Cambridge Liberal Democrats

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has welcomed a move to cap the cost of care, protecting city residents from crippling bills and the threat of having to sell their homes to pay the bills.

The care reforms have been introduced by Liberal Democrat Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb and will mean no-one will pay more than £75,000 for care; once an individual reaches the cap the state will step in to cover their costs.

Flood defence plans costing more than £1 million to safeguard almost 1,000 Cambridge homes have been welcomed by the city's MP Julian Huppert.

The government money will be spent in Kings Hedges, Arbury and Cherry Hinton to prevent surface water flooding in 2013/14.

In Kings Hedges and Arbury 1,155 homes will be protected at a cost of £.43 million while in Cherry Hinton £.63 million will be invested to safeguard 788 homes.

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has joined forces with Cambridge Regional College and the local Jobcentre Plus to hold a breakfast event promoting the benefits of employing people with autism.

The event, part of the national Autistic Society (NAS) Undiscovered Workforce campaign will bring adults with autism from the area together with local employers with the aim of improving job opportunities for people with autism in the region.

MP Julian Huppert has taken his fight for better funding for postgraduate students to the government.

He claims the present system, which means most students have to pay up front for their courses leads to "huge social mobility problems".

Julian called on Universities Minister, David Willetts to act to allow postgraduate students to pay back the cost of their tuition only when they are earning.

MP for Cambridge Julian Huppert MP is backing a charity's campaign calling for vital local services supporting tinnitus sufferers to be safeguarded.

The Cambridge MP gave his support to Action on Hearing Loss's call on NHS commissioners to protect essential services, such as hearing therapy and ear, nose and throat (ENT) treatments which help people manage tinnitus in their everyday lives.

National charity, Guide Dogs has publically thanked MP Julian Huppert for his support in its campaign to get the government to take tougher action over dangerous dogs after new measures were announced.

The campaign was launched after an increase in the number of attacks on guide dogs across the country.

Research by the charity showed that the number of reported attacks on guide dogs rose from three a month to over eight a month between June 2010 and May 2012.

Yesterday (Wednesday, February 6) the government announced a package of measures to clampdown on dangerous dogs, including possible compulsory microchipping of all dogs from 2016.

Julian gave his support to the charity's campaign and publicised it by taking a blindfolded walk through Cambridge with a guide dog last year.

Guide Dogs went on the social networking site Twitter yesterday to publically thank Julian for his support.

"Thanks Julian Huppert for helping to protect guide dogs from dog attacks in campaigning for microchipping announced today," it said.

Julian said: "This was a very worthwhile campaign and I was delighted that I was able to help.

"It is appalling to think that guide dogs are being attacked by dogs that are allowed to run wild by irresponsible owners.

"Microchipping all dogs will allow the animals responsible to be traced back to their owners so that legal action can be taken. This is a welcome move and hopefully it will lead not only to a reduction in injuries to guide dogs but also reduce the terrifying attacks similar to those which have killed and injured children."

MP Julian Huppert has condemned an attempt to stop Cambridge City Council from adopting a planning policy to protect the city's pubs.

Julian has tabled a Commons' Early Day Motion expressing anger over the move by the British Beer and Pub Association to take the council's decision to judicial review.

Coffee shop, Hot Numbers has caused a stir in the city winning first place in the monthly heat of MP Julian Huppert's competition Discovering Cambridge.

The shop in Gwydir Street was voted the city's favourite in the coffee shop category of the competition designed to find the best independent businesses.

MP Julian Huppert has pressed the case for Cambridge's new Science Park station with Rail Minister, Simon Burns today (Thursday, January 31) at a four county rail summit to push forward the campaign to improve rail travel across East Anglia.

Mr Burns told delegates, which included MPs from across the region, council officers, business representatives, Network Rail and train operators that the station was one the government wanted to open.

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has welcomed the decision to include Computer Science in the new English Baccalaureate qualification for schools.

He said the decision will give youngsters a wide range of skills, equipping them effectively for the digital age and giving them vast opportunities in further education and the workplace.