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
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 5th January 2017 2017 will be dominated by two international processes: The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House and the triggering of Article 50. Arguably it is the... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 29th December 2016 In this New Year’s column last year, I made a few predictions for what might happen in 2016. The local ones went ok: I said we’d get to 90% superfast broadband... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 22nd December 2016 This weekend, as you close the door after the last trip to the shops, poor a glass of wine and plonk yourself on the sofa knowing that Christmas can now really... Local News
TELEGRAPH: Letter 21st December 2016 Published in the Telegraph on 21st December 2016: SIR – This year’s tight electricity margin follows a similar situation last year. National Grid has said that... Local News
MP speaks in Neighbourhood Planning Bill debate 19th December 2016 James Heappey MP intervened in a debate on Neighbourhood Planning last week. Mr Heappey said: “I intervened a couple of times in the debate on Neighbourhood... Local News
MP Writes For House Magazine On Carbon Emissions And Heating 16th December 2016 James Heappey MP co-authored an article for The House Magazine with Alan Whitehead MP and Callum McCaig MP on the ways in which we can reduce greenhouse gas... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 15th December 2016 For all the jobs that have been created locally, we are still not attracting enough working age people to come and settle in our area. The result is an ageing... Local News
