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Hobhouse: Johnson's messages must be handed over to COVID Inquiry in full

31 May 2023

Failing to hand over the evidence in full, as requested by the chair of the Covid inquiry, would make a mockery of this whole process and would be yet another insult to bereaved families still waiting for justice.

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Thirty seven households a week threatened with homelessness in the South West

26 May 2023

37 households a week are threatened with homelessness in the South West due to a Section 21 notice since Tories promised to end them:

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Bath MP expresses disappointment over Government funding cuts for Inter Faith Network

25 May 2023

On Thursday May 25th, Wera Hobhouse, Member of Parliament for Bath and Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House, expressed disappointment with the Government's decision to cut funding for the Inter Faith Network.

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Wera Hobhouse slams Government for “failing to stand up” for Private Renters

24 May 2023

On Wednesday, May 24th, Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, spoke in a debate on the regulation of the private rented sector, where she highlighted the need for increased regulation to protect tenants and ensure responsible landlord practices.

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Bath MP Wera Hobhouse Questions Secretary of State on EV Charging Infrastructure.

24 May 2023

On Tuesday the 23rd of May, 2023, Wera Hobhouse MP questioned the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps about the targeting of the Government's local EV infrastructure fund (LEVI) toward local authority assets.

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Hobhouse: government’s failure to uphold environmental standards in trade deals may “fuel climate change”

18 May 2023

Bath’s Liberal Democrat MP, Wera Hobhouse, put to Business and Trade Ministers today that their Department consistently fails to guarantee existing environmental standards in trade deals and that this may “fuel climate change”.

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Hobhouse: Environment Secretary blaming “misinformation” for the sewage scandal is “really insulting”

18 May 2023

Bath’s MP, Wera Hobhouse, called on the Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey to lead a debate on the sewage scandal after she made “insulting” comments about raw sewage being dumped into our waterways. Coffey blamed the public outcry on “misinformation”.

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Bath MP: Give local councils the power to run bus services

18 May 2023

At a Bus Funding Statement on 17th May, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson and MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, pressed the Roads and Local Transport Minister, Richard Holden, to lift the ban on local authorities running their own bus services.

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Campaigners Thank Local MP, Wera Hobhouse, for Backing Community Energy in Parliament

17 May 2023

Campaign group Power for People has thanked local Bath MP, Wera Hobhouse, for backing powers in the Government’s Energy Bill that would enable community groups to sell their clean power locally.

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Ed Davey and Wera Hobhouse call for more funding for the UK’s only young carers’ creative orchestra

16 May 2023

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Lib Dem MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, are calling for funding of Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Creative Orchestras to be extended.

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