Welcome to Truro and Falmouth Constituency Labour Party
Quick Actions
Latest News
Stop Ticket Office Closures
6th September at 6pm Rally at Truro Train Station to Support the Campaign to Protect…
8,200 Truro & Falmouth families hit by Tory mortgage penalty
Families face annual mortgage payment increase of £3500 this year under the Conservatives. Labour analysis…
Labour candidate Jayne Kirkham raises plight of Fal oyster fisheries
Jayne Kirkham is to speak to South West Water to discuss the latest threat to…
Moresk & Trehaverne candidate Sara Barnicoat
Moresk & Trehaverne by-election Thursday 22nd June Labour candidate Sara Barnicoat Born in Penzance, educated…
Cornwall’s Labour candidates pushing for extensive new housing powers from the next Labour government
The Labour Party Parliamentary Candidates, Jayne Kirkham in Truro and Falmouth, and Perran Moon in…
Labour calls for urgent action to address the Cornish housing crisis
While Cornwall suffers a crippling housing crisis affecting almost every aspect of local communities, the Conservative Government’s answer is to launch a limited consultation on planning permission. The proposal highlights just how out of touch the Conservatives are on one of the most pressing crises facing Cornwall. The Conservative Government…
Read more →
Labour Party MPs meet local Cornish business leaders
Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Parliamentary Select Committee, Labour’s Darren Jones MP, was in Truro on Thursday to listen to a group of Cornwall’s business leaders and attend a fundraising event in Redruth in the evening. Darren Jones was joined at the business meeting by Kerry McCarthy…
Read more →
Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary for Health & Social Care, visits Cornwall
Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary for Health & Social Care, visited Cornwall today. He was accompanied by Labour’s Parliamentary Candidates Perran Moon and Jayne Kirkham on a visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske, where he spoke to staff in the emergency and maternity wards about the immense pressures they…
Read more →
Jayne Kirkham MP – Latest Parliamentary Activity
See how our fantastic new Labour MP is representing you in parliament!
Cervical Cancer: Screening
Department of Health and Social Care
Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the intervals between cervical screenings on instances of cervical cancer.
Read more →
Cervical Cancer: Screening
Department of Health and Social Care
Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase rates of cervical screening amongst women from (a) deprived areas, (b) ethnic minority backgrounds...
Read more →
Topical Questions
Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
The “New life for city buildings” project in Truro is breathing new life into empty high street buildings and redeveloping them. I would love for the Minister to be able to see this...
Read more →
Agriculture: Subsidies
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a replacement to the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme.
Read more →
Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers
Westminster Hall debates
I agree that these things should be dealt with as swiftly as possible and that it is not just about current personnel and veterans but people who may be affected in the future. Military personnel...
Read more →
Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers
Westminster Hall debates
I agree with the hon. Member that all manner of injuries may have occurred due to people’s military service. It is important that every single one is investigated to check if there is a...
Read more →
Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers
Westminster Hall debates
I thank the hon. Member. He is correct that some cancers can take a long time to manifest. Personnel, veterans and those around them in their communities have to be aware that this could show...
Read more →
Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers
Westminster Hall debates
I agree absolutely. The health of our serving personnel is and always must be paramount. I will move on to previous cases shortly. I know of 180 cases with solicitors of crew working on military...
Read more →
Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers
Westminster Hall debates
I beg to move, That this House has considered military helicopters and blood cancers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I am here because of someone who joined the...
Read more →
Pension Schemes Bill
Commons debates
Having been lucky enough to chair a local government pension scheme committee and sit on a pool oversight board—purely because I was the only person left on the committee after the...
Read more →
Pension Schemes Bill
Commons debates
Does my hon. Friend agree that it is good that, in the local government pension scheme, representatives of both employers and employees can sit on the pension committees, and that we often have...
Read more →
Fisheries
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) incentivise the adoption of (i) lower impact and (ii) highly selective...
Read more →
Qualifying Period for Settlement: Impact on NHS Staffing
Home Department
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
I have been contacted by constituents working in health and social care in Truro and Falmouth who are concerned about the proposed changes to the standard qualifying period. Dr Mohamed Abdelazim...
Read more →
Qualifying Period for Settlement: Impact on NHS Staffing
Home Department
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the proposed increase to the standard qualifying period for settlement on NHS staffing levels.
Read more →
NHS 10-Year Plan
Commons debates
The Secretary of State mentioned community health teams in Cornwall taking services directly to people, even in their homes. I am so pleased with the focus on how to deliver healthcare in...
Read more →
Business of the House
Commons debates
Falmouth, a densely populated area on a peninsula, lost its swimming pool in 2022, when the Conservative council allowed the contractors to close it for financial reasons, and schools in Falmouth...
Read more →
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Church Commissioners
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
I have been visiting places of worship in my constituency, including St Probus and St Grace church, with the tallest church tower in Cornwall, and St Gerrans church, with its distinctive tower...
Read more →
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Church Commissioners
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
What steps the Church plans to take to support listed places of worship with repairs and renovations after the conclusion of the listed places of worship grant scheme.
Read more →
Economic Growth: Rural Areas
Treasury
Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons
As one of the most deprived regions of northern Europe, Cornwall benefited from objective 1 structural and sustained prosperity fund funding. Can the Minister confirm that, under this Government,...
Read more →
Hospitality Sector - [Dawn Butler in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
I think that the right hon. Gentleman may not have heard that I said in my speech that, on the zero-hours contract provisions in the Employment Rights Bill, there is a choice. If the employee...
Read more →