https://www.neilparish.co.uk/ en https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-gets-apology-broadband-minister-about-delays Neil led a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons this week to discuss the rollout of broadband in Devon & Somerset.  MPs from across Devon and Somerset spoke in the debate about the importance of broadband connections for their constituents and were able to put on record their… Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-gets-apology-broadband-minister-about-delays https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-welcomes-government-action-bills-and-school-meals Following a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford MBE and a Commons vote on Free School Meals, the Government has put more money into support for food and bills during Covid-19. Last month, Neil signed a cross-party letter to the Education Secretary, called on the Government to extend Free School… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-welcomes-government-action-bills-and-school-meals https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-succeeds-getting-stronger-protections-farmers-and-high-standards-agriculture-bill-and The Government has now amended both the Agriculture Bill and Trade Bill to strengthen scrutiny and help protect farmers in trade deals.  After a long campaign in Parliament, led by Neil Parish, as Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, the Government agreed to amend the… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-succeeds-getting-stronger-protections-farmers-and-high-standards-agriculture-bill-and https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-government-extend-free-school-meals Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton & Honiton, called on Ministers to change their policy on Free School Meals.  In an Opposition Day motion which called on the Government to extend the Free School Meal system until Easter 2021, Neil abstained to demonstrate his dissatisfaction with the Government… Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-government-extend-free-school-meals https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-stronger-action-climate-change-ahead-glasgow-summit Neil Parish MP calls for stronger action on climate change ahead of Glasgow summit.  Neil has urged Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and COP President, Alok Sharma MP, to continue to prioritise action on climate change ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Summit (COP26),… Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-stronger-action-climate-change-ahead-glasgow-summit https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-parish-mp-welcomes-dcms-heritage-support-funding-tiverton-and-honiton DCMS awards £630,020 of support funding for heritage organisations within Tiverton and Honiton Neil Parish MP has congratulated local heritages organisations on their successful bids for support funding through the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, provided by the Department for Digital, Culture… Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-parish-mp-welcomes-dcms-heritage-support-funding-tiverton-and-honiton https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-speaks-fisheries-bill Neil spoke in the Fisheries Bill upon the return of MPs to Parliament following the summer recess.  In the Second Reading of the Bill in the Commons, Neil spoke about the need to create a more flexible system for the whole of the UK, similar to that of Norway, where areas can be shut down quickly… Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-speaks-fisheries-bill https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-visits-axminster-carpets-promotes-help-british-wool-farmers On Saturday, Neil Parish MP visited Axminster Carpets in his constituency.   The historic Axminster company and Royal Warrant holder is under new ownership, trading throughout Covid-19.  Neil, on his visit, talked about the situation facing British wool and farmers who have been struggling to sell… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-visits-axminster-carpets-promotes-help-british-wool-farmers https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-parish-mp-welcomes-reopening-hospitality-and-tourism-sectors Neil Parish welcomes the cautious easing of lockdown restrictions and the reopening of hospitality and tourism businesses. From July 4th, pubs and restaurants, as well as tourism businesses and some attractions will be allowed to reopen- providing they strictly adhere to Covid-19 guidelines. Neil… Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-parish-mp-welcomes-reopening-hospitality-and-tourism-sectors https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-bbc-chiefs-save-regional-politics-programmes On Monday 22 June, Neil held an adjournment debate in the House of Commons which called on BBC chiefs to save regional politics programmes.  Under a new review of English programming, staples of current affairs broadcasting like 'Inside Out' and the 'Sunday Politics' shows are under threat. The… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0100 https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/neil-calls-bbc-chiefs-save-regional-politics-programmes