Derek Thomas welcomes river pollution taskforce measures Monday, 25 January, 2021 West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed the announcement of new moves by industry and government to tackle river and water pollution. The Storm Overflows Taskforce – made up of Defra, the Environment Agency, Ofwat, the Consumer Council for Water, Blueprint for Water and Water UK – has today agreed to set a long-term goal to eliminate harm from storm overflows. Following recommendations from the... Local News
Campaign Responses 15th February 2017 As you can imagine I receive hundreds of emails a day on a variety of issues but I will try to provide a response to your concerns as soon as is physically... Local News
Theresa May’ Article 50 letter & speech 15th February 2017 Below is the Hansard transcript of Theresa May’s speech on the triggering of Article 50. “Today, the Government act on the democratic will of the British people... Westminster News
Earth Hour 2017 11th February 2017 St Ives MP, Derek Thomas, marks Earth Hour 2017 by encouraging residents to get their smart meter. 23 March 2017: Derek Thomas MP is encouraging St Ives... Westminster News
Packed meeting draws up action plan for Crowlas A30 improvement campaign 11th February 2017 The Lamb & Flag at Canonstown was packed on Thursday as local residents came to find out more about proposed safety measures along the A30 and the possibility... Local News
Brain Tumour Research ‘Wear a Hat Day’ 11th February 2017 For the third year running West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is hoping as many people as possible will dig out their most colourful and outrageous hat on Friday to... Westminster News
Latest figures reveal current state of UK’s birds 11th February 2017 More than one quarter of UK birds are in need of urgent conservation effort with curlew, puffin and nightingale joining the growing list of threatened species –... Local News
Derek Thomas MP has joined stroke survivors in calling for a new national stroke strategy for England. 10th February 2017 In St Ives there are 2,615 stroke survivors living with the devastating impact of stroke. Local MP, Derek Thomas, is supporting the Stroke Association’s... Local News
Commissioning through Evaluation (CtE) 10th February 2017 Following a parliamentary debate in which Derek Thomas MP highlighted NHS England’s Commissioning through Evaluation (CtE) programme and stressed the need to... Westminster News
Schools Minister Nick Gibb joins MP Derek Thomas on visit to West Cornwall schools 8th February 2017 The Schools Minister visited West Cornwall last week at the invitation of local MP Derek Thomas to see for himself what goes on at our local primary schools and... Local News
