Liberal Democrats secured an Urgent Question on the rollout of voter identification plans and questioned the Minister for Local Government, Lee Rowley. This comes on the heels of reports showing that under 21,000 had applied out of the 2 million people estimated to need the certificates.
Ofgem are set to conduct a targeted investigation into British Gas after it was revealed by the Times that they had forcibly installed prepayment meters.
Responding to new ONS figures showing the scale of UK government borrowing, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservative government for repeating a request to water companies to publish their plans to tackle sewage discharges, just 165 days after an almost identical announcement.
Respoding to a BBC investigation that reveals SEND schools are overcrowded and children are learning in cupboards, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats to NHS Trusts has revealed in the past twelve months there has been a staggering 456 sewage leaks in England’s hospitals. 55 NHS Trusts provided responses which reveal the shocking state of the country’s hospitals.
The Liberal Democrats are reiterating their calls on the Government to ensure energy companies pay back the ‘Poverty Premium’ paid by the tens of thousands who had a prepayment meter forcibly installed this winter in compensation.
Responding to the latest inflation statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: