons on Monday. Rosie spoke in the emotionally charged debate calling for the full disclosure of all government-related documents unredacted, including Cabinet minutes, into the public domain. Rosie joined colleagues from across Merseyside, the North West and from across the political divide all unanimous...
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15/07/11 - From Tower Hill to Parliament Square – Up Holland beer drank in the corridors of power
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 Up Holland based brewery, Mayflower’s best bitter, Tower Hill, was being served from the pumps in the House of Commons’ Strangers Bar this past week as a guest ale. Members of Parliament are allowed to nominate local brewers to supply the House of Commons with a guest ale. Mayflower Brewery is run by husband and wife team, Al and Tracy Branagan, from Wellcross Farm on Tower Hill Road in Up Holland. Brewery owner, Al Branagan said: “It was a real honour and privilege to be asked to supply our local brew to the House of Commons, especially with 2011 being...
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MP Rosie's response to BSkyB concerns
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I agree that the allegations about the behaviour at the "News of the World" are truly shocking. This is an issue on which I have raised concern in the House of Commons in a question to the Home Secretary, Rt. Hon Theresa May MP, on the 6th September 2010, which is included below for your information. Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab): The Home Secretary referred earlier to the comments of Assistant Commissioner Yates on the Radio 4 programme this morning. The assistant commissioner also made it clear that the police have relationships with journalists, in this case from the News...
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05/07/11 - TORIES ARE TAKING AWAY OUR POLICE, SAYS ROSIE COOPER
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 West Lancashire MP, Rosie Cooper came out fighting in a Parliamentary debate today over Conservative cuts to Lancashire Police's budget that could see front desk services in Ormskirk disappear. Just as police officers are also disappearing. Local residents could be hit with rising crime as savage cuts see over £40 million slashed from police budgets. The proposals for West Lancashire include closing public access to the front desk at Ormskirk police station and the sale of police stations and houses around West Lancashire in order to cover the massive budget cuts. Rosie used the debate on the effects...
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Rosie Cooper MP made Honourary Alderman
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 FORMER Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Rosie Cooper MP, will be made an Honorary Alderman of the city on Tuesday (31 May). First elected in 1973, aged 22, she was the youngest female councillor in the country at the time. She served the city as a ward member in Broadgreen and Allerton, before stepping down in 2000. She was Lord Mayor in 1992/3 and, following her retirement, remained active in politics and was elected to Parliament in 2005 as the Member for West Lancashire. Lord Mayor Frank Prendergast said: “Rosie made a huge contribution to the city during her lengthy period...
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30/03/11 - MP Rosie comments on Equal Access to Health Services
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West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust are leading the way with their plans for integrated care. I am 100% behind these proposals. We need to find new ways to better provide vital health services. I believe that patients across West Lancashire will really benefit from these changes in the coming months and years ahead.”...
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23/03/11 - Rosie Cooper MP comments on the Health Debate
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West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper spoke in an opposition day debate on the reorganisation of the NHS in the House of Commons. Rosie, a member of the Commons Health Select Committee has expressed her grave concerns on several occasions over the proposed reforms brought forward in the Health and Social Care Bill. Prior to the general election David Cameron and Andrew Lansley said that there would be no more top-down reorganisation of the NHS. There was absolutely no indication as to the extent and breadth of the reforms they are now introducing. Rosie said: “The proposals set out...
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16/03/11 - MP Rosie comments on Lancashire Police funding announcement
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West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “Lancashire Constabulary is acknowledged as one of the best police forces in the country and they are clearly trying to reduce the impact of budget cuts on frontline policing. However, their hands are tied by the size and scale of the cuts introduced by the Conservative-led Government. To cut over £40 million will have an effect on policing in Lancashire. Middle and back office staff provide vital and necessary support that enables the frontline officers to do their jobs. There is no way to dress this up other than as...
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09/03/11 - Conservative Council Shame over the future of Dial-a-Ride
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West Lancashire MP, Rosie Cooper, has fiercely criticised Lancashire County Council’s decision not to continue funding discretionary travel concessions on Dial-A-Ride services, which has left the future in doubt. MP Rosie has written to the Cabinet Member of Lancashire County Council calling on him to rethink this dreadful decision and not to sign the death warrant of community transport services. If the grant is removed, it is understood that people would be required to pay the full fare to use the dial-a-ride service. Prices vary depending on the journey but the average cost of a single journey is £5.45,...
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