Greg Mulholland MP

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland, has welcomed the announcement today by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, that over £5.6 million will be given to young people in Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), to start earning or learning again.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West (which includes the home of the Leeds Rhinos, Headingley Stadium) and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group Greg Mulholland, has today tabled an Parliamentary Motion celebrating the Leeds Rhinos historic victory over the Manly Sea Eagles on Friday, which saw them crowned world champions for a record equalling third time.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today been named the patron of OWLS (Older Wiser Local Seniors), which provides activities for seniors living in Headingley, Burley, Little Woodhouse and parts of Kirkstall, as well as helping them with day to day tasks, such as shopping. OWLS are based at the fantastic new HEART facility in Headingley.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today submitted an EDM calling on the Government to take action to bring an end to excessive increases in energy prices by energy companies, in light of the publication of research demonstrating that the increases have coincided with a succession of cold winters and an increase in the number of pensioners dying of hypothermia.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has welcomed the start of work on the long-awaited Holt Park Wellbeing Centre, which was given the go-ahead by the Department of Health in April 2011. It has been revealed that the new name for the centre will be 'Holt Park Active'.

Following the initial announcement last year that funding for the Holt Park Wellbeing Centre had been put on hold whilst the Government ensured all schemes were evaluated to deliver maximum value for money, Mulholland wrote to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, asking him to reconsider the funding freeze. Mulholland then arranged a delegation, including local councillors and representatives from Leeds Adult Social Services, to make the case for the funding which the centre so desperately required.

Criminal barrister, David Friesner has today been sentenced to three years for stealing £81,000 from his chambers in Manchester. Despite being convicted on 12 January, Mr Friesner was able to continue to practice, defending a fraudster at Bradford Crown Court. Having highlighted the case on the floor of the House of Commons, Greg also wrote to the Ministry of Justice and the Bar Standards Board. There has now been an admission from the Bar Standards Board that this is an embarrassment and that their Code of Conduct, which has been shown to be inadequate, needs to be strengthened.

Convicted criminal barrister, David Friesner, is today appearing at Leeds Crown Court to be sentenced for the theft of £81,000. Astonishingly, Mr Friesner was allowed to continue to practice, post-conviction, despite the fact that the judge had already made clear that he will receive a custodial sentence. This matter has been raised by Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, on the floor of the House of Commons and in writing to the Ministry of Justice and the Bar Standards Board.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland, has today called for the return of VAT on fuel payment for Air Ambulances when he signed a cross party EDM tabled by York Central MP, Hugh Bayley, calling on the Government to refund to Air Ambulances all the VAT which they pay on the fuel they use.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today welcomed the news that in Leeds North West, 560 constituents benefited from an apprenticeship last year, a 103% rise on 2009/10. Across England, almost half a million people were in apprenticeships in 2010/11. The news comes as the Coalition Government launches the biggest ever National Apprenticeships Week, seeking to build on last year's success with over 500 events in schools and businesses.

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.