Cornwall Council votes to send ‘strong message’ to Labour Government over Family Farm Tax Thursday, 28 November, 2024 Cornwall Council has today voted overwhelmingly to object to the Labour Government’s plans for a Family Farm Tax. In a meeting of the Full Council, councillors endorsed a motion brought by Liskeard councillor Nick Craker and seconded by Mevagissey and St Austell Bay councillor James Mustoe that called upon Leader of the council Linda Taylor to write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food... Local News
Double welcomes Government funding commitment for South West Rail Improvements Reports 3rd February 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament of St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government that it will provide funding for reports into... Local News
Steve Double MP welcomes ‘Early Innovator’ childcare pilot funding for Cornwall 2nd February 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department for Education that Cornwall will be included... Local News
Responsible Fishing Scheme Campaign Launched 28th January 2016 Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, was pleased to host the launching of the National Seafish campaign to get people to sign up to the new Responsible... Local News
Steve Double MP joins calls for changes to BT monopoly on superfast expansion monopoly 26th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has today co-signed a new report from the British Infrastructure Group of MPs (BIG) revealing that... Local News
Steve Double MP welcomes ban on legal highs 25th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the successful vote this week to ban the sale of legal highs. Local News
Steve Double MP tackles Government on childhood obesity strategy 25th January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has joined the debate on the Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy. Local News
Double slams Government plans to monitor Sunday Schools 21st January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has today spoken in Parliament on the need for the Government to scrap plans that could see... Local News
Double holds meeting with Post Office Ltd over future of St Austell branch 21st January 2016 Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has today met with representatives of Post Office Ltd regarding reports yesterday on the future of... Local News
Mustoe’s call for changes to Cornwall Council’s public toilet funding to get first airing at upcoming meeting 18th January 2016 James Mustoe, Cornwall Councillor for Mevagissey’s Motion to Cornwall Council; " That, given the failure of the 'It's your convenience' consultation, that this... Local News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
