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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.

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Derek speaks in Westminster Hall

Affordable Homes in Devon and Cornwall

Wednesday, 27 April, 2022

Derek has demanded changes to the law to address the housing crisis in Cornwall by making long-term tenancies more attractive to landlords than holiday lets.

Derek in Porthleven

MP's column

Thursday, 6 January, 2022

Rather than support businesses across Cornwall and on Scilly I see that Cllr Andrew George has once again seized on the opportunity of using this horrible pandemic for some political point scoring.

Derek's speech about affordable housing

MP's column

Wednesday, 8 December, 2021

2021 will be remembered for various reasons - for many these memories are painful.

Derek speaks in Westminster Hall

Derek leads a debate on affordable housing

Tuesday, 7 December, 2021

Derek Thomas introduced a debate in Westminster Hall on affordable housing, making a powerful speech about the difficulties people in Cornwall are having finding a place to live.

Derek attends a drop-in surgery

MP's column

Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

Cornwall was to be the centre of Government attention in relation to Housing with a visit by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on Friday.

Derek on site

Derek and Cornwall Council unite to resolve housing crisis

Wednesday, 21 July, 2021

Derek met with Cornwall Council last week to discuss the housing issues in Cornwall.  Here is his report:

 

Building site

Derek calls for a consensus on housing

Wednesday, 7 July, 2021

Ensuring people can enjoy secure housing is the most effective way to deliver on the Government’s levelling up agenda.

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The right houses in the right places for the right people

Monday, 21 June, 2021

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.

Derek Thomas in Porthleven

MP's Column

Thursday, 20 May, 2021

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.

Derek Thomas

We can make the UK's homes carbon neutral, says Derek Thomas

Tuesday, 18 May, 2021

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has used a debate on the Queen’s Speech to call on the Government to make sure that the UK’s homes are carbon neutral.

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Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives, West Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly

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