MP for Newquay

Steve Double

Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay ( 8 May 2015 – current)

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Treasury: Tax Policies: Impact on Living Standards (19 Mar 2024)

Steve Double: ...my hon. Friend confirm that, following the 4p cut in national insurance that the Chancellor has introduced, the tax take on workers will be the lowest it has been for 50 years? In St Austell and Newquay, two people in a household on average incomes will be paying £1,800 less this coming year than they did last year.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (14 Mar 2024)

Mark Spencer: ...to offer funding to help those most affected. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaign and that of my hon. Friends the Members for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) and for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) in raising the issues. We are helping those fishermen through the fisheries and seafood scheme, as well as with a new scientific study, but the Secretary of State and I are...

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) Bill (13 Mar 2024)

Nigel Huddleston: ...,400 in 2024-25 will pay over £1,500 less in personal taxes than they would have done if the thresholds had just increased in line with inflation. As my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) pointed out very well, in contrast to the comments of the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn, we have reduced the amount of tax paid by increasing the threshold from...

Zero Total Allowable Catch: Pollack (11 Mar 2024)

Mark Spencer: I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double), not only for tonight’s debate but for the work he continues to do to support his constituents. I also put on record my recognition of the efforts of my hon. Friends the Members for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) and for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray), who have been equally tenacious in their...

Zero Total Allowable Catch: Pollack (11 Mar 2024)

Mark Spencer: I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double), not only for tonight’s debate but for the work he continues to do to support his constituents. I also put on record my recognition of the efforts of my hon. Friends the Members for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) and for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray), who have been equally tenacious in their...

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Cherilyn Mackrory: ..., I was very proud to have had mine; I will come to why in a moment. The Chancellor mentioned not only me but my constituency neighbour. To my knowledge, Labour cares so little for St Austell and Newquay that it has yet to select a candidate. The hon. Gentleman’s trope about marginal constituencies is somewhat off the mark. I start by thanking the Chancellor for his Budget statement last...

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Cherilyn Mackrory: ..., I was very proud to have had mine; I will come to why in a moment. The Chancellor mentioned not only me but my constituency neighbour. To my knowledge, Labour cares so little for St Austell and Newquay that it has yet to select a candidate. The hon. Gentleman’s trope about marginal constituencies is somewhat off the mark. I start by thanking the Chancellor for his Budget statement last...

5. 90-second Statements ( 6 Mar 2024)

Cefin Campbell: ...and West Wales is, of course, a coastal one, and between Burry Port in the south and Porth Dinllaen in the north, there are 16 lifeboat stations in the region. Every week, from Tenby to Fishguard, Newquay to Borth, and Aberdyfi to Abersoch, hundreds of volunteers give up their time freely to train to save lives at sea. When their pagers go off, even in the middle of the night or the dead...

Ways and Means - Financial Statement and Budget Report ( 6 Mar 2024)

Jeremy Hunt: ...of over £4.5 billion across the forecast period. Next, I turn to property taxation. In recent months, following tenacious representation from my hon. Friends the Members for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double), for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken), for Torbay (Kevin Foster) and for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory), I have been...

Educational Attainment of Boys — [Ian Paisley in the Chair] ( 5 Mar 2024)

David Johnston: ...as high as non-free school meal children. I know that the issue of white working- class boys is something he has spoken about many times, as have my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett). I was on the Education Select Committee when it did its report on the attainment of white...

Farming ( 4 Mar 2024)

Jim Shannon: ...of farmers in Northern Ireland from being able to develop and modernise sustainably so that they can reduce emissions further. The farmers want to do that. The hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) clearly outlined the importance of farmers and what they want to do, but they want to commit themselves to the environmental issues as well. He is absolutely right, but there...

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill (23 Feb 2024)

Cherilyn Mackrory: ...other things on boats. All that is happening as part of the space industry, which is not just about launching rockets into space, and it is vital. My hon. Friend the Member for Woking mentioned the Newquay spaceport. That was 10 years of work. I again pay tribute to Melissa Quinn, who spearheaded much of that project. Despite what people have said in the press, the Newquay spaceport was a...

Local Government Finance ( 7 Feb 2024)

Simon Hoare: ...helpful”. My hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) called me “the great rural tsar” and a “knight in shining armour”. And my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) called me a “warrior” for rural councils. I am grateful for those comments, and I look forward to their being carved into my headstone in due course.

Police Grant Report ( 7 Feb 2024)

Laura Farris: ...across all 43 forces in England and Wales by April of this year. I will now address some of the points that were made by hon. Members, starting with my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double). First, he is correct, and it is good to see, that police numbers in his constituency have risen: they are north of 3,650 in Devon and Cornwall. He is also right to mention...

Tri-service Safety Officers: Devon and Cornwall ( 5 Feb 2024)

Chris Philp: Let me start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this evening’s Adjournment debate, which has come slightly earlier than we would normally expect. He has done a very good job of explaining the benefits of tri-service safety officers in Devon and Cornwall, who set an example that, as he said, the rest of the country can follow....

Business of the House ( 1 Feb 2024)

Steve Double: Happy birthday, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have the great honour to represent a large number of fishermen who operate under-10 metre fishing vessels out of the harbours of Mevagissey, Newquay and Fowey. Those vessels play an important role in providing high-quality fish for the UK and for export in the most sustainable way. They are an important part of the local economy and of the social and...

Hospitality Sector: Fiscal Support — [Hannah Bardell in the Chair] (31 Jan 2024)

Nigel Huddleston: ...requests comes at a cost: either other people would pay more tax or spending would be reduced somewhere else. We absolutely hear the requests, but as my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) pointed out, over the past few years—certainly during the pandemic—the Government have recognised how vital the sector is and have been absolutely committed to it. It...

Media Bill: New Clause 3 - Consultation on section 50 (30 Jan 2024)

Julia Lopez: ...that, but to have the discussions with Scottish sporting bodies as to whether that is actually something they want. I will finish by responding to my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double). I am glad to say that culture and heritage are directly addressed in the updated public service remit for television. Ofcom is therefore required to ensure that public service...

Miscellaneous (23 Jan 2024)

David Johnston: ..., which we are funding in 2,700 schools. Many schools already had a breakfast club, of course, and have had for some time, but we are funding 2,700. My hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) raised the issue of fixed penalty notices. Our guidance is clear that there should be a “support first” approach, but penalties are there to prevent court action from...

Public Services in Cornwall: Funding (15 Jan 2024)

Gareth Davies: I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing the debate. He is undoubtedly a strong advocate for his corner of the country and for his constituents. I can think of few greater champions for Cornwall, or for the funding of public services there, than him and my hon. Friends the Members for St Ives (Derek Thomas) and for Truro and Falmouth...


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