"Speeding continues to be one of the biggest issues in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale. Will the Minister agree to visit my constituency to meet with community groups and road safety campaigners and discuss how best we can tackle this problem?..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"According to the ONS, Kirklees Council is significantly underperforming in delivering education, health and care plans within the 20-week target, particularly compared with the national average and other councils in West Yorkshire. Does the Minister agree that the council is letting our children and parents down, and that we need …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"Q I would like to declare, again, that I am a member of Prospect, and therefore I have a bit of skin in the game on this one. You mentioned GPS and surveillance technology. Very quickly, could you give me an idea of the current scale of that? Are …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"Q I have been on the parliamentary police and fire service scheme, so I have spent a lot of time with the police. One of the big frustrations from the police’s point of view is the lack of free flow of information, particularly when it concerns charging decisions, along …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"Q So it would be an advantage for the Government to look into including that.
Aimee Reed: It certainly would. It is not that we cannot do that now; I just think the guidance could be clearer. It would put it into sharper relief if we could release that …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"As someone who was able to quit smoking using nicotine patches, following the advice at last year’s Emley show, I welcome the measures announced by the Minister earlier this month to help us achieve our Smokefree 2030 target. Does the Minister agree that, in order to help even more people …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech
"Q8. On behalf of the people of Dewsbury, I would like to pay tribute to Dewsbury’s greatest daughter, Betty Boothroyd. She will be sorely missed.This week, I visited Ravenshall School in Dewsbury and Hollybank School in Mirfield, which both do amazing work teaching children with special educational needs and disabilities. …..." Mark Eastwood - View Speech