Following Suffolk County Council’s unsuccessful bid for Bus Back Better funds, Peter Aldous calls on Transport Ministers to meet with the county council and Suffolk MPs to agree a strategy that will ensure that Suffolk has a fully comprehensive and properly integrated bus service.
Peter Aldous calls on the Government to ensure coastal communities such as Lowestoft and Waveney are given the highest priority in the Government’s levelling-up agenda, and that money from the Crown Estate originally used for the coastal communities fund will be targeted at realising the full potential of coastal areas.
At the start of the new Parliamentary session, Peter Aldous speaks in the debate on the Queen’s Speech and outlines the areas where he believes the Government needs to focus; more targeted assistance to help people with the cost of living crisis, helping everyone realise their full potential, address the challenges in energy supply and the transition to net zero, and reduce NHS waiting lists and the lack of NHS dentists.
Peter Aldous MP questions the Minister for Brexit Opportunities about efforts to promote growth and innovation in coastal areas and the proposed replacement for assisted area status which has benefited Lowestoft in the past.
Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement, Peter Aldous calls on him to review the levels of universal credit and other benefits to help the poor and most vulnerable facing increases in the cost of living.
Speaking in the debate on the Lords amendments to the Nationality and Borders Bill, Peter Aldous raises British Dental Association concerns about using X-rays to assess the age of asylum applicants on the ground on ethics, health and accuracy.
