Bradford East MP, David Ward, has tabled a Parliamentary motion calling on the Government to act to bring down the cost of car insurance.

Commenting, David Ward said:

"My mail bag and inbox have been inundated with messages from constituents who are angry about this issue. When responsible drivers are being forced off the road by the cost of insuring their cars the Government has to do something.

The cost of car insurance in some parts of Bradford is getting out of hand. We have people who haven't made a claim in 30 years being refused insurance, young drivers are being quoted premiums of over £20,000 for their first car and many responsible drivers have seen their premiums going through the roof just because of their post code. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey, it will help me to fight for affordable insurance, tougher policing of uninsured drivers and tighter regulation of claims companies.

Bradford East MP, David Ward, has today challenged the Prime Minister to intervene to stop spiralling car insurance costs.

Speaking at Prime Minister Questions today, David asked the Prime Minister to act to ban the selling of crash details to personal injury lawyers.

Answering, the Prime Minister said that he was sympathetic to the idea of banning referral fees and would be looking into how to do so most effectively.

Students from 9 Bradford schools got an opportunity to grill a Bradford MP on a visit to Westminster today.

In an hour-long Q&A session with David Ward MP, questions were taken on topics including carers advice, higher education and the pupil premium.

The Year 11 and 12 pupils were also given an opportunity to watch the House of Commons in action during an emergency debate on police bail legislation.

David Ward MP has given a cautious welcome to today's announcement that the Payments Council have dropped their 2018 target for abolishing cheques.

The Payments Council - representing all major banks - announced last year that it planned to phase out cheques by 2018. Under pressure from consumers and the "Save Our Cheque" campaign they have admitting today that there is no suitable alternative available and agreed to cancel the 2018 target.

David Ward MP, has called for urgent reform of the "beer tie", which forces publicans to buy beer at inflated rate from pub owners.

This morning, David Ward questioned representatives of pub industry bodies and the two largest pub companies (pubcos) - Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns - as part of a Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee inquiry into the issue.

Bradford MP, David Ward has been elected to co-chair a newly created All Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North, at the inaugural meeting of the group this week.

The group, which has already been joined by over 50 MPs and peers, will meet regularly to address and bring attention to the housing issues faced by northern cities.

David Ward MP has attended the launch of The National Autistic Society's (NAS) Great Expectations campaign which aims to highlight the specific challenges faced by autistic children and their families in getting basic educational support.

Research that the NAS conducted with over 1,000 families with autistic children found that nearly half of families have to wait over a year to get the right support for their child and 1 in 5 autistic children feel threatened at school.

Bradford East MP, David Ward, has written to the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, calling on the Government to publish a growth strategy for northern industrial cities.

Commenting, David Ward said:

"The Government are talking the talk on regional rebalancing, but current policy does not go far enough to address the huge inequalities that already exist. Northern cities like Bradford were hit particularly hard by the recession and history shows that the gap only gets wider as the economy recovers.

Bradford East MP, David Ward, has called a summit on the rising cost of car insurance in Bradford.

Commenting, David Ward said:

"The car insurance situation in some parts of Bradford is fast becoming ridiculous. We have people who haven't made a claim for 30 years being refused insurance, young drivers are being quoted premiums of over £20,000 for their first car and many responsible drivers have seen their premiums go through the roof just because of their post code."