NEW POLITICS
New Programme for Cornwall
17.05.2010 Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs are calling for cross party and cross community support for a new five year programme for Cornwall. They are launching an initial checklist of policy objectives in advance of the Government’s Queen’s Speech next week, but wish to consult more widely on the programme and how it should develop over the five years of the fixed term of the Liberal Democrat/Conservative Government.
Dan Rogerson, Stephen Gilbert and Andrew George are calling for Cornwall to be ahead of the queue for investment in renewable technology – to be ahead of the game on green policy and to be acknowledged as the “Green Peninsula” within the United Kingdom. They call for more power for Cornwall, to determine its housing priorities, its economic development and to have more say on health planning. Having won the case for fair funding for Cornish hospitals, they are determined to win the case for fair funding across all public services, especially schools and local government; and to accelerate target funding for health services. Green jobs, fast broadband, planning controls on out-of-town supermarkets, building up the University for Cornwall, a new stadium for Cornwall and an enhanced recognition of Cornwall’s cultural distinctiveness are also matters they will seek to advance in the coming five years.
West Cornwall MP, Andrew George said:
“Despite being in opposition we made important progress. Securing Objective 1 status, developing the University, promoting renewable technology, cutting the Conservative’s tax discount for second home owners, retaining the rail sleeper service, and on many other fronts.
“Before May 2015 we hope that the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives can achieve the political stability necessary to advance a programme for the good of Cornwall and Scilly. Affordable homes, fair funding, Cornwall at the cutting edge of green technology and policy and economic regeneration across a spectrum of sectors including the creative industries are all achievable within the life of this Parliament.
“Cornwall deserves to be first in the queue for the key investments and to put right the years of unfair funding.
“Although the Conservatives promised a ‘Minister for Cornwall’ I doubt we’ll get it and, in any case, it would be better to give more powers to Cornwall than to maintain a dependency culture of Cornwall micromanaged from Whitehall.
“We acknowledge that the Government must get the deficit under control, but that should not stop Cornwall from galvanising itself, retaining its ambitions and arguing for fair treatment.”
New Programme for Cornwall
17.05.2010 Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs are calling for cross party and cross community support for a new five year programme for Cornwall. They are launching an initial checklist of policy objectives in advance of the Government’s Queen’s Speech next week, but wish to consult more widely on the programme and how it should develop over the five years of the fixed term of the Liberal Democrat/Conservative Government.
Dan Rogerson, Stephen Gilbert and Andrew George are calling for Cornwall to be ahead of the queue for investment in renewable technology – to be ahead of the game on green policy and to be acknowledged as the “Green Peninsula” within the United Kingdom. They call for more power for Cornwall, to determine its housing priorities, its economic development and to have more say on health planning. Having won the case for fair funding for Cornish hospitals, they are determined to win the case for fair funding across all public services, especially schools and local government; and to accelerate target funding for health services. Green jobs, fast broadband, planning controls on out-of-town supermarkets, building up the University for Cornwall, a new stadium for Cornwall and an enhanced recognition of Cornwall’s cultural distinctiveness are also matters they will seek to advance in the coming five years.
West Cornwall MP, Andrew George said:
“Despite being in opposition we made important progress. Securing Objective 1 status, developing the University, promoting renewable technology, cutting the Conservative’s tax discount for second home owners, retaining the rail sleeper service, and on many other fronts.
“Before May 2015 we hope that the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives can achieve the political stability necessary to advance a programme for the good of Cornwall and Scilly. Affordable homes, fair funding, Cornwall at the cutting edge of green technology and policy and economic regeneration across a spectrum of sectors including the creative industries are all achievable within the life of this Parliament.
“Cornwall deserves to be first in the queue for the key investments and to put right the years of unfair funding.
“Although the Conservatives promised a ‘Minister for Cornwall’ I doubt we’ll get it and, in any case, it would be better to give more powers to Cornwall than to maintain a dependency culture of Cornwall micromanaged from Whitehall.
“We acknowledge that the Government must get the deficit under control, but that should not stop Cornwall from galvanising itself, retaining its ambitions and arguing for fair treatment.”