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Mar 16, 2020
1 min

Coronavirus and Home Care Update

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Feb 14, 2020
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Statement of Fact – Alex Sobel and Coronavirus

This morning, 14th February 2020, the office of Alex Sobel MP received a call from a journalist at ITV to inform us that the UK Bus...

Feb 5, 2020
1 min

Petition handed over at CCG meeting as Adel Surgery future discussed

Today my office handed in our petition to the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to not allow the closure of Adel Surgery. At the CCG...

Aug 29, 2019
2 min

Alex Sobel Transport Strategy Launched

Alex Sobel has released his strategic principles for transport in his constituency. In an 8 page document, the MP for Leeds North West...

May 10, 2019
2 min

Alex Sobel Visits Dementia Café

MP Visits Dementia Café Alex Sobel is encouraging Yeadon residents to get involved in the local dementia café. The MP for Leeds North...

Mar 11, 2019
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MP raises minimum staffing requirements in UK care homes after sexual assault case

Alex Sobel has spoken for constituents in the House of Commons after a serious sexual assault of their elderly mother by a fellow...

Feb 6, 2019
2 min

Alex Sobel Asks on Behalf of Constituents at Prime Ministers Questions

Alex Sobel has today asked a question at Prime Ministers Questions. The MP for Leeds North West has been successful in the ‘shuffle’ for...

Jan 28, 2019
2 min

Alex Sobel Calls on DWP to Recognise Fibromyalgia

Alex Sobel MP has joined calls for the DWP to recognise fibromyalgia as a medical condition, to allow those suffering from this condition...

Nov 9, 2018
2 min

Alex Sobel Calls for Public Ownership of English Water

Alex Sobel has used an Early Day Motion in Parliament to call for the public ownership of water. The EDM, which has gathered 18...

Nov 2, 2018
2 min

MP Supports Folic Acid Measures in Bid to Stop Spina Bifida

Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, has spoken in favour of mandatory folic acid fortification of in an emotive exchange in Parliament...

Oct 31, 2018
2 min

Alex Sobel Takes Apart Budget for ‘Short Sighted Austerity Politics’.

Alex Sobel slammed the Government’s Autumn budget for their short sightedness and for ‘putting the planet on notice’ in an address to the...

Aug 14, 2018
3 min

Alex Sobel Condemns ‘Holiday Hunger’ as he Visits Local Food Bank.

The summer holidays are a welcome break from the daily grind and provide an opportunity for families to go on much needed holidays,...

Jul 25, 2018
2 min

Alex Sobel Hails Home Adaption Services at Arthritis Event

Alex Sobel MP joined people with arthritis at an event in Parliament on 11 July to hear about life with the condition and learn how aids...

Jul 5, 2018
1 min

NHS at 70: My Actions in Parliament

Today we celebrate 70 years of the NHS. This institution has been pivotal for the United Kingdom and I am thrilled to have been able to...

May 18, 2018
1 min

Mental Health Awareness Week: Continuing the Conversation

Mental health issues will affect at least 1 in 4 people in the UK every year. In the past year alone 74% of people have admitted to...

May 18, 2018
2 min

Alex Sobel: We Must Act Now Against Resistance to Antibiotics

Alex Sobel MP has addressed the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Hunt, about antimicrobial resistance (AMR),...

Nov 3, 2017
3 min

MP Urges Constituents to Stay Well this Winter by Getting Free Flu Jab

Leeds North West MP Alex Sobel has urged those in Otley who are at risk of getting flu to get their free vaccine jab before winter sets...