February Recess is now over and after spending some
much-welcomed time with my family in St Austell I am once again in Parliament
representing you as your strong Cornish voice in Westminster.
Over the last week I spent a lot of time in my constituency
office in St Austell, where I have a team working Monday-Friday on my behalf to
assist constituents who bring issues to me.
As an MP, people want to contact you about all sorts of
things. People come to me for assistance with problems they have with
government departments, such as the Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC,
issues with Cornwall Council, and many other things. As well as helping with
people’s personal issues, constituents also contact me about government policy,
with people lobbying both for and against any particular legislation that is
moving through Parliament on the national stage.
Along with my team I am pleased to have assisted around
4,000 individual constituents with their concerns since I was elected and I
have written to over 10,000 people who have contacted me about policy matters.
Apart from written communication and over the phone, there
are lots of ways in which I as your Member of Parliament can help with issues
that are brought to me. I also try to be as contactable as possible and hold
regular events where you can see me by appointment or informally to discuss the
things that matter to you.
I hold regular constituency advice surgeries in both Newquay
and St Austell where people can book appointments and come and see me in
confidence, on a one to one setting, to discuss matters that they need
assistance with. I hold at least twice a month. If you want to book an
appointment you can get in touch with my office on 01726 829379 or at office@stevedouble.org.uk. Details
of when the surgeries are, are on my website www.stevedouble.org.uk .These
surgeries do get booked up fairly early, so if you do want to see someone
without a wait, then you can always pop into my office, which is open to the
public 1000-1600 Monday to Friday, in St Austell and see a member of my team.
Another really popular series that I have run has been ‘Meet
Your MP’ events. I have held these during Recess, when Parliament is not
sitting, since my election in pubs and informal venues across Mid-Cornwall.
They are generally evening events and allow you to meet with me in an informal
setting to discuss whatever you would like with me. I have held these both in
towns and also many of the smaller villages around the constituency and they
are an ideal way for you to come and see me to discuss any local or national
issues.
I also try to keep people informed of my work on your behalf
on social media and have Facebook and Twitter accounts that I update regularly
as well as through my website. I regret that due to data protection concerns I
am unable to deal with individual casework or issues via these channels so
would advise anyone with specific issues or questions to email me.
Finally I am always happy to meet with groups of people with
specific interests or concerns and come and listen to them and discuss what I
can do to assist their cause. Should you wish to ask me to come along and talk
to your group, just get in touch with my office and they will be happy to book
something in.
