MPs call for Cornish public holiday
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs have called for St Piran’s Day to be made a public holiday. North Cornwall MP, Dan Rogerson, has tabled a House of Commons motion welcoming a move by Bodmin Town Council to make the day a staff holiday. MPs are now signing up to signal their support for Cornwall’s “unique heritage, language, culture and aspirations”. There will be celebrations across Cornwall on March 5th, including a St Piran's... Read More
Victory on Bodmin Bail House as officials climb down
orth Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has claimed a victory for local people today (Wednesday) as officials climbed down over their plan to house prisoners in Cherry Tree Close, Bodmin. The National Operations Director of ClearSprings, Juliette Hewitt, called Mr Rogerson’s office this afternoon to confirm that the house had been removed from their scheme. The local MP had twice written to the Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, and spoke yesterday with the... Read More
Warm Front ‘Defective on all fronts’ – MPs
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, has slammed the Government’s Warm Front scheme, which is designed to improve energy efficiency in Britain’s homes and save money on energy bills. He has called the scheme ‘a great idea badly executed’. The local MP challenged the Secretary of State for the Environment in a recent Commons exchange to address pricing disparities where sums made available to people by the Energy Action Grants Agency... Read More
Rejected opportunity to control second homes
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, says both the Government and the Conservative Party have rejected a ‘golden opportunity’ to tackle Cornwall’s second homes crisis. The local Liberal Democrat MP proposed a new section for the Government’s Planning Bill, which would have allowed local authorities to demand new powers to control the number of second homes in their area. Conservative MPs refused to comment on the proposals and declined to support... Read More
Lib Dems win early Parish elections
Cornwall’s five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs this morning told Ministers that early elections would be vital to ensure parishes had the legitimacy to take on more responsibilities when Cornwall moves to a single principal Council. The Government had proposed to cancel all Parish Council elections until 2013 but MPs demanded that legislation be introduced to bring the polls forward. In a special House of Commons debate this morning, the Local Government Minister,... Read More
MP’s call to action on Foster Hall
Dan Rogerson MP at Bodmin Futures’ HQ with Chairman, Gil Patrick North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, is encouraging local people to join the Phoenix Friends Scheme, which will support the redevelopment of Foster Hall. Having grown up in Bodmin, Mr Rogerson is taking a keen interest in the project, which would see the Hall restored to its rightful place as a focal point for the community. The local Liberal Democrat MP recently met with Bodmin Futures Chairman,... Read More
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