On this page you can find links to Wera Hobhouse’s work representing the people of Bath both locally and nationally, in Parliament.
Women are being secretly filmed on nights out – often from low, suggestive angles when they are wearing skirts – with these videos then uploaded online, where they attract large volumes of misogynistic abuse and degrading comments. Videos of this…
Trump’s war on Iran has sent global oil and gas prices spiralling, hitting already struggling households and businesses hard. It has clearly exposed the absurdity of backing fossil fuels over renewables. Our reliance on oil and gas is risking our…
Children are buying vapes laced with the dangerous drug spice through social media platforms. I have been campaigning for tech companies to be held accountable and made to put an end to this online drug dealing. In Parliament, I argued…
In Parliament I pushed for the government to sanction those responsible for targeting pro- democracy Hong Kong campaigners living in the UK. Hong Kong authorities have issued bounties of HK$1 million (around £100,000) for information leading to the arrest of…
Far too many lives are being lost to eating disorders. These could, and should have been avoided with better early intervention and proper care. The true scale of this crisis remains hidden with eating disorder related deaths often mis-recorded or…
In Parliament, I called on the Government to urgently release the frozen funding for Bath’s new special school. Parents of children with special educational needs are crying out for special school places across Bath. Funding to build a brand new…
Technology and social media platforms are enabling new avenues to harass and abuse women online. In Parliament I urged action to fight this. New technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to harm, abuse, and harass women. This has…
I called on the Government to call out Trump’s bullying and threatening behaviour towards the UK and EU over Greenland. Trump’s use of tariff threats to intimidate other countries into handing control of Greenland to the US is wholly unacceptable.…
After visiting dementia charity Remind UK I asked in Parliament for a statement from the Health Secretary letting us know when the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty, which was promised in the NHS 10 year plan, will be…