In Parliament

Andrew Bridgen calls for perpetrators of littering and fly-tipping to be required to undertake supervised litter picking in their local community.

Following the Government statement on Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network, Andrew Bridgen cautions that if by using Huawei technology our position within the Five Eyes is at risk, it is too high a price to pay.

Andrew Bridgen welcomes increases in personal allowance since 2015 that have taken a further 1.74 million people out of income tax altogether. 

Andrew Bridgen secures Ministerial meeting to discuss failures in enforcing the national living wage in the clothing industry in Leicester.

Speaking in the debate on the Queen’s Speech, Andrew Bridgen highlights the economic growth in NW Leicestershire and calls for more infrastructure investment in the region such as the A1, A5 and reopening the Ivanhoe line for passengers and for transport decisions to be made locally with a new Mayor for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Andrew Bridgen raises concerns at the increase in number of children in care and asks the Government what is being done to reverse this trend.

Andrew Bridgen condemns the BBC for reneging on their agreement on free TV licences for the over-75s and calls for the decriminalisation of the non-payment of the TV licence.

Andrew Bridgen backs Government plans to reform of the leasehold market and reassure leaseholders that the Government will set up a mechanism for them to seek proper redress for their grievances.

Andrew Bridgen welcomes the endorsement of post-Brexit Britain by the 3.5 million EU citizens who have chosen to remain living and working in the UK.