Minister can’t answer on overseas calls
North Cornwall MP, Dan Rogerson today (Thursday) pressed DTI Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick to say what his Department would do about the menace of unsolicited communications from overseas. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Rogerson said, “Every day, millions of people throughout this country receive unwanted letters, e-mails and telephone calls, many of which originate overseas. What action is the Department taking to combat that problem?” In response,... Read More
Food restrictions flawed – Rogerson
North Cornwall MP, Dan Rogerson today (Wednesday) branded the Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling Model used by OFCOM to define ‘junk’ foods, as “simplistic and counter-productive”. Mr Rogerson chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cheese, which held its Annual General Meeting in the Commons yesterday. The cheese industry is set to be hit by new OFCOM regulations which will restrict television advertising of food and drink to children... Read More
MPs condemn Police cuts
Cornwall's Liberal Democrat MPs have condemned the Government’s announcement that Devon and Cornwall Police will be expected to cut its annual budget by £7 million in 2008. This news follows the Government's decision last month to pay back less than 10 percent of the £320,000 spent by Devon and Cornwall in order to prepare for the failed super-forces merger. Dan Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall, added: "On numerous occasions we... Read More
Cornish community justice ‘A step in the right direction’ – MPs
Cornwall’s five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs today (Monday) welcomed news that the county would be among the first to pilot Community Justice Panels, a long-standing Liberal Democrat policy. The panels will give local people a say in where and how community sentences are served. Commenting, North Cornwall MP, Dan Rogerson said: “This is good news for CornwalI. Finally, the Government is acknowledging – in this small way – that... Read More
Conservative poisoning cover-up
North Cornwall’s former MP, Paul (now Lord) Tyler today (Monday) said that former Conservative Minister, Michael Howard should explain revelations in today's Western Morning News about the Lowermoor water poisoning incident in 1988. Commenting, Lord Tyler said: "Today's revelations, gained using the Freedom of Information legislation, demonstrate that the Conservative Government deliberately misled people in North Cornwall about events at Lowermoor.... Read More
Cornish bone scan delay putting patients at risk – MPs
The five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs for Cornwall today (Thursday) condemned bone scan waiting times in the Royal Cornwall NHS Trust as a "shocking failure". The average wait for a bone scan across England is just five weeks, yet patients in the Cornish trust are left waiting longer than anywhere else in the country – an average fifty-two weeks. The revelations came in a parliamentary answer from Health Minister, Andy Burnham to the North... Read More
Labour’s private sector healthcare ‘A poor value, false choice’ – Rogerson
North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson addressed a meeting organised by Keep Our NHS Public in Bude this Saturday, as public sector health professionals and NHS patients gathered to vent their anger at Labour's use of the private sector to maintain local health services. The local MP told the group that he had no in principle objection to using the private sector, but only where it provided real choice for the patient and real value for the NHS. Commenting after the meeting,... Read More
