Promoting the Politics of Courage
Local MP, Andrew George, welcomed the provision of 79 new genuinely affordable homes for local families at Gulval, following his recent visit to the site as work nears completion. LiveWest (Housing Association) has been planning the site, with the support of Andrew George, who backed the development as the then local Cornwall Council ward member. Andrew was shown […]
Local MP, Andrew George, has again urged Ministers to “put need before greed” in their housing plans. He challenged Ministers in Parliament this week, pointing out that Cornwall is “not a NIMBY place”, as the housing stock had grown “faster than most other places over the last 60 years. Yet the housing needs of locals have got worse!”. Andrew […]
Lopsided Planning system destroying communities – George In response to the Deputy PM’s rejection of a request from St Ives residents to review the decision the grant permission to convert the town’s last care home into yet more holiday accommodation, local MP, Andrew George, called for the planning system to be balanced, to give communities […]
In this week’s Commons debate on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George put forward amendments proposing changes to housing target calculations, removing incentives first homes to become second homes, and on affordability for developments in rural areas. Mr George has campaigned on housing issues for over […]
Local MP and retiring Cornwall councillor, Andrew George, welcomed today’s planning committee decision not to follow officer’s advice and to instead defer a planning application for 72 ‘Extra Care homes’ in Heamoor. Mr George told today’s Planning committee that crucial questions remained unanswered, and that passing the application could open the door to a ‘Trojan […]
Today in the Commons, Treasury Minister James Murray MP agreed to meet Andrew George MP about concerns that a well-used tax concession to assist small businesses has been used by thousands of second home owners to avoid paying tax. Mr George explained his concern wasn’t borne from “the politics of envy, but that of social […]
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s housing crisis will be centre stage in Westminster this morning (Tuesday 1st April). All six Cornish MPs and officials from Cornwall and Scilly Councils will meet Housing & Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP. The meeting was secured earlier this year when Andrew George MP challenged the Prime Minister to […]
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s housing crisis will be centre stage in Westminster tomorrow morning (Tuesday 1st April). All six Cornish MPs and officials from Cornwall and Scilly Councils will meet Housing & Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP. The meeting was secured earlier this year when Andrew George MP challenged the Prime Minister to […]
Local MP Andrew George has secured a Commons debate on the regulation of holiday and second homes – which took place this morning (Wednesday 23rd October) at 11am. Mr George has been a senior housing professional and has consistently campaigned for housing justice for over forty years. He successfully led the parliamentary campaign to remove […]
Local MP Andrew George has secured a Commons debate on the regulation of holiday and second homes – taking place on Wednesday morning at 11am. Mr George has been a senior housing professional and has consistently campaigned for housing justice for over forty years. He successfully led the parliamentary campaign to remove tax subsidies for […]