From our pets and wildlife, to the farm animals that sustain our rural economy, animal welfare matters to us. That is why I am proud this Labour Government has launched the most ambitious Animal Welfare Strategy in a generation. We are closing loopholes, strengthening protections, and reviewing penalties for wildlife cruelty. We are banning trail hunting and cruel snare traps, and introducing a close season for hares. For pets, reforms will tackle puppy farming and smuggling,

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch this year. My office is always here to listen and help. While my team will take a short break between Christmas and the New Year, we will be back at full strength in January, and I look forward to getting straight back to work. If you need support, you can reach me by email at jayne.kirkham.mp@parliament.uk   or by phone on 01872 300 353 . However you spend the festive season, I hope you find moments of peace. Wishing you a joyful C

Recently, I joined volunteers at Truro Homeless Action Group for an early breakfast shift.   They serve food 365 days a year.   Homelessness has no place in a fair society, and charities can’t be expected to tackle it alone.   Labour’s new £3.5 billion Homelessness Strategy aims to halve rough sleeping, end B&Bs for families, and prevent homelessness before it starts.   Cornwall will get help to support families in temporary accommodation and with essentials like food and sch

No government has gone as far as this one in addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). After years of campaigning and hard work, the long awaited VAWG Strategy is here. And I am really pleased to see that it focuses on prevention as well as protection. The strategy is built around three goals: 1) preventing the radicalisation of young men, 2) stopping abusers, and 3) supporting victims. Education is central, and every student will receive lessons on healthy relation

No one should ever have to pull out their own tooth. Yet for some people, that is the desperate reality. Cornwall is a “dental desert”, and many don’t have access to a local NHS dentist, leaving them in pain, travelling miles for care, and turning up at the hospital with tooth decay. This Government is overhauling NHS dentistry. From April 2026, a new £4 billion contract will prioritise urgent and complex care, replacing the outdated UDA system that rewards quick check-ups ov

Removing bins from Cornwall Housing areas is deeply disappointing. Recently, I joined other volunteers for a litter pick around the Beacon in Falmouth. We collected over 100kg of rubbish. Four times the weight of the last litter pick in this area before the public bins were removed.  I understand the cost pressures on Cornwall Council. However, under this Labour government, the Council received its highest funding increase since austerity last year and will benefit from this

This summer, I launched a parliamentary petition to highlight the need for a swimming pool in Falmouth. The Falmouth & Penryn area is the only community in Cornwall without a pool. The nearest 25-metre pool is over half an hour away, leaving children and families with no local place to learn to swim. Local primary schools have reported a sharp drop in Year 6 children confidently swimming 25 metres, which is a worrying trend for a coastal town like Falmouth. Swimming is import

A lot is happening with buses in Cornwall. Buses are a real lifeline for people in rural areas. When routes are cut or become unreliable, it creates barriers to work, study, medical appointments, and social connections. I was really concerned to hear that First Bus will withdraw all its services in Cornwall from February 2026. I have contacted Cornwall Council, First Bus, Go Cornwall, Falmouth University and the union representing workers. My priority is ensuring a seamless c

The recent Budget revealed a huge investment for Cornwall with a £30 million Kernow Industrial Growth Fund. This is fantastic news as the fund will help unlock the enormous potential we already have in critical minerals, renewable energy, and marine innovation, among other sectors. By backing local infrastructure, research, and supply chains, it will attract new investment, create skilled jobs, and strengthen the industries that will power our future economy. Cornwall is at t

The Minister for Industry, Chris McDonald MP, recently visited Cornwall to launch the Government’s new Critical Minerals Strategy  and highlight Cornwall’s role in domestic mineral production. The Minister was taken on a whistle-stop tour of Camborne School of Mines, the University of Exeter, Falmouth Docks, Cornish Lithium, British Lithium and Cornish Metals Inc by Cornwall’s Labour MPs.   With lithium, tin and tungsten essential to everything from renewable energy and trans

I have been working with the Government and Cornwall Council on a housing strategy to secure the funding and support needed to deliver the right homes, in the right places, for local people. Following the Housing Strategy for Cornwall launch event, which I recently hosted in Parliament, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP has given Cornwall the green light to develop a Memorandum of Understanding with Homes England - the government body responsible for distributing the £39