Neil Parish MP

Neil Parish urges Government to reconsider proposals for Legal Aid reform in Devon and Cornwall

Admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:01:00 +0100

Neil Parish broadly supports the Government’s proposals to reduce the costs of legal aid, but urges further consultation on proposals for a single contract covering Devon and Cornwall. read more »

Neil Parish welcomes infrastructure spending announcements

Admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0100

Neil Parish welcomes Chancellor’s announcement of infrastructure spending and calls for new school buildings. read more »

MP leads debate on carbon footprint of the cattle and sheep sector

Admin — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0100

Neil Parish leads a Parliamentary debate on the methodologies currently used to calculate the carbon footprint of the cattle and sheep sector in the UK and how to help the sector meet the twin challenges of sustainable food production and of reducing the environmental impact. read more »

Neil Parish welcomes Owen Paterson's speech on GM

Admin — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:49:41 +0100

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has welcomed a speech made by The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in which he makes the case for Genetically Modified (GM) food technology and for an open science-led approach to food security. read more »

Neil Parish outlines his concerns about EU proposals for a Financial Transaction Tax

Admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0100

Speaking during a debate on EU proposals for a Financial Transaction Tax, Neil Parish raises concerns that this tax would damage the City of London as an attractive location for financial institutions. read more »

Neil Parish calls for dog control legislation to be effective and enforceable

Admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:43:49 +0100

Speaking in a debate on dog control and welfare, Neil Parish calls on the Government to ensure that the legislation is effective and enforceable and that microchipping is done well so that tracking owners can be done quickly.

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Neil Parish MP does the ‘Kitchen Check’

Admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:34 +0100

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, attended a recent Food Standards Agency reception and is pictured here getting to grips with the Agency’s Food Safety Week ‘Kitchen Check’. read more »

Neil Parish MP launches livestock carbon footprint report in Parliament

Admin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:30:24 +0100

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb, has marked the launch of the Group’s report into “The carbon footprint of the beef cattle and sheep sector” with an event held in Parliament on the 6th June and attended by MPs, Lords and representatives from EBLEX, the organisation for beef and lamb levy payers in England. read more »

Neil Parish backs MP South West Renewable Energy Manifesto

Admin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:28:42 +0100

Neil Parish MP today demonstrated his commitment to the development of a world-leading renewable energy industry in Tiverton, Honiton and the wider south west, by signing up to the UK’s first regional renewable energy manifesto at House of Commons. read more »

Neil Parish MP reminds locals to get chipping and checking as research highlights lack of awareness of new compulsory microchipp

Admin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:06:31 +0100

Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Parish joined forces with the Kennel Club for National Microchipping Month to spread the word about the forthcoming compulsory microchipping regulation due to come into force in England in April 2016. read more »