Even though the weather wasn’t the best last week, it was
good to be put and about in the constituency for the Summer Recess, meeting
with local people on a variety of issues.
I met with Kernow Men’s Society, as well as students working
with Young People Cornwall on their National Citizenship Service project in St
Austell.
On Wednesday I also held another well attended Meet your MP
event at the Sawles Arms in Carthew. We discussed the £79m government funded
link road from the A30 to St Austell, as well as a diverse number of local and
national issues.
My next Meet your MP event is at the Boscawen Hotel in St Dennis, next Tuesday 27th August from 1800-1930. Please do come along if you would like to meet me in an informal session to discuss any issues you’d like to raise.
My next Meet your MP event is at the Boscawen Hotel in St Dennis, next Tuesday 27th August from 1800-1930. Please do come along if you would like to meet me in an informal session to discuss any issues you’d like to raise.
On Monday along with some of my Cornish MP colleagues I was
delighted to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to Cornwall.
The Prime Minister visited Treliske Hospital in a follow up
to the recent fantastic announcement of £100million for a new mother, baby and children's
hospital, the largest funding amount for any single NHS Trust made in the
announcement.
As well as this the Prime Minister also met with myself and
the other Cornish MPs, our Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez and
local councillors to discuss all things Cornish.
While Brexit was obviously high on the agenda, it was also
good to see politicians at every level united in making the case to the Prime
Minister for continued investment in Cornwall and for us to increase funding in
all sorts of areas, including education, policing, and infrastructure .
Fair funding for rural areas such as Cornwall is something I
have long championed. I believe the funding models used by past successive
governments simply do not recognise the increased costs to deliver services
that rural areas bear compared to urban areas. This is particularly amplified
in our police funding, which also does not take into account seasonal
population adjustments, with the millions of extra people who holiday in
Cornwall every year placing increased demands on our police.
I was pleased to see the Prime Minister listen to our
concerns and assured us of his determination to ‘level up’ all areas of the
country. He also reaffirmed his priorities - Brexit with or without a deal on 31 October,
more police and better education funding and ensuring the record levels of NHS
funding get to the frontline, all underpinned by a strong economy which is
required to fund all our public services .
The is no doubt in my mind that Boris Johnson is providing
the positive leadership and delivering what we need.
My team and I are here to serve the whole constituency and
work hard to make a real difference to the lives of everyone needing support.
The office is open to the public Monday – Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm (no
appointment necessary). If there is an issue you would like my assistance on
then please, either visit the office or contact me on either 01726 829379 or
office@stevedouble.org.uk. Additionally, I hold regular, appointment only,
advice surgeries across the constituency. Dates of these can be found at:
www.stevedouble.org.uk/events
