Derek Thomas MP weekly column May 23rd 2024 Thursday, 23 May, 2024 It was a privilege to visit St Mary’s Hospital on Scilly last week. This was part of a two-day visit to ensure residents can raise any points and concerns with me. As we know, following Prince William’s visit, work has begun on the hospital site to build what is likely to be the first Integrated Care Hub in the NHS. It has been an extraordinary battle to secure the funds for this building. Scilly... Local News
Derek says Budget must give suppport to people so they can access their cash 10th March 2020 West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is one of 16 Conservative MPs who is urging the Chancellor to use the budget to help ensure that everyone has ready access to cash... Local News
MP's column 6th March 2020 Access to affordable housing is not getting any easier and part of the responsibility lies with Cornwall Council. I raised this in a debate in Parliament this... Local News
Gear up to celebrate VE Day 4th March 2020 MP Derek Thomas is encouraging people across West Cornwall to organise or take part in events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May. The VE Day... Local News
MP's column 21st February 2020 On Monday I started the day at Newlyn fish market. This was the first fish auction that had taken place for a number of days due to bad weather grounding the... Local News
Derek elected to key role as Government draws up vital environmental legislation 14th February 2020 West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas says he is ‘absolutely delighted’ that he has been voted on to the prestigious Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select... Local News
Derek says a Big Thank You to St Ives volunteers 11th February 2020 Dozens of unpaid volunteers from the St Ives area gathered at the town’s Salvation Army HQ for the third and final Big Thank You event organised by West... Local News
Report will bring relief for people living with a painful form of athritis 10th February 2020 West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas hopes that a new report will bring about rapid improvements in the care of people suffering from a painful and progressive form of... Local News
Derek speaks up in Parliament to get justice for St Just butcher 31st January 2020 MP Derek Thomas hopes that a speech he delivered in Parliament on Wednesday will finally bring about changes to the Bovine TB compensation scheme after a... Local News
MP's column 31st January 2020 On Monday Government introduced the NHS Funding Bill which sets out the funding settlement for the NHS. The Bill commits to an increase of £33.9bn by 2024 in... Local News
