Stephen Gilbert MP

St Austell's MP, Stephen Gilbert, has met with the developers behind the Beach Project at Carlyon Bay and raised concerns of access, safety on the site, cleanliness of the beach and the timescale for the development to be completed - during the discussions Mr Gilbert secured a spring clean on the beach.

The Crime Prevention Minister, Jeremy Browne MP, visited Newquay this week to hear about the work of the Newquay Safe project in tackling anti social behaviour in the town. The Liberal Democrat Minister was joined by Newquay's MP, Stephen Gilbert, and met with representatives of the project to hear about the work they are doing that has helped to see a reduction in criminal damage, violence and anti social behaviour in one of Cornwall's key seaside towns.

St Mewan School pupils got the chance to quiz their local MP, Stephen Gilbert, during a trip to Parliament this week.

Stephen Gilbert MP said, "It's always great when one of my local schools takes the chance to come to Parliament, to have a look around and to better understand the place and the way it works and I am delighted that St Mewan had the chance to do so again this year."

Thanks to Liberal Democrats, almost 1,000 of the poorest toddlers in Cornwall will benefit from 15 hours free childcare a week from this September, an investment of £2,764 per child.

This is in addition to the £100m investment in capital spending for additional nursery places announced by Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minster, Nick Clegg, last year.

Cornwall Liberal Democrats are celebrating a boost to sport for young people as Cornish schools are set to receive around £2,034,000 as part of the Coalition Government's schools sport fund.

The money will be awarded in September to improve the quality of sport provision in every state primary school and to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by inspiring young people to enjoy sport from an early age.

A new report by the British Hospitality Association has revealed that the Hospitality industry accounts for 7,600 (18.3%) of all jobs in St Austell & Newquay, placing the mid-Cornwall constituency at 7^th in the UK for the industry's total share of employment.

Across the UK, the industry accounts for 8.4% of all jobs, ranking it fourth behind business, retail and health & social. The report goes on to highlight the challenges that the industry faces and the steps the government should take to further enhance Britain's vital hospitality industry.

Stephen Gilbert MP has said that the "clock is ticking" and that thousands of people and businesses in Cornwall may soon no longer be able to access flood insurance and called on the Government to "get a move on" in reaching a deal with the insurance industry that means flood insurance remains available and affordable.

Stephen Gilbert, St Austell's local MP, attended a Good Friday of activities comprising an Easter Egg Hunt and Mad Hatters Tea Party organised by the Poltair Residents Association.

More than 100 children and parents took part in the day which began with an easter egg hunt around Lostwood Community Garden, and was followed by a Mad Hatters Tea Party with Rainbow The Clown providing party games and arranging the egg & spoon races and the fancy dress competitions.

Commenting on the news that the renegotiation of the Great Western Mainline Franchise will be delayed until July 2016, Stephen Gilbert MP has called on the Government to work with Network Rail and First Great Western to deliver investment into the regional rail network sooner rather than later.

Mr Gilbert told the House of Commons that the Great Western Mainline had "old trains, with no wi-fi and often with no food, running between run-down stations", adding that both commuters in the region and visitors "would like to see average speed rail, let alone high speed rail".

Stephen Gilbert, the MP for St Austell, has called on the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, the Minister responsible for Government spending, to look at the millions of pounds of savings that could be made if Cornwall moves away from an incineration policy.

Speaking in the House of Commons in the Adjournment Debate before Parliament rose for Easter, Mr Gilbert quoted the recent Eunomia report that suggested the Cornwall Council could make £320 million of savings over the contract period by looking at alternatives to incineration.