Support Dr Neil Hudson MP in securing the future of Newton Rigg College

House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee

Parliamentary Committee criticises 'clear dissonance' between plans for UK's greener future and dwindling skills provision

House of Commons

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee

 Evidence Session: Tuesday 23 March 2.30pm

This session will be held virtually and will be available to watch on parliamentlive.tv

In Prime Minister’s Questions today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that he would ‘have a proper conversation’ regarding Newton Rigg College directly with Dr Neil Hudson MP and the Secretary of State for Education.  

Dr Neil Hudson MP writes in the Mail on Sunday of the importance of the UK upholding our high animal welfare and food production standards in future trade deals

A Strategic Review of  Newton Rigg College is to be carried out from July 2020 by the Further Education Commissioner as a direct result of the Save Newton Rigg campaign led by Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border.

Dr Neil Hudson MP for Penrith and The Border this week in Education Questions in the House Commons highlighted the uncertainty facing Newton Rigg College in Penrith and called for support for his campaign to secure a viable future for this vital educational institution.

Dr Neil Hudson MP for Penrith and The Border urges the House of Lords to amend the Agriculture Bill so that animal welfare and farming standards have to be upheld in any future trade deals.

As a vet I am passionate that our high animal welfare & farming standards should be upheld in future trade deals; and as an MP I voted for the Commons EFRA NC 2 amendment to the Agriculture Bill.

Dr Neil Hudson MP supports High Sheriff’s Special Recognition Award

For the BBC Radio Cumbria interview where I explain my position on the Dominic Cummings situation and my campaign to save Newton Rigg College, please click on the following link, where you can hear me at 3:41:30