Tories risk looking isolated on Cornwall
Responding to reported remarks of two local Conservative MPs in today’s Western Morning News Cornish Liberal Democrat MPs Dan Rogerson, Stephen Gilbert, and Andrew George urged all MPs to get behind the effort to let Cornwall decide its future destiny; an initiative backed by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP and Regions Minister Greg Clark MP. Mr George said: “Their comments... Read More
Dan visits Delabole Slate
Delabole Slate Visit On Tuesday 31st July Dan Rogerson MP visited Delabole Slate to find out more about the quarry’s centuries old history of providing slate for the Duchy. Directors George and Levi Hamilton gave him a tour around the site and introduced the team. Dan was pleased to get a modern insight into an historic Cornish industry, which has been operating for over... Read More
North Cornwall MP’s support for local town centres
Dan Rogerson MP is backing measures to boost town centres and high streets in North Cornwall. Dan is signing up to become a ‘Town Team Partner’ as part of the Coalition Government’s multi million pound support programme on the back of the Mary Portas review into the nation’s high streets. Dan’s backing came after the news last week that Camelford’s bid to become a ‘Portas... Read More
Dan Rogerson MP backs local children’s “Send My Friend to School” campaign
Dan Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall, has backed a campaign by Launceston school children to “Send My Friend to School”. Liberal Democrat MP Dan received dozens of hand-drawn medals, as well as posters and letters, from young people at South Petherwin Primary School and at Launceston College which outlined how important it is that every child around the world has the chance to... Read More
MPs Campaign to Keep Intercity Link Continues
Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs have expressed their disappointment at the Department for Transport for failing to protect Cornwall’s vital train services, but have vowed to continue to press the Government and operators not to reduce through services. The Government has stuck to its decision to allow new bids for Great Western train services that could reduce the number of... Read More
Dan Rogerson calls for fair funding for Cornwall’s Police
After meeting with local police officers in the Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow areas, North Cornwall’s MP Dan Rogerson recently called a House of Commons debate on the subject of ‘Policing in Devon and Cornwall’. Local Lib Dem MP Dan said: “Given the changes and budget cuts facing the police service, I thought it was important that the Government were aware... Read More
Meeting on the A30 at Temple ‘very positive’
Dan Rogerson MP has welcomed a positive meeting with the Government’s Roads Minister, Mike Penning, about the campaign to upgrade the A30 to dual carriageway between Temple and Higher Carblake. The North Cornwall MP was joined for the recent meeting in Westminster by the Chairman of the A30 Action Group, Mick Martin, the Leader of Cornwall Council, the Chair of Cornwall’s Local... Read More
