David Ward MP has welcomed the news that an extra £1.5 million for social care in Bradford will mean people can leave hospital earlier and receive better care at home.

This comes from an extra £150m announced by the Coalition Government this week to be spent on shortening hospital stays across the country during the busy winter period.

David Ward has demanded real reform of pub companies after Parliament passed a motion criticising the Government's failure to act on the recommendations of a recent report.

The Government has come under heavy criticism after failing to implement recommendations from MPs on Parliament's Business Committee, including Bradford MP, David Ward.

Bradford MP David Ward has welcomed the announcement that Bradford is to benefit from a £2 million fund to protect vulnerable people living in cold homes in the winter months.

In Bradford over £200,000 will be spent providing items like thermal socks, blankets and increasing the number of volunteer snow wardens. The money could also be used to buy emergency electric heating and handyman services to cope with extra winter demand.

Bradford East MP David Ward is warning constituents who donate unwanted items through doorstep charity collections to make sure that they are not being conned by "fake" charities.

The call follows reports that bogus charity bag collections up and down the country are now costing UK charities an estimated £50 million a year in lost revenue.

David Ward MP has welcomed the news that the pupil premium has been extended to 26,940 children in Bradford, meaning that our schools are set to benefit from an extra £16.2 million to support disadvantaged pupils.

The Pupil Premium will be expanding its reach to cover any child that has been registered for Free School Meals (FSM) in the past six years. This will increase the number of pupils in Bradford eligible for the Pupil Premium by 45 per cent.

Bradford MP David Ward has welcomed the announcement of a £1 billion youth contract to tackle youth unemployment.

Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has today announced the scheme, which aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done.

Bradford MP David Ward has called for manufacturing to play a greater role in driving the UK's economic recovery.

In a Parliamentary debate on the future of manufacturing, David Ward has highlighted the contribution that manufacturing makes to Bradford's economy and pressed for additional support to help manufacturing businesses grow and create jobs in Bradford.

Bradford MP David Ward has welcomed the news that it will soon become much easier for smaller businesses to take on apprentices following a Government announcement today.

Apprenticeships have already reached record this year thanks to Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government. In Bradford nearly 5000 learners took on an apprenticeship this year, more than two thirds up on 2010.

Bradford MP David Ward has welcomed today's announcement that Bradford is to receive an additional £7.4 million to help deal with our growing school population.

Bradford is one of only 100 local authorities which will benefit from an additional £500 million fund to help provide additional school places in areas of greatest need.