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RORY JOINS ROYAL CUMBRIAN VISIT TO PENRITH AND THE BORDER

  Rory Stewart MP welcomed His Royal Highness Prince Charles to Penrith and The Border yesterday, on a day-long tour that included visits to Ullswater Community College, Pooley Bridge, and Theatre on the Lake in Keswick. Rory and Prince Charles spent 75 minutes touring Ullswater Community College in Penrith, in particular its applied learning centre, […]

RORY PRAISES DRAUGHT PROOFING SCHEME

Rory Stewart meets Penrith resident benefiting from energy advice and draught proofing Penrith and Border MP, Rory Stewart visited Penrith householder, Vida Scott to see how she has benefited from free draught proofing and tariff advice arranged by local charity Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). Andrew Northcott of CAfS demonstrated the professionally fitted energy saving improvements and […]

NEW PLAN FOR NATIONAL PARKS GIVES EVERY SCHOOLCHILD A CHANCE TO VISIT

Every schoolchild in England will have the chance to visit our inspiring National Parks at each stage of their education under plans announced today by Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss—as new figures reveal only 10% of schoolchildren currently have access to outdoor learning. The new Plan for National Parks kickstarts a programme of activity to safeguard […]

RORY PRAISES DEDICATION OF EDEN FLOOD VOLUNTEERS

Rory Stewart MP has visited Eden Flood Volunteers’ temporary base at Skirsgill, near Penrith, to meet with volunteers and to see first-hand the work that Kerryanne Wilde and her team have been doing since Storm Desmond first devastated local households in December 2015. Rory spent time talking to Kerryanne and her team of volunteers, hearing […]

RORY WELCOMES OPENING OF NEW TEMPORARY BRIDGE

  Penrith and The Border MP Rory Stewart visited Pooley Bridge on Friday ahead of the official opening of the temporary bailey bridge installed by Story Construction. The original bridge was washed away by Storm Desmond in December and both residents and businesses have been badly affected by the road closure. During his visit Rory met with representatives from the local […]

RESPONSE TO CHANCELLOR’S 2016 BUDGET STATEMENT

Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart has responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget Statement, delivered this afternoon. In it, George Osborne set out details of further action the Government will take to keep Britain on the road to economic recovery. The Chancellor unveiled a number of key measures to sustain growth. Measures […]

NEW CATTLE MEASURES TO HELP DELIVER TB FREEDOM IN ENGLAND

Further measures to protect England from bovine TB are being introduced as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy which is on track to deliver TB-free status for over half of the country by 2019. From 6 April 2016, new legislation will require farmers in the Low Risk Area of England to arrange for post–movement testing […]

RORY HAILS FAIR-FUNDING BREAKTHROUGH FOR CUMBRIA’S SCHOOLS

Following a long-running campaign in which he has lobbied government to adopt a fairer funding formula for rural schools, Rory Stewart MP – who is also Minister for Rural Affairs in DEFRA, and a champion for rural-proofing of government policy – has hailed today’s news of a consultation into fairer school-funding as a “significant breakthrough”. […]

RORY PLEDGES TO BUILD ON BEWCASTLE FUND SUCCESS

Rory Stewart MP has visited constituents in Bewcastle to discuss the success of the ‘Bewcastle Fund’, the £10,000 fund donated personally to the community by HRH Prince Charles, to support farmers in the Roadhead area. The local MP has pledged to continue supporting the community in its numerous projects.  Details of the grant, made in […]

RORY CELEBRATES ​HISTORIC ​BRAMPTON REGENERATION

Rory Stewart MP has visited the newly re-opened Post Office, and the new branch of local butcher and grocery store Cranstons, in Brampton in his constituency, celebrating “the exciting regeneration of one of this constituency’s finest historic market ​towns”. Together with local councillor Mike Mitchelson, Rory tour began at the modernised post office branch on Front […]