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St Ives, West Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly

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Derek in Parliament
Derek in Parliament
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Select Committees 

  • Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, 2020 - Present 

  • Environmental Audit Committee, 2019 

  • Work and Pensions Select Committee, 2018 - 2019

  • Health Select Committee, 2018 - 2019

  • Science and Technology Select Committee, 2015-17

The committees, to which MPs are elected by their peers at the start of the new parliament, exists to ensure that Government policy and decision-making is based on expertise advice and evidence. .

All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs): 

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country.

While they are not official parliamentary committees these groups can be influential because of their non-partisan, bicameral approach to an issue.

Office holder for:

  • Chair, Axial Spondyloarthritis, 2019 -
  • Chair, Vascular and Venous Disease Group, 2017-
  • Chair, Brain Tumours Group, 2017- 
  • Vice Chair, Post Offices Group, 2018 -
  • Vice Chair, UK Islands Group, 2018 -
  • Vice Chair and Secretary, Home Electrical Safety Group, 2017-
  • Secretary, Healthy Homes and Buildings Group, 2017-
  • Treasurer, Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Group, 2017- 
  • Treasurer, South West Rail Group, 2017

 

  • Member, Ocean Conservation Group, 2018-

Other: 

  • Member of the Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol Group
  • Member of the Great South West Alliance

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News

Brexit Matters

PM given mandate to take negotiations back to Brussels

Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

MPs have given the PM a clear mandate to return to Brussels to address the issue of the backstop. I have consistently said that I believed a withdrawal agreement could secure the support of enough MPs if concerns over the backstop could be addressed.

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Derek Thomas chairs new parliamentary inflammatory arthritis group

Tuesday, 11 December, 2018

As chair of a new group aiming to help those suffering from a painful form of inflammatory arthritis, West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is pressing for an end to the long wait patients currently have for a correct diagnosis.

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Sefton award recognises work to promote horse and rider safety

Tuesday, 27 November, 2018

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has received a prestigious award recognising the work he has done to improve the safety of horses and their riders on UK roads.

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Derek calls for better safety measures for horses and riders

Tuesday, 20 November, 2018

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has called for speed limits and minimum distances for motorists when passing horses and their riders to improve safety on Britain’s roads.

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Fact and fiction in the smart meter roll-out

Friday, 9 November, 2018

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has sponsored an event in Westminster at which MPs and civil servants were able to find out what is fact and what is fiction with regard to smart meters.

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