Education and Training Mel has been one of the leading campaigners for more education funding for Devon for over a decade. Working alongside other MPs and campaigners he helped to...
Health and Social Care Mel cares deeply about our NHS and the principle of universal healthcare, free at the point of use, to those in need. In 2018 as a treasury minister Mel helped...
Business and Economy Mel's background is in entrepreneurship - he started his own business from scratch and grew it for 20 years both in the UK and abroad before being elected to...
Environment The need to protect our environment for future generations was one of the reasons Mel got into politics in the first place. Before he was elected to Parliament...
Farming Central Devon is one of the most rural constituencies in England and Mel has been a strong voice for our farming industry. He led legislation that introduced up...
Housing Wages in Devon are below the national average but house prices here are higher than the national average. As a result, many families struggle to make their way...
Post Offices Central Devon has the third most post offices of any constituency in the UK and one of Mel's top priorities as an MP has been to keep them open and, where...
Transport In November 2020 the Government included an Okehampton to Exeter (via Crediton) rail service in its National Infrastructure Strategy (click here for more...
