I recently proposed two new amendments (35 and 36) to the Criminal Justice Bill. Amendment 35 seeks to require drivers who are involved in a collision to not flee the scene and to report the collision to the police. Amendment 36 reduces the amount of time from 24 to 2 hours that a driver has to report a collision.

I spoke this week in Parliament supporting the calls for a Public Inquiry into the James Bulger case, a petition for which was signed by over 5,000 of my Bootle constituents.

This month, I attended Parkinson’s UK’s World Parkinson’s Day event in Parliament, where I met with people living with the condition and their loved ones.

This week, I joined Parliamentarians at an event hosted by the YMCA on housing for younger people.

My question to the Chancellor.

Urging the General Dental Council to ‘fill the gap’ in UK’s dental workforce.

Questions to the Department for Business and Trade.

Local Authorities should have the option to trial a four day work week.

Questioning the Prime Minister on the economy.

Persistent school absences are increasing at a shocking rate.

My question to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Working with Women’s Aid and YSL to promote the signs of an abusive relationship.

Leading the debate on menopause.

Supporting breast cancer awareness month.

Fantastic to join the Brain Charity for their report launch.

National Highways should not go back on its plans to replace the Park Lane footbridge.

Merseyside MPs deeply concerned about proposed changes to BBC Radio Merseyside.

The practice of puppy smuggling is barbaric. It must end, I voted to end it.

Hosting a Parliamentary event to showcase support for protecting the Children’s Hospice Grant and its central distribution by NHS England during Children’s Hospice Week.

Demanding the Government properly fund school repairs.

Questioning the Government on their terrible anti-social behaviour record.

Proud to support BSR’s campaign to grow the rheumatology workforce in the UK.

The Government need to act on access to NHS dentists.

13 Years of Tory Government’s have led to a shocking rise in the cost of living.

Peter Dowd MP met with national bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.

Celebrating World Book Day in Parliament.

Demanding action from National Highways to replace the A5036 footbridge.

Peter Dowd MP and Versus Arthritis Deliver a Petition to 10 Downing Street.

Peter Dowd MP backs Labour’s plan to bring back neighbourhood policing, as statistics show a 47% cut to PCSOs across the North West.

£150m in tax-payers money used for lavish purchases by Government departments.