He discussed the consultation on the future of the centres and listened to the views of the mums and staff there.

The aim was to raise awareness amongst politicians of the significant number of preventable CO poisoning incidents that occur in the UK every year.

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The night before Jason spoke in the debate on Town Centres and High Streets following the Mary Portas review. Jason highlighted the Tesco planning application for Holmfirth and the success of Lidget Street in Lindley. You can read his contribution to the debate here.

He visited J B Schofield and Sons in Linthwaite to hear the views of a local scrap metal merchant. It is his view that the criminals must be punished, not reputable businesses.

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The Prime Minister: My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. The theft of metal, particularly from war memorials, is an absolutely sickening and disgusting crime. We are working with the Association of Chief Police Officers to put in place an action plan to deal with this, which will involve looking again at the whole regulation of scrap metal dealers. We are determined to do that to put a stop to this appalling crime.

A combination of the economy, beer taxes and the smoking ban have been blamed for the closure of many local pubs.

“My local pub in Honley, The Coach and Horses, closed recently as have many other local pubs. I support good local pubs which can be the hub of their communities with responsible drinking in a good atmosphere,” said Jason.

George and Jason have been speaking about the need to get these empty homes, including 11,000 in Kirklees, made available and refurbished for those that need them particularly at a time when developers are eyeing up green field sites.