Dan Rogerson welcomes £103,000 boost for energy saving project
A successful funding bid for an energy saving project for St Gennys parish in North Cornwall has been welcomed by local Liberal Democrat MP Dan Rogerson. Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne, announced on Monday that the St Gennys project will be receiving £103,000 from the Coalition Government as part of the new Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF). The... Read More
Local MP renews call to crack down on second home voting
Dan Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall, has renewed calls for tougher action to be taken on second home owners voting in elections in Cornwall. During a House of Commons debate on voter registration on Monday Mr Rogerson reiterated his suggestion that those who do not ordinarily live in a community should not be allowed to vote there in elections. The Liberal Democrat MP urged the... Read More
Rogerson backs safeguards to protect community pubs
Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, Dan Rogerson, has added his voice to calls to reform the pub industry. Mr Rogerson, Vice-Chair of the cross-party Beer Group in Parliament, was a sponsor of a motion debated in the House of Commons yesterday (Thursday) afternoon which called on the Government to introduce a statutory code of practice for the pub industry. The motion was passed... Read More
Know your fracture risk – Rogerson
Dan Rogerson undergoing the FRAX assessment with GP Dr Alun Cooper North Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MP, Dan Rogerson, underwent a fracture risk assessment in Parliament recently to raise awareness of broken bones caused by osteoporosis. Fractures are a major health concern in Cornwall, with more broken bones occurring in the UK annually than heart attacks or strokes.... Read More
Extra social care funding means better help at home for people in Cornwall – Dan Rogerson MP
Dan Rogerson – Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall – today welcomed an extra £1,796,168 for social care in Cornwall to help people leave hospital earlier and receive better care at home. An extra £150m nationally was announced by the Coalition Government this week to be spent on shortening hospital stays across the country during the busy winter period. The extra... Read More
Dan Rogerson MP welcomes business backing for Coalition’s Youth Contract
Liberal Democrat MP Dan Rogerson has welcomed the backing of business leaders for the £1billion Youth Contract that was announced by Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg in November. The Youth Contract aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done. In Cornwall, nearly 3,000 18 to 24-year-olds... Read More
Dan Rogerson renews calls to dual the A30 at Temple
Dan Rogerson, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, this week pressed Cornwall Council to continue work on the project to dual the A30 from Temple to Higher Carblake. Dan has been campaigning to get the three mile stretch of road dualled since his election as MP in 2005. The bottleneck leads to hours of delays, accidents and means that neighbouring villages suffer from problems... Read More
