A Devon MP has spoken out against the government’s new planning law, which was debated in Parliament earlier this week.
Conservative MPs, including East Devon MP Simon Jupp, voted in favour of limiting the water services regulator’s powers - and hampering their ability to take enforcement action against polluting water companies.
Richard Foord MP has urged the Government to set out criteria for when the Flood Recovery Framework would be activated to help with the aftermath of flooding, after Ministers refused to in the wake of flooding along the River Otter last year.
Honiton & Sidmouth MP, Richard Foord, has urged an education Minister to provide fairer funding for local schools.
In a letter to Barclays UK CEO Matt Hammerstein, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton & Honiton Richard Foord has demanded the CEO justify the decision to close their branches in both Honiton and Tiverton from June this year.
Responding to the Spring Budget today, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton & Honiton Richard Foord has criticised the Government for failing to cut people’s energy bills, despite sharp falls in wholesale gas prices.