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Richard Foord slams government’s family farm tax following OBR assessment
Shocking figures reveal inheritance tax hike will “barely move the dial” on public finances.
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Richard Foord MP votes for compensation for WASPI women in Eastern Devon
In a vote in Parliament on tuesday, Richard Foord, MP for Honiton & Sidmouth, supported a bill paving the way to give compensation to an estimated 7,150 WASPI women in his constituency.
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Nature is in crisis: Richard Foord MP calls for environment to be at the heart of government work
The MP has declared that the UK’s nature is in crisis and needs urgent action, ahead of a key vote calling on the government to put environmental issues firmly at the heart of its work.
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Richard Foord MP demands more support for struggling local hospices
The MP for Honiton & Sidmouth has called on the government to provide more support for struggling local hospices, during what has become an ongoing traumatic financial period for the organisations.
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Richard Foord MP leads call for improved resilience to protect UK citizens
A Devon MP will lead a debate this afternoon (Tuesday) on the importance of comprehensive government preparedness against a range of pressing threats to the UK.
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Hopes for January decision on Seaton Hospital community business case
A community group working to save an East Devon community hospital wing from demolition, is hoping to have an answer to its business plan next month.
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Richard Foord MP calls for transparent monitoring of sewage spills
Richard Foord, MP for Honiton & Sidmouth, has called for clarity over sewage spills, following discharges into the East Devon coast.
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Richard Foord calls for energy bills to be frozen and Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated after energy price rise
Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton & Sidmouth, Richard Foord, has called on the government to freeze energy bills following Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will rise again in January.
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Richard Foord MP calls for urgent plan to fix South West “dental desert”
Richard Foord is calling for an urgent plan to boost the numbers of NHS dentists across the region, at a debate held in Parliament on 12th November.
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Hundreds of farms across mid and east Devon could be hit by new “family farm tax"
LAST week in parliament, local MP, Richard Foord, spoke against a new “family farm tax” that the Government says could affect more than 250 farms across mid and east Devon.
