Update - 31 March 2017

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed today’s announcement that Cornwall will be getting a child and adolescent mental health unit.

Commenting, Steve said:

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has submitted feedback as part of the Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) strongly supporting community hospitals in Mid-Cornwall.

In his letter to the NHS, Steve writes:

Statement from Steve Double MP on the outcome of the EU Referendum“I am pleased that we have now had the referendum to decide the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.”“This was a Manifesto commitment of the Conservative Government, one that I was proud to stand on and one that we have delivered on after just one year in government.”

Make no mistake about it, this General Election is all about the continued Brexit process and who we as a country want to be leading these crucial negotiations.

Update  - 5th November - Footpath saved!Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed the decision by Cornwall Council to reject plans for housing at the site of the former Paradise Cove Hotel, Newquay.

One area where I disagree with the Government is on their changes to the rules that govern school attendance. I was able to secure a debate in Westminster on this and continue to work from within the Government to change the rules for the better.

At the beginning of August 2015 I welcomed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones MP to our constituency so he could see first-hand why it is so important that the A391 gets a much needed upgrade.

I have been working to promote Newquay’s bid to be the site of the UK’s Spaceport.In my opinion Newquay is in a very strong position, it boasts the fifth biggest runway in the UK and offers the Space industry room to grow in the Aerohub Enterprise Zone. I believe a Spaceport in Cornwall will be a game changer to the local economy.  It will attract a whole host of technical jobs and tourists from across the globe at a level we do not currently experience.

In 2015 there was considerable coverage regarding seagulls, their behaviour and possible ways in which they could be controlled and managed to decrease the worrying incidents that seem to be occurring increasingly during the breeding season and summer months.

I have now met with Ministers in Westminster and Cornwall Council locally and thought it would be useful to provide you with an update including information provided by Cornwall Council before this year's season comes around: