Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed BT’s offer to provide the infrastructure for 99% of premises in the UK to get broadband speeds of at least 10 megabits per second by 2020.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has joined with local residents to express concerns over the future of the old footbridge at St Austell Station after it has been announced that Network Rail are attempting to de-list it.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has urged lifeboat and rescue services charities in Mid-Cornwall to apply for new government funding as part of a scheme to help teach essential water rescue skills.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed last week’s commitment from Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Gove MP, that he wants the Government to introduce a plastic bottle deposit scheme "as soon as possible".

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has been elected Chair of the Visitor Economy All Party Parliamentary Group

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has been appointed chairman of the influential Rural Fair Share Campaign group.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has urged the Secretary of State for the Environment to act on plastic bottle deposit return scheme following an announcement by the Government that one would be considered earlier this week.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that the Government would consider introducing a plastic bottle deposit scheme.

Speaking yesterday, Lord Gardiner of Kimble, the environment minister, said:

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the announcement that the Government is awarding £1.9 million to Cornwall from the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.

Commenting, Steve said:

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed the announcement from Volvo Cars that from 2018 all cars sold by Volvo will be battery powered or hybrid.

Commenting Steve said: