Peter Aldous highlights the importance for the UK to secure high, sustained economic growth across the country which can be achieved by addressing the cost of living crisis, building more houses, investing in new jobs in the renewables sector, investing in infrastructure, recognising net zero as an opportunity to revitalise coastal communities and revitalising town centres.
Peter Aldous welcomes the Non-Domestic Rating Bill but stresses this must only be the start of business rates reform which must be more radical and carried out more quickly, particularly the uniform business rate multiplier must be reduced to an affordable level, the complex myriad of reliefs removed and annual valuations introduced.
Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on the future of horseracing, Peter Aldous highlights the importance of the supply chain which extends from racecourses to the countryside and on to licenced betting offices employing people on high streets everywhere around the country.
In Prime Minister’s Questions, Peter Aldous highlights the ongoing national crisis in NHS dentistry and asks when the dental recovery plan will be published and seeks assurances that funding will be ringfenced to deal with emergencies and to help clear the backlog.
As the Bill comes back before the House of Commons from the Lords, Peter Aldous urges the Government to consider the Lords’ pragmatic and conciliatory position in respect of allowing local authorities to hold virtual meetings, and welcomes the Government proposed amendment on addressing climate change mitigation in planning policies.
Peter Aldous calls on the Department for Education to back a campaign for more significant investment in SEN and to look at how we can reduce the reliance on education, health and care plans, which are a barrier to so many young people getting the education they need.
Peter Aldous highlights the success of contracts for difference (CfDs) in supporting the UK's offshore wind industry, but following the failure of auction round 5 he calls on the Government to learn from the mistakes made so that the scheme can be adapted to changing market conditions and rounds 6 and 7 are successful so the industry continues to thrive.
Speaking in a debate on ports and green energy, Peter Aldous highlights Lowestoft’s success as a hub for low carbon energy and calls on the Government to address the challenges in attracting investment, in to port infrastructure.
Speaking in a debate on Lords Amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, Peter Aldous calls for a common-sense approach in respect of allowing local authorities to hold virtual meetings, asks the Government to fast-track their reviews of the decent homes standard and future homes standard and urges the Government should remove the inconsistencies of net zero obligations in the planning process as quickly as possible.