Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has welcomed today’s figures showing that there are 231,000 more people in work across the South West and 2.7 million more people across the United Kingdom back in work than in 2010, meaning that more families across Taunton Deane have the security of a regular pay packet.
Rebecca Pow MP attended a reception in Westminster recently where the NFU stressed the importance of food security and the need to back British farming following the EU referendum result.
The iconic Wellington Monument stands tall on the Blackdown Hills and is clearly visible from all over the Taunton Deane constituency marking the gateway to the South West.
This week Rebecca Pow MP met with the 9th Duke of Wellington, Charles Wellesley, to discuss the campaign to restore the Wellington Monument, including Rebecca’s Parliamentary petition.
This week, the MP for Wellington, Rebecca Pow asked the Rail Minister, Claire Perry; ‘Does the Minister agree with me that the town of Wellington is an excellent candidate for a new metro rail station?’ Rebecca commented that the recent petition to local residents showed an overwhelming amount of support for the new station and the feasibility study, carried out by Taunton Deane Borough Council, showed an economic benefit to the area.
It is because we are a democracy that we have been able to have our say, on what might be considered the greatest decision of our generation which will have an impact for years to come, a referendum on our EU membership.
