PPI News 29th March 2018 The Consortium of developers who are building the new town at Sherford have applied to the local planning authority for permission to change the masterplan... Articles
Employment and take-home pay increases 27th March 2018 Latest employment figures show that South West Devon continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Only 1% of the whole working... Local News
PPI News 22nd March 2018 Two things have happened this month which should serve as a wake-up call to all who think that our comfortable western lives will carry on much as they have... Articles
Welcome news for our NHS this week 21st March 2018 This week has seen two big health announcements from the Government - both of which will have a direct impact on Plymouth and the South Hams. Both of which... Local News
PPI News 15th March 2018 This week I started to chair the Data Protection Bill through its committee stages. Thus will be my main focus for the next few weeks. The bill repeals the... Articles
Free School Meals 14th March 2018 Yesterday, the Commons voted on a new eligibility criteria for Free School Meals. Under our new regulations, we estimate that by 2022 around 50,000 more... Local News
Government Response to ‘Close the Gap’ Railway report 9th March 2018 Back in January, after a number of South West Conservative MPs threatened to vote against the Government on a key HS2 vote in Parliament, we finally got some... Local News
PPI News 8th March 2018 As of March 2017 there are 11,659 post office branches in the United Kingdom. The vast majority of post offices (around 98%) are operated by franchise partners... Articles
The future of student finance 1st March 2018 This week I secured a 90 minute Westminster Hall debate on Student Finance. The debate gave me an opportunity to debate the issue with colleagues from all sides... Local News