One Cornwall has a healthy future
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs have spent a busy week in meetings discussing the possible shape of healthcare services in a Unitary Authority in the County. Having met with Ivan Lewis MP, the Minister for Care Services on Tuesday they yesterday met the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Cornwall Partnership Trust to discuss more efficient services for Cornwall. On Tuesday Ivan Lewis made it clear that Cornwall had a rare opportunity to take advantage of the... Read More
Cornwall’s MPs put Minister on spot over Tax Office cuts
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs today (Wednesday) welcomed reassurances from the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, that frontline services will remain in Cornwall’s HMRC tax offices. The commitment came in a special Commons debate led by North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, who said that cuts to HMRC offices – clearly mooted by the Treasury – would lose revenue for the Exchequer and threaten Cornwall’s local economy. ... Read More
One Cornwall the right choice – MPs
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs this evening (Tuesday) backed Cornwall County Council’s vote to continue with Cornwall’s bid to replace both the County and District Councils with a single elected body as “the right choice for Cornwall”. Each of the MPs has surveyed key stakeholders in their constituencies including Parish Councils, School Governors, GPs and Women’s Institutes, and found clear support for proposals to devolve... Read More
MP to challenge ministers on HMRC office closures
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, will tomorrow (Wednesday) lead a special House of Commons debate on the future of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs offices in Cornwall. The local MP met with workers at the threatened Launceston office on Monday, and will be voicing their concerns. The five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs for Cornwall have been campaigning against the closures in Cornwall, which will see the loss of hundreds of jobs. ... Read More
TB Report doesn’t provide answers – MPs
Responding to the publication of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB’s final report, Cornish MPs today (Monday) said rural communities needed answers and action from Ministers on the way forward. The report, authored by Professor John Bourne, was based on testing with three different methods in patches of Cornwall, as well as in other parts of the country. The MPs say it did not provide conclusive evidence as to how effective pro-active badger... Read More
Commons vote for people power
A Bill that would empower Cornwall’s local communities has made significant Parliamentary progress today, after receiving a successful Third Reading in the House of Commons. Cornwall’s MPs have long argued that a Sustainable Communities Bill is needed in order to allow local people to identify local solutions to local problems such as the increasing number of second homes. The Bill takes a “bottom-up” approach to Government, giving... Read More
Success for MP’s campaign as collection times move later
Dan Rogerson is campaigning for later collections from Cornish postboxes A letter received this morning to the House of Commons office of North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, confirms success for his campaign for later collection times from Cornish post boxes. The local Liberal Democrat MP first made representations to Postcomm in October 2006 when it was proposed that some ‘final’ collection times could be moved to as early as 6.30am. ... Read More
