LAST week in parliament, local MP, Richard Foord, spoke against a new “family farm tax” that the Government says could affect more than 250 farms across mid and east Devon.
Richard Foord MP has expressed his views on the first Labour budget since 2010, and will urge action to rebuild Tipton St John Primary School, following the Chancellor’s pledge to plough £6.7bn into school rebuilding.
Richard Foord, Member of Parliament for Honiton & Sidmouth, will ask the Health Secretary to incorporate East Devon’s small hospitals into a new plan to create neighbourhood health centres.
Nuclear test veterans and their families have been overlooked for years, but their sacrifice must receive the recognition it deserves.
People living in rural areas like East Devon face challenges which are not appreciated by government ministers from urban constituencies.
Richard Foord MP has challenged ministers over plans to re-open Cullompton railway station, after having been told last week that the projects would go ahead.
Richard Foord has responded to the Chancellor's announcement on public finances, describing them as "grim reading", but welcomed the commitment to projects in Devon including the re-opening of Cullompton Railway Station.
Richard Foord has responded to Labour's King's Speech, describing it as "welcome progress", but that "as always, the proof will be in the pudding."
Honiton & Sidmouth MP Richard Foord has warned that time is running out to stop the ‘dental timebomb’ across rural Devon, as Axminster Dental Practice becomes the latest local dentist to stop taking NHS patients and shift to only offering private care.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “accelerate action”, I am sadly reminded of how much more we still need to achieve.
The UK needs to strengthen both our Armed Forces and our soft power.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
