One-year anniversary

(Photo from House of Commons)

This month marks one year of this Labour Government in power, and one year since I was elected as your MP for Truro and Falmouth. It is a privilege to serve the constituency, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the things achieved:

• Delivering legislation that will improve water quality across Cornwall

• Finally securing £350 million in funding for the Women & Children’s Unit at Treliske

• Making progress for local property owners who are struggling with property management companies.

• Securing a new banking hub for Falmouth

• Proposing a Bill to support our Royal Fleet Auxiliary

• Campaigning to re-open the freight rail link to Falmouth docks

• Bringing Floating Offshore Wind closer to Cornwall, along with skills and jobs

• Welcoming £282,500 in mental health funding for Brook Cornwall

• Hosting a successful NHS roundtable to help shape national policy

• Backing NHS investment to deliver cutting-edge radiotherapy machines for Cornwall

• Backing school Breakfast Clubs across the constituency

• Sitting on the Environment Food & Rural Affairs Select Committee - being a voice for Cornwall and speaking up for farmers and our rivers and seas

• Campaigning for a swimming pool for Falmouth

• Roundtables for farming, tourism, renewables and the NHS and feeding back to Government.

• Speaking 108 times in Parliament. Asking 148 written questions

• Chairing the Celtic Sea All Party Parliamentary Group, Vice Chairing the Floating Offshore Wind APPG

  
  

  Nationally, this year hasn’t been without challenges: an unstable global climate, an ongoing cost of living crisis, decades of austerity, and a huge inherited debt. However, we have already made big changes:

  
  

• A 10-year NHS plan is underway. 4 million extra appointments delivered, Double the target.

• Historic rises in the minimum wage and the end of exploitative zero-hour contracts

• Set up the UK’s new public energy company - GB Energy - to own our own power again and reduce bills

• A £28 billion National Wealth Fund to invest in UK industry of the future, including mines in Cornwall!

• Trade deals with India, USA and Europe – easier to export and protecting our high food safety and animal welfare standards

• Strengthened sick pay and parental leave

• £39 billion for new homes. House building as an investment in homes for the future with the focus front and centre on social and affordable housing.

• Banning no-fault evictions and strengthening leaseholder protections

• Banned unfair bonuses for water bosses polluting our rivers, lakes and seas. A review of how our entire water industry is run

• More funding for farming, with a clear roadmap for a secure food system on its way.

• Investment in infrastructure and laying the foundation for energy independence and our net-zero ambitions in our schools, hospitals and Warm Homes investment.

• Free school meals expanded to half a million children – lifting 100,000 out of poverty.

  
  

There’s still a long way to go to feel all of the benefits, but I am proud of where we're going and absolutely committed to delivering for you in Truro and Falmouth, and in Westminster.