13 December 2022
New research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows that almost 1 in 4 buses in the South West run late, the worst region in the country.
12 December 2022
Following the UK Government’s decision to proceed with the creation of a new coal mine in Cumbria, Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath and Lib Dem climate and energy spokesperson, challenged Michael Gove, the DHLUC Minister, on the plans. Mrs Hobhouse said that planning systems needed to be reformed so that Net Zero was at the heart of each decision and so approvals like this could not take place in the future.
12 December 2022
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, praised the work that the Bath Phil does with young carers in Parliament at Business Questions on 8th December. She called on the Government to consider young carers in their plans for music education.
12 December 2022
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, has warmly welcomed Bath and North East Somerset Council’s first new housing in a generation. Her Liberal Democrat B&NES council colleagues have delivered the project in Newbridge ward, the first milestone in their programme to develop 100 per cent affordable housing.
8 December 2022
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, in the lead up to the Financial Services and Markets Bill debate, tabled two amendments that if passed would have ensured the finance required to support our Net Zero transition was provided and that those saving for pensions were protected from damage caused by climate change.
7 December 2022
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, told Parliament in a Westminster Hall Debate on 7th December that the Government must properly promote and support hydropower in order to reach Net Zero. The Government gave £13.6 billion to fossil fuel companies in subsidies and tax breaks from 2016-2020 yet has done little to promote a growth in the hydropower industry despite having the second highest tidal range in the world in Swansea.
6 December 2022
During a Backbench Business Committee debate on 6th December, Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, outlined why energy generation through biomass burning is not a feasible path towards Net Zero and harms local communities.
6 December 2022
During a debate on the NHS workforce crisis, Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, challenged the Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, over the Government’s failure to properly address the crisis befalling GPs. Research by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows that in the sub-Integrated Care Board of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire has seen wait times rise by 7% in the last year alone.
5 December 2022
Research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows that the South West’s recruitment of GPs is lagging behind the other regions. Simultaneously, the research also shows that wait times are above the national average within the region as well.
5 December 2022
Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath, challenged the Government to properly support bereaved carers of late children at Department of Work and Pension Questions on 5th December. Mrs Hobhouse raised the case that one of her constituents is suffering to the Minister of State for the Department of Work and Pensions and he agreed to meet with her to discuss the matter further.
