MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset
The Broadband fiasco is overdue for action. In my opinion CDS (Connecting Devon and Somerset) has done a second rate job of getting the rural parts wired up. I want a full debate in the House and yesterday in these exchanges with the Leader … [Read more...] about Meet Laurel and Hardy
The Rural Payments Agency is not the most popular body among many of my farmers. The systems it operates in order to assess and make Basic Farm Payments has been widely and rightly criticised - but has improved. However some complex … [Read more...] about Rural Payments Agency Hotline
The Office of Communications, watchdog for the industry, has come up with an internet tool to tell you. Naturally you will need access to the internet to use the tool, which might prove to be a severe problem in some parts of this … [Read more...] about How bad is YOUR broadband?
There is nothing wrong with the idea of "Connecting Devon and Somerset". Our rural communities desperately need decent broadband. But CDS has proved remarkably slow to deliver so far. In 2015 they ditched BT, saying the company's bid to … [Read more...] about Failure to connect?
The horror of the floods may seem a distant memory, but the remedial work to stop it happening again has become a constant feature of life. At least we now know exactly what is being done, who is doing it and … [Read more...] about Flood Prevention - the hard work goes on