Bolton Council has been allocated £1.5m from the Pride of Place funding for High Streets. I'm pleased that communities will gain new powers to take over boarded-up shops, preserve local pubs or libraries, and clean up area eyesores. These powers will also help combat suspected money-laundering.

Over the past few months I ran a survey asking you for your thought on the NHS. Thank you for providing your feedback and please view my response below:

Thank you to everyone who responded to my Immigration Survey. Please view my response below which outlines what the Labour government is doing to address your concerns.

In Parliament today, I urged the Government to allow a debate on the issue of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). We need more transparency regarding who is being housed in HMOs in our area.