Wadebridge School students visit Parliament
Dan Rogerson with students from Wadebridge School North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Tuesday) welcomed five students of Wadebridge School to the Palace of Westminster. The students are studying politics and came to visit Parliament, and their local Liberal Democrat MP, to find out how the institutions at the heart of our political system operate. Commenting after the visit, Mr Rogerson said: “These students of Wadebridge School will... Read More
A30 budget bungling
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Thursday) said the Highways Agency should ‘hang its head in shame’ as National Audit Office report revealed that the dualling scheme for the A30 from Bodmin to Indian Queens had run £44m over budget. The local Liberal Democrat MP has been campaigning to see a second section of the road widened, between Temple and Higher Carblake but the South West Regional Assembly shelved the scheme on grounds of the... Read More
Saver cap scrap a perverse blow to country’s poorest – MPs
The five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs for Cornwall today (Thursday) warned Ministers not to give in to demands from rail companies for an end to the cap on ‘saver’ rail fares. The MPs have written to Ministers following confirmation that the Department of Transport is in talks with privately owned rail companies over potentially large increases to Saver fares. The possible price hike will supposedly ease overcrowding on trains around the... Read More
Child homeless statistics are “Shameful”
Reacting to the publication of official homelessness statistics, Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs have called on the Government to take urgent action to help the 7,000 children in the South West living in temporary accommodation. Commenting, Julia Goldsworthy, MP for Falmouth and Camborne, said: “The 7,000 children living in the South West without a real home reflect the devastating impact that the lack of affordable housing is having on the region.... Read More
Local MP welcomes protection for tenants
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, this week welcomed new safeguards against unscrupulous landlords. Conservative MPs opposed the new ‘Tenancy Deposit Scheme’, which will protect deposits given by tenants. Commenting after a parliamentary vote to enact the scheme, Mr Rogerson, who is Shadow Housing Minister for the Liberal Democrats, said: “Fortunately Conservative votes did not stymie a measure which will protect tenants, and which,... Read More
Tax Office closure “False economy” – Rogerson
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Tuesday) branded Government plans to close Launceston’s tax office, along with a number across Cornwall, as an ‘absurd false economy’. Mr Rogerson visited the Launceston office on Monday to meet some of the sixty staff whose jobs are under threat, and to see the cases they take on for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) originating from all over the country. Ministers are considering a... Read More
MPs defend Cornwall’s Post Office network
A joint submission has been made by Cornwall's 5 Liberal Democrat MPs to the Government's consultation on the future of the Post Office Network. Last December, the Government announced plans to close 2500 Post Offices nationwide, a move which was condemned by all of Cornwall's MPs. In their submission, the MPs highlighted the devastating social and economic impact that such closures would have on Cornwall's local communities and pointed out that they would... Read More
