Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
The Liberal Democrats announced they will re-table an amendment in the House of Commons to ban VIP lanes in future procurement decisions, following Conservative Peers voting down the Lib Dem amendment in the House of Lords.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to the government’s announcement of scaled back energy bill support for businesses from 1 April. The current £18 billion scheme (Energy Bill Relief Scheme) has supported businesses and public sector organisations such as charities by providing a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices, and will be replaced by a smaller £5.5bn scheme running to 31 March 2024.
Helen Morgan revealed she has been contacted by an increasing number of “desperate” constituents as she urged the Government to do more to tackle the cost-of-living crisis in rural areas.
In Parliament this evening, South Lakes MP Tim Farron pleaded with the Health Secretary to intervene over waiting times for cancer treatment in Cumbria.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, urging her to increase the funding that schools get to provide free school meals, amid concerns of soaring food prices.
Responding to the Government announcement that support for businesses with their energy bills is to be reduced from April, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said: