Local MP Supports Action on Water Quality Wednesday, 17 April, 2024 Mel Stride MP has welcomed the Environment Secretary’s announcement that up to £11 million in water company fines will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund (WRF). Under the WRF, all water company environmental penalties since April 2022 have been ringfenced to directly improve the water environment. The WRF will offer grant funding on a competitive basis to support local groups... Local News
Mel Stride MP welcomes extra £160m to find more children in care a permanent and loving home 23rd March 2022 Mel Stride MP has welcomed plans by the Government to spend an additional £160 million over the next three years to help more vulnerable children in care... Local News
MP urges local take up of spring Covid booster jabs 21st March 2022 The NHS launched its spring Covid-19 booster programme today (21/03/22) and hopes to administer five million top-up vaccinations to those most at risk from the... Local News
Busy on local and international issues 20th March 2022 It has been a busy couple of weeks with late night votes in the Commons, that have gone into the early hours. As chair of the Treasury Select Committee I have... Articles
Devon FSB lobbies MP for small business support 18th March 2022 The Devon Federation of Small Businesses has met with Central Devon MP Mel Stride to discuss issues impacting small business across the county. Mr Stride, who... Local News
MP and councillors lobby NHS Devon over Pathfinder GP Surgery 15th March 2022 Central Devon MP Mel Stride has written to the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group urging them to retain GP provision in Pathfinder Village, within the... Local News
Devon MP chairs parliamentary inquiry into Russia sanctions 11th March 2022 The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, which is chaired by Central Devon MP Mel Stride, kicked-off an inquiry on the effectiveness of economic... Westminster News
MP hears how Edward V could be buried in his constituency in Coldridge 9th March 2022 As an avid historian and qualified tour guide of some of the UK’s most notable landmarks, Central Devon MP Mel Stride was intrigued to say the least as evidence... Local News
MP supports Bovey Tracey care agency's recruitment appeal 7th March 2022 Angel Home Care in Bovey Tracey welcomed Central Devon MP Mel Stride and Teignbridge District Councillor Avril Kerswell recently to discuss local care provision... Local News
Putin must be stopped 4th March 2022 I was in my late twenties when the Soviet Union fell and a new era in Europe began. While the past three decades have not been without conflict, the threat of a... Articles