James Heappey hosts RPA Roundtable for farmers in Wells Tuesday, 7 May, 2024 Wells MP James Heappey hosted a roundtable in the city with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), to allow farmers to find out more about support available, and future policy plans in relation to the farming industry. More than 20 farmers attended the event, with presentations from the RPA, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and further representatives from the Department of Environment, Food and... Local News
Wells MP meets young climate activists 7th February 2020 Wells MP James Heappey met with young climate activists last week, engaging in an informative conversation about climate change. The students from The Blue... Local News
James Heappey MP praises ‘fantastic growth’ of Burnham-on-Sea charity 7th February 2020 Burnham-on-Sea MP James Heappey visited ‘brilliant’ local charity In Charley’s Memory and heard all about its growth over the past five years. Mr Heappey spoke... Local News
James Heappey Weekly Column 7th February 2020 Earlier this week, the launch event for COP26 – which takes place in Glasgow later this year – showcased this Government’s commitment to tackling climate change... Local News
James Heappey Weekly Column 30th January 2020 When I was re-elected as your MP on December 13th, I set out several priorities which I believe to be of the upmost importance. One of those was the mental... Local News
James Heappey MP welcomes additional half a million pounds to tackle rough sleeping in Somerset 29th January 2020 Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the ‘crucial’ news that Mendip and Sedgemoor District Councils have been allocated a combined total of more than half a... Local News
James Heappey Weekly Column 27th January 2020 This week in Parliament, the Direct Payments to Farmers Bill has been debated and I wanted to mention the significance of this in my column. Representing a... Local News
James Heappey welcomes award-winning constituent to Parliament 14th January 2020 Burnham and Highbridge MP James Heappey welcomed the Prime Minister's Points of Light winner Lyra Cole to Parliament to receive her award following her amazing... Local News
James Heappey Weekly Column 13th January 2020 I hope that after the political tumult of the last year or so, you have enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing Christmas. Before writing today’s column I had a quick... Local News
James Heappey MP appointed Minister for Defence Procurement 16th December 2019 Wells MP James Heappey has been appointed Minister for Defence Procurement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. James served in the Army reaching the rank of Major... Local News
