The Prime Minister has announced that we are boosting schools with a record £14 billion, levelling up per pupil funding across the country so every child in North Cornwall has a world class education. 

An exciting new service model which is being described as a Community Treatment Centre will open its ‘virtual’ doors to its first patients on Friday 23 August 2019. The new service can be accessed by calling 111 and will be available between 10pm and 8am every day.

Over the past week, the Government has announced a series of investments to improve our NHS on the frontline for its staff and patients.

I'd like to thank Cornwall Council's Cabinet for their approval of funding for the Camelford bypass. The £6.5m signed off today is a significant contribution to the total funding of £38m needed to make the project a reality.

The Prime Minister has announced a £1,800,000,000 cash injection for the NHS to ensure frontline services have the funding they need – delivering on his pledge on the steps of Downing Street.

I enjoyed attending Cornwall's first-ever plastics conference, which was hosted by the University of Exeter and Sarah Newton MP.

On Friday I was invited on a tour of DS Smith's packaging plant in Launceston. I was really impressed with what I saw and their plans for reducing waste and replacing plastics.

The Royal Cornwall Show showcases the best of food and farming. It is our county's largest annual event which benefits agriculture, tourism and the economy and I am proud that we get to host it in North Cornwall.

The UK Space Agency and Cornwall Council intend to make available up to £20 million for Spaceport Cornwall and US launch operator Virgin Orbit to develop facilities and operational capabilities that would enable small satellite launch from Cornwall in the early 2020s.

The Camel Estuary has been designated as one of 41 new UK Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date.

•Largest and most sheltered marine inlet on the north Cornwall coast, covering approximately 2 km2.