Westminster debate on loneliness and isolation in the elderly. I am leading a debate in Westminster next week about loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people. Feeling cut off from other people is painful –...
Net-Zero Emissions Survey The Prime Minister noted the polarised debate that is Net Zero Emissions and the need to cut greenhouse emissions. Depending on which side of the debate you...
What are your priorities for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly? We all want the best for West Cornwall and Scilly and I’ve drawn up a six-point plan to achieve this. Better access to health and dental care: Working with the...
Penzance Ticket Office - proposed changes in 2024. Derek Thomas MP is asking local people to take part in the consultation to have their say. Penzance ticket office is one of the many named by train operators yesterday as they started a public consultation on how tickets are sold at stations in the...
Armed Forces Day June 24th 2023 The British Armed Forces do a brilliant job of managing threats to the UK and our international interests and keeping the peace. However, these threats are ever...
Levelling Up The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill already includes many measures that directly affect Cornwall - the proposed devolution deal, and giving councils the...
Cost of Living I know that rising prices are the biggest concern for everyone in the constituency, and I’m glad that people are realising that help is available. The rising...
Mousehole infrastructure In the week before the Whitsun Bank Holiday at the end of May 2018, a leak occurred in the waste water pipework underneath the car park next to the Coastguard...
Post Offices Currently, ten rural post offices in West Cornwall have either closed or are at risk of closure, including the offices on the Lizard, at Porthleven, Carbis Bay...
Jobs and Growth Derek Thomas is commited to ensuring that areas of deprivation in West Cornwall are brought out of poverty into a future with well-paid sustainable jobs. Derek...
Goonhilly Earth Station Goonhilly Earth Station has established itself as one of the most strategically important sites in the world-wide space sector and has the potential to provide...
Cornish Fishing Industry & Brexit Fishing remains a vital part of the Cornish economy. More than £30 million of fish is landed every year in Newlyn alone and the total value of the industry, when seafood processing is factored in, is worth almost £100 million to the Cornish economy.
