For as long as people struggle to find the home they can afford I’ll continue to press developers and planners to get quality homes built and empty buildings refurbished.
Derek Thomas made a powerful speech in the House of Commons today in support of the government’s reforms of the planning system. The housing crisis in Cornwall can only be resolved by building houses - and we now have the opportunity to build them in a sustainable way.
To build back better is not a simple catchy headline. The Government is right to set this ambitious agenda ensuring that our country’s footing is built on opportunities for all and robust measures to secure a positive future wherever people live.
West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has called on Cornwall Council to come clean about the 1,000 ‘fair rent’ homes it claims to have built in the past four years.
West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has called for local authorities to support home ownership for local working families as the Government considers far-reaching reforms to planning and house-building.
West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed the announcement of £4.4 million to Cornwall Council which will be used to provide safe, long-term homes for rough sleepers and other vulnerable people.
There are many aspects of the job of Member of Parliament for West Cornwall and Scilly that are rewarding and worthwhile but not much tops the opportunity to meet constituents at the drop-in events, the latest of which I hosted in various pubs last week.
