Greg Mulholland MP

The All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group have today welcomed the appointment of Norman Lamb as the Business Minister, replacing Ed Davey, who has been appointed to the position left vacant by Chris Huhne at the Department for Energy and Climate Change. Chair of the Save the Pub Group, Greg Mulholland, has highlighted Mr Lamb's commitment to small business and the community.

Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, Greg Mulholland has today slammed the appointment of Punch Taverns surveyor Roger Vickers, as chairman of PICAS, the new supposedly independent pubs dispute panel to deal with disputes between pubcos and their tenants. PICAS was formed as part of the self regulation deal struck between the Government and the BBPA, through secret negotiations that did not involve licensee groups. Greg raised the issue with Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee Minister, Ed Davey, during questions on the floor of the House today.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has welcomed Government funding to build more affordable homes in Leeds. Through the New Homes Bonus, Leeds has been granted £5,472,579 this year to build much-needed housing in the local area.

The New Homes Bonus is a multi-billion pound programme that rewards communities when they accept more house building in their area. The Bonus includes an extra reward for building new affordable homes, and for getting long-term empty homes back into use.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today called on the Prime Minister to change the law so that those charged with death by dangerous or careless driving have their driving licence suspended as a bail condition.

Greg has backed a campaign launched by the family of Otley teenager Jamie Still, who tragically lost his life when he was struck by a driver speeding and twice over the legal drink drive limit. The perpetrator, who was convicted and jailed in September 2011 was allowed to continue driving for 8 months after killing Jamie, which caused huge distress to Jamie's family and friends and has been described by Mr Mulholland as "grotesque".

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has demanded answers from the Secretary of State for Justice in the House of Commons, after it was brought to Greg's attention on Friday that a barrister who pleaded guilty to stealing £81,000 was allowed to continue defending another fraudster, and that that trial was delayed to allow for the lawyer to be tried himself.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland has today met with the England Rugby Union squad, at a special open training session at the Leeds University training ground at Weetwood, in the constituency. The squad are training at the West Park Rugby Club all week, ahead of the opening round of Six Nations games next weekend.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today in Business questions called for a debate on the process for registering village greens, in light of the current situation in Yeadon, where a campaign to have Yeadon Banks designated as a village green continues to be challenged by developers, Leeds Group PLC, who have been seeking to prevent the application since it was submitted in 2004.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group, Greg Mulholland has welcomed the announcement by the BBC Trust today that Lord Patten has instructed the BBC to review its proposals for Local Radio services. The announcement comes on the back of the Parliamentary Rugby League Group's campaign to highlight both the impact of the proposals and the way in which the BBC and BBC Trust conducted its review.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, former Liberal Democrat older people's spokesman and Co-Chair of the Ageing and Older People APPG Greg Mulholland, has today tabled a parliamentary motion welcoming Age UK's latest campaign 'Care in Crisis, which calls on the Government to reform the care system to ensure people in later life receive high quality care and support. Greg has previously called on the Prime Minister to welcome the campaign during Prime Minister Question Time.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Paediatric Mobility Reform Greg Mulholland, has today tabled an EDM in support of 'Accessible Leeds', a new campaign and website which provides information on wheelchair and mobility in the city. Accessible Leeds has been set up by Leeds teenager and Whizz-Kidz ambassador, Nathan Popple, a constituent of Greg's in Leeds North West.