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St Ives, West Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly

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I will ensure that these vital industries get the Government support they need to flourish whilst at the same time providing environmental benefits and food security.

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Historic Norway agreement will benefit Cornish fishermen

Friday, 9 October, 2020

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas says that local fishermen will benefit from an historic new fisheries agreement signed with Norway – the UK’s first since leaving the EU and first as an independent coastal state in 40 years.

Derek in Helston

MP's Column

Thursday, 23 July, 2020

This Parliament is unique in that it is able to debate and pass legislation paving the way for trading agreements around the world - something the UK Parliament has not been able to do for decades.

Derek in Helston

MP's Column

Thursday, 2 July, 2020

The focus is on a healthy green balanced recovery and what better example of this than the news that West Cornwall fishing has secured £220,000 to help projects that increase the sale and consumption of locally caught fish.

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EFRA Committee continues to take evidence on food availability

Wednesday, 20 May, 2020

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (of which I am a member) continues to take evidence of the availability of food to consumers during the lockdown (Friday and yesterday).

Derek in Helston

MP's Column

Thursday, 27 February, 2020

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.

Derek in Helston

MP's Column

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

Few would disagree that it is a matter of strategic national interest to ensure that our country can feed itself. For the first time in over 40 years we have a historic opportunity to design a domestic agricultural policy that will create a more productive and sustainable farming sector.

Derek Thomas in Helston

MP's Column

Thursday, 23 January, 2020

This is a big year for UK fishing and on Wednesday next week fishing industry representatives including from Newlyn gather in Westminster to discuss the key considerations that must be addressed for the industry as we leave the EU and the Commons Fisheries Policy.

Fishing and Farming

General Election 2019: Derek Thomas on Fishing and Farming

Tuesday, 19 November, 2019

Boris Johnson’s deal gets us out of the disastrous Common Fisheries Policy, a policy that has inflicted huge damage on our fishing fleet.

Derek's Priorities

  • Better Health and Social Care
  • A greener more sustainable Cornwall
  • Supporting fishing and farming
  • Promoting business
  • Housing to meet local need
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Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives, West Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly

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