Steve Double MP has joined forces with Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner to demand the next Prime Minister commits to giving police officers a guarantee in law they will be looked after both in and out of the job.

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Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has written to schools across Mid-Cornwall asking teachers to encourage their students to take advantage of a new railcard for 16 and 17 year olds, that is soon to be launched by the Government.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has welcomed the publication of the Clean Maritime Plan, the UK’s blueprint for clean growth and zero emissions in the maritime sector. The UK has one of the world’s proudest and most innovative maritime heritages.

Mid-Cornwall MP Steve Double has received a special award from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), in recognition of his support for the Long Live the Local campaign and helping to secure consecutive freezes in beer duty.

St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double is one of a group of 78 cross-party MPs representing rural constituencies who are urging the Government to support a proposal by the mobile industry to create a ‘Shared Rural Network’ to extend mobile overage to hard to reach areas.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed a new £200,000 fund which will help support and preserve Cornwall’s rich language, heritage and culture

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the announcement by Secretary of State for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi MP that St Dennis Primary Academy has been successful in its application for £300,000 in funding from the School Nurseries Capital Fund.

People are celebrating after a charity that helps children through animal assisted therapy has been saved from closure.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has raised concerns at the large year on year increase in the number of fines issued by Cornwall Council to parents whose children have had holidays during school term time.

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has joined a cross-party group of MPs in writing to the Government asking for fairer funding for education as part of this year’s spending review.