Bradford East MP, David Ward, has welcomed the news that the Government has received final consent from all the Commonwealth realms to press ahead with a landmark bill to end the centuries-old discrimination against women in line to the British throne.

The legislation will end the principle of male primogeniture, so that men will no longer take precedence over women in line to the throne, and end the bar on anyone in the line of succession marrying a Roman Catholic.

Below is the statemnet made by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to the House of Commons in response to Lord Justive Leveson's Inquiry into the Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press.

With permission Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Leveson Inquiry.

Mr Speaker, I'm grateful for the opportunity to address the House. I know it's unusual - but this is an unusual debate. The terms of reference for Lord Justice Leveson's Inquiry were agreed on a cross-party basis. As the House has heard, we intend to proceed on a cross-party basis. And so I think it is right that Parliament is clear on the initial views of the Government across the Coalition.

David Ward MP visited one of the Bradford East Children's Centres to deliver Disney toys to the children.

The toys which were left over from a joint promotion between Wm Morrisons Supermarkets PLC and the Walt Disney Company were given to David Ward MP for him to help spread some Christmas cheer!

David has delivered them to all the Children's Centres in his constituency and given the remainder to the Sure Start Managers across the District.

Bradford East MP, David Ward, is to take part in the Bradford's half marathon this weekend, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

This is the third year that David is participating in the Bradford City Run to raise money for the charity.

Commenting, David said:

"Marie Curie provides fantastic care for cancer sufferers toward the end of their lives and their work is funded entirely through donations. We are extremely fortunate to have one of their hospices in Bradford and I am proud to be able to support them."

Bradford East MP, David Ward, has joined a cross-party campaign urging the UK Government to press the Indian government to abolish the death penalty.

The parliamentary motion which has been signed by David, has gathered over 60 signatures already and more are expected to sign before a petition organised by Kesri Lehar is to be handed in to 10 Downing Street on Monday 10th December.

As you may be aware, a Cold Weather Payment of £25 per week is made by the Department for Work and Pensions to people on certain benefits. This payment is made automatically when the temperature in their area drops to 0°C or less for an average of 7 days.

The payment is a fixed amount for each week of cold weather. Last winter, 5.2 million individual payments were made worth a total of £129.2 million.

For more information on what David is doing to help the textiles & manufacturing industry in Bradford & the region please contact David on:

Twitter: twitter.com/DavidWardMP
Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidwardmp
Email: [email protected]

Foreign Secretary William Hague came under pressure on three issues during a Commons debate about the Gaza crisis on Tuesday November 20th: did Hamas bear principal responsibility? was Israel's response proportionate? And why wasn't the UK supporting Palestine at the UN? He also said the US should press for a peace settlement 'within a year'.

On Monday 19th November, David Ward MP spoke on BBC Radio Leeds about the the current and ongoing attacks by Israel on Gaza.

Last week David Ward MP spoke at a demo organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Bradford's Centenary Square.

He recently asked a question in Parliament about the current situation in Gaza, which can be read here

He is also calling for the UEFA U21 Finals to be not held in Israel

For more information about David's work on Gaza please contact David on:
Twitter: twitter.com/DavidWardMP
Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidwardmp
Email: [email protected]

Bradford MP David Ward has described the deal that will see the Post Office continue to deliver tax disc and driving licence services as 'good news for Bradford Post Offices and motorists'.

Motorists will be able to tax their cars and apply for or renew driving licences at the Post Office for at least seven more years in a deal with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) announced today by the Coalition Government.