Council must ensure every postal voter gets full ballot paper – MP
North Cornwall’s MP has called on Cornwall Council officers to re-issue ballot papers to postal voters. Some ballots sent to electors who signed up for a postal vote after 6th May have been sent incomplete papers, which omit at least one candidate in their election. Commenting Mr Rogerson said: “The Council must make clear immediately that it will ensure every postal voter gets the full ballot paper. “No voter should be disenfranchised because of officials’ errors. “The... Read More
“Government must answer on planning” – Rogerson
North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson has said the Government will regret its decision to oppose an opportunity for Parliament to be able to vote on applications for planning developments such as nuclear power stations and airport expansion. Speaking in a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday (20th May) the Cornish MP pressed to allow MPs to be able to vote on proposals for nationally significant infrastructure projects. However the Government refused to listen and have pushed... Read More
MPs demand answers from South West RDA over funding cuts
Cornwall’s Lib Dem MPs have criticised the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) for their apparent unwillingness to discuss the impact of budget cuts on the Cornish economy. The South West RDA wrote to the MPs in March to notify them of their intent to review the budgets for all programmes – in order to fill their multi-million pound funding shortfall. The Parliamentary Team for Cornwall wrote back to express their concerns that cuts would pose a severe threat to the... Read More
Step forward for St Eval homes
Former Ministry of Defence homes at St Eval could finally be brought back into use under Liberal Democrat plans for the Cornwall Council to take them over. The 331 houses were sold by the last Conservative Government to Annington Homes, which has left many of them empty after they ceased to be used by the military. Annington now wants rid of the properties but they are made of solid concrete and cannot be sold on the open market, since no mortgage lender will take them on. North... Read More
Lanivet residents win fuel bill help
Residents in St Benet’s Close, Lanivet, are to receive help with heating their homes, after local MP Dan Rogerson called on a senior officer from Sanctuary Housing, which owns the properties, to meet with local to hear how expensive the houses are to heat. Keith Jackson from Sanctuary Housing pledged to assist residents by installing solar water heaters and agreed to investigate a new, more efficient heating system. Commenting, Mr Rogerson said: “The cost of energy... Read More
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