Chris Clarkson MP Calls for Rochdale Council to Open Government Grant Money to More Local Businesses Wednesday, 20 January, 2021 During the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has provided millions of pounds of funding to Rochdale Council to support local businesses, along with the discretion to distribute those funds to those who need them. Whilst many businesses have already benefitted there are still those who have been unable to access that support. I want more local people to be able to benefit from the Government’s... Local News
Chris Clarkson MP Statement: Opposition Motion on Free School Meals 23rd October 2020 There have been a lot of people posting and commenting on social media, both constituents and others who just want to ramp up the numbers, about my vote in this... Westminster News
Clarkson's Catch-up 18th October 2020 This week I was delighted to receive the news that Link4Life, the people who look after art, sports, and culture in our borough have received a massive funding... Local News
North West Conservative MPs Will Not Support Burnham's Total Lockdown Policy 18th October 2020 Following today's interviews with Andy Burnham and Rachel Reeves on Marr, I wrote with colleagues to the Mayor to make it clear we cannot and do not support a... Local News
Link4Life Receives Lifeline Grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund 15th October 2020 Link4Life (Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust) has been awarded £666,457 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the... Local News
Heywood and Middleton Veterans to Benefit from New Cut-Price Rail Travel Card 14th October 2020 Military veterans across Heywood and Middleton will soon benefit from cut-price rail travel, thanks to a new Government initiative. The news came as Transport... Local News
Heywood and Middleton MP Speaks about his Zero-Tolerance Policy on Online Trolls and Abusive Comments 14th October 2020 Here's something I wanted to share with you all. I have become aware of a coordinated effort by a group of people who are rallying others, including opposition... Local News
Heywood & Middleton MP Welcomes News that Area will be Covid Tier Two 12th October 2020 Heywood and Middleton MP, Chris Clarkson has welcomed today's news for the Prime Minister that Greater Manchester will be placed into tier two of the new covid... Local News
Clarkson's Catch-up 11th October 2020 So after a full week of self-isolation, I am feeling ready to get back to business and Thursday can't come soon enough. But here's a quick update on what I have... Local News
Clarkson's Catch-up 4th October 2020 This week I spoke in Westminster about how constituents here are playing their part to follow coronavirus measures. I thanked people locally for their continued... Local News
