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 for Penrith and The Border has joined Huw Merriman MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee, and 130 MPs in an application for a Commons Debate on job losses across the aviation sector. This cross party application has been successful in securing a debating slot.
We have received a response from the Department for Transport regarding the bid that four Cumbrian MPs submitted to the Department to reinstate the Penrith to Keswick railway line.
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
Dr Neil Hudson MP writes to students and staff of Newton Rigg emphasising his support and encouraging them to stay strong and continue with his campaign to save the College
This is hugely disappointing news for the students and staff of Newton Rigg. I have been and continue to work hard to secure a future for this valuable and important college. I have held meetings with stakeholders, ministers, the FE Commissioner’s Office and Askham Bryan.
Companies in Penrith and The Border can now apply for a convertible loan of between £125,000 and £5 million, to support continued growth and innovation in sectors as diverse as technology, life sciences and the creative industries.
Dr Neil Hudson MP for Penrith and The Border spoke in the Agriculture Bill debate this week in Parliament and voted for an important amendment on farming and welfare standards.
