Local Politics
George welcomes announcement that 2021 G7 will be held in Cornwall
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, has welcomed the decision by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to hold the G7 summit in Cornwall in 2021.
The UK is set to host the Group of 7 summit in Cornwall from 11-13 June where the world’s major democracies will discuss…
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George Welcomes New Funding to Protect Grey Seals In Cornwall
George Eustice, the Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, has welcomed the outcome of the first round of the newly announce Green Recovery Challenge Fund. One of the successful projects is the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust who have been awarded £75,700 to protect Cornish grey…
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George Welcomes Small Business Saturday
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has commended small businesses and welcomed Small Business Saturday.
This year, Small Business Saturday comes at the end of a hugely challenging period for small businesses, with many facing long periods of closure and reduced…
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George Welcomes Commitments in Spending Review for Investment
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has welcomed the Chancellors recent Spending Review that commits billions of pounds to help tackle coronavirus next year and £100 billion in capital spending to help drive the UK’s recovery and support jobs as we build back better…
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George Welcomes Flagship Fisheries Bill Becoming Law
George Eustice, the Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has today welcomed the new Fisheries Bill becoming law. This is the first major domestic fisheries legislation to be passed in nearly 40 years.
The Fisheries Act will enable the UK to control who fishes in our waters through a…
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George Welcomes 10 Point Plan to Help Kickstart the Nation’s Green Recovery
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has today welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, of a 10 Point Plan to help kickstart out green recovery.
The new fund will mobilise £12 billion of Government investment to support a green industrial…
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George Welcomes Landmark Agriculture Bill Becoming Law
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, has today welcomed the new landmark Agriculture Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming UK law.
The Government’s new Agriculture Bill will unleash the potential of agriculture and provide a boost to industry after years of…
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George Welcomes £4.4 Million for Cornwall Council to Help Tackle Rough Sleeping
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle government is providing £4.4million to Cornwall Council for new safe, long-term homes for rough sleepers and other vulnerable people.
The new funding is part of a wider plan of the Government investing more than £700million to…
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George welcomes the recruitment of nearly 400 extra police officers in the South-West
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, has today welcomed the new recruitment of 400 extra police officers, including 141 in Devon and Cornwall.
This effort is part of the Government's goal of recruiting 20,000 more police officers by 2023. Getting more police onto…
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George Welcomes allocation of £1 billion in funding for councils this winter
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has today welcomes the announcement by Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick that the government will support local councils this winter.
The government has committed over £900 million to support councils response the COVID-…
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The Golden Lion Inn winner at Great British Pub Awards
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle is pleased to congratulate the Golden Lion Inn for winning at the Great British Pub Awards.
The Inn- based in Menherion, Redruth- has gone the extra mile in recent months supporting the community and key workers during Lockdown.…
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George Welcomes £5.4m to help save arts and culture organisations in South-West
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has welcomes the new allocation of £5.4 million in funding from the government to help protect cultural organisations in the South-West region.
As part of this fund, Cornwall will receive £540,000 to protect four “cultural gems…
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Funding Secured for Redruth’s Historic High Street’s Recovery
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has welcomed the new funding that has been secured to help regenerate Redruth’s High Street.
Historic England has today announced that the project will receive £1.68m in funding giving it the green light to begin local recovery…
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George welcomes new funding for Heartlands Trust
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has today welcomed a new package of funding from the government to offer support to the Heartlands Trust.
Heritage organisations across the country are set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the…
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George visits Troon Football Club
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle recntly visited the Troon AFC, based at Grouter Park, to see the fantastic work they do in supporting the local community.
George met with the owners of the club to hear about their plans for improving the existing club facilities…
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George welcomes Secretary of State for Trade to Cornwall
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle recently welcomed Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss MP, to Cornwall on a visit to Rodda’s Cream.
Rodda’s are an excellent local and international company, exporting its clotted cream and other products across…
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George Welcomes South-West Road Gritters for the Coming Winter
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle welcomes the announcement of 20 new state-of-the-art gritters.
The new gritters will be patrolling the South West’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million-pound investment to help keep traffic moving in…
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George has Today Welcomed new support for Job Seekers
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle welcomed new support for job seekers with the new Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) scheme.
The new scheme will bring £238 million to help those left jobless due to Covid-19. Ever since George was elected in 2010, economic…
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George welcomes new funding for Cornwall Council to help domestic abuse victims.
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle has today welcomed the news that Cornwall Council will receive an extra £50,000 from the government. This will help prepare for the introduction of landmark legislation that will ensure domestic abuse victims and their families…
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George Visits Redruth School
George Eustice, Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle recently visited Redruth School to meet to meet staff and pupils to find out about the work that they have been undertaking and how they have been managing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government has committed to investing in…
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