David Ward MP is visiting Canterbury Children's Centre to find out more about the help being given to people who are having problems staying warm.

Commenting, David Ward said:

"The number of people in fuel poverty is increasing every year due to rising energy bills. The Warm Homes Campaign has identified 13% of households who live in fuel poverty in our area. That means they are having to pay more than 10% of their income just to heat their homes to a reasonable level.

Lib Dems in Bradford have questioned Eric Pickles about the need to "front load" Bradford Council cuts.

Leading Lib Dem Councillor, Jeanette Sunderland said:

"Eric Pickles' unreasonable demand for nearly half of Bradford's savings to be delivered in the first year will inevitably hit local services. No other area of Government is having to cut this quickly.

David Ward MP has joined celebrities such as Ricky Gervais to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer for Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November.

Each year, 39,750 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK. The disease is the UK's largest killer, with one person with lung cancer dying every 15 minutes. Despite this, awareness of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer is low and more than two thirds of patients are diagnosed at a stage when curative treatment is no longer an option.

David Ward MP has questioned the impact of part of the Government's flagship welfare reforms.

The Government intends to withdraw 10% of housing benefit for those who have been on Job Seekers allowance for a year or more.

In Work and Pensions questions today, David Ward MP challenged the Minister over how these proposals would affect those who were genuinely unable to find work.

How You Can Get Involved

There are loads of ways to get involved and help the Lib Dems here in Bradford below are just some examples

Delivering leaflets down your street

Knocking on doors

Completing a number of clerical jobs (these can be done at home or in our office)

Organising social events for members and supporters

David Ward MP has questioned the Treasury over whether the Government's plans to crack down on tax dodging go far enough.

Britain's "tax gap" is officially estimated to be £42 billion of avoidance, evasion and fraud.

The Coalition Government has announced plans to invest £900 million over the next four years to help close this gap. The treasury estimates that these measures will generate an extra £7 billion a year in revenues by 2013.

On "Spot the Symptoms Day" David Ward MP is encouraging people in Bradford East to be aware of the key symptoms of bowel cancer.

It's estimated that over 10,600 people in Bradford will develop bowel cancer in their lifetime and of these nearly half will die from the disease.

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is automatically sending screening kits to people between the ages of 60 and 74 in Bradford every two years.

David Ward MP has slammed the Payments Council's dismissive response to consumers' concerns over the abolition of cheques.

David this week met with the Payments Council to demand answers on their plans to abolish cheques.

Despite protests from consumers, small businesses and charities, the Payments Council remain determined to press ahead their plan to phase out all cheques by 2018.

David Ward MP has questioned the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, about the continuing blockade of Gaza.

David's question follows a recent visit to Gaza where he witnessed first-hand the terrible effect of the blockade on Gaza's economy and on the lives of the people who live there.

Commenting, David Ward said:

Bradford MP, David Ward, will today meet with representatives of the Payments Council to demand that they call a halt to their plans to abolish cheques.

The organisation - which represents the major banks as well as other payment providers such as PayPal - plans to phase out all cheques by 2018, despite calls from consumers, small businesses and charities that they still value this service.