Local Housing Allowance

Many local people are concerned about Local Housing Allowance (LHA) and the impact this has upon renters.  I agree with you that the Government’s decision to freeze LHA rates was wrong and I am concerned about the effect that this freeze has had on residents in our constituency and across the country. 

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Peter Dowd
WASPI Campaign


The effects of state pension equalisation on women or the WASPI campaign continues to raise a lot of concerns with women in Bootle.



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Peter Dowd
Family Reunification For Unaccompanied Child Refugees

Many residents contacted me about family reunification for unaccompanied child refugees. I agree that this is an important issue. Families belong together. We should be doing everything we can to help reunite those families who have been separated after experiencing the trauma of war, persecution and conflict. It is about who we want to be as a country.



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Peter Dowd
Fox Hunting

Many local constituents have contacted me about fox hunting. I believe this cruel blood sport has no place in our country and should be consigned to the history books.



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Peter Dowd
Mortgage Prisoners

Local constituents have contacted be about the issue of mortgage prisoners. Mortgage prisoners are homeowners who are trapped paying higher rates of interest to their borrower as they cannot meet strict borrowing criteria, which were introduced after the financial crisis.



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Peter Dowd
Windrush

Many constituents are concerned that there had been delays to the publication of the Windrush Lessons Learned review.

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Peter Dowd
Australia Bushfires

On Thursday (9 January 2020), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs made a statement on the bushfires in Australia.

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Peter Dowd