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.
Edward Hain Community Hospital We need to make Edward Hain Community Hospital ready for health and social care in the twenty-first century
A30 Bypass The stretch of A30 from Newtown roundabout to St Erth has long been a cause of concern – there are tailbacks and queues along the road at all times of the year...
Small Businesses In Derek’s West Cornwall constituency, 87% of businesses are classed as ‘micro businesses’ employing less than 10 employees. Derek continues to argue that the UK’s imminent departure from the EU offers the Government an ideal opportunity to reform what he sees as an out-dated and unfair Business Rate system.
Penzance Harbour There are three stages to ensuring that Penzance has a harbour fit for the 21st century and resilient enough to withstand the expected increased weather-related...
St Erth Sewage Treatment Works There have been intermittent complaints about the ‘pong’ coming from the Hayle Sewage Treatment Works at St Erth for many years. In recent times, the situation...
