Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat MP, for St Austell & Newquay has welcomed over £1million in funding for six schools in his constituency as part of package of school improvements that have been announced by the Government.

Stephen Gilbert, Newquay MP and Liberal Democrat, has slammed Cornwall Council’s plans to charge surf schools for access to beaches in Cornwall saying that the idea is “totally bonkers, not workable, very possibly not even legal and would be a total wipe out for many local businesses”.

Local Lib Dem MP, Stephen Gilbert, has welcomed today’s announcement of £150,000 of new funding to promote and develop the Cornish language. The grant to the Cornish Language Partnership follows £500,000 of government investment since 2010.

Commenting on the news that Western Greyhound will cease to trade, St Austell & Newquay MP Stephen Gilbert said:

“As well as being a real blow for the hundred people who are losing their jobs, this news will leave thousands of people who depend on the bus to get to work, to get to the Doctors, or to get to the shops, very worried about how they will manage.  The most pressing issue is to find an alternative for these vital community bus routes and to ensure the staff have the support they need at this most difficult time.  I will be working with Cornwall Council and the local bus companies to do everything I can to reduce the impact on our communities and to restore a reliable service as soon as possible.”

Stephen Gilbert has announced his first pledge for the 2015 General Election campaign: to fight for a cut (from 20% to 5%) on VAT for the tourism industry, a move which would boost St Austell & Newquay’s economy by £10.7million.

Following an intervention from local MP Stephen Gilbert, the Care and Quality Commission (CQC) are taking action to improve standards at Penberthy Residential Home in Newquay.

On the day that the Coalition Government's flagship Enterprise Zone programme hits the 15,500 jobs landmark, St Austell & Newquay MP Stephen Gilbert praises Lib Dem ministers for delivering a boost to the local economy.

Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, today visited Newquay Tretherras to announce the Government’s commitment to rebuild the school’s 1950s classroom block.

The funding is part of the ‘Priority Schools Building Programme’, which has been spearheaded by Liberal Democrats in Government, and follows months of lobbying from constituency MP, Stephen Gilbert, for Tretherras to be included in the grant allocation.

Newquay’s local MP, Stephen Gilbert, has written to the Chairman of the Helmsley Group to demand a meeting about the group’s plans for the site of the former Fistral Bay Hotel in Pentire.

St Austell’s MP, Stephen Gilbert, has welcomed the publication of the results from the St Austell Retail Survey.