News - Andrew Percy MP

APPG on ScottishPower Cashback Mis-selling Publishes Report

Apr 20, 2016

Andrew, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ScottishPower’s Cashback Mis-selling, joined members of the APPG this morning for the official launch of their report into this scandal. The Group was formed to investigate a mis-selling scandal on warranty goods involving ScottishPower. The Group have been taking evidence over the past few months on how 625,000 UK customers, around 1% of the population, lost out collectively on more than £75 million! The APPG held an evidence sessio...

New Winterton Children’s Centre

Apr 19, 2016

Andrew is delighted that £30,000 of funding has been secured for a new Children's Centre in Winterton. The new facility will be located in the library building, once work is completed on the new library and gym building set to be located at the Winterton Rangers site. The new provision will continue to work closely with both the infant and junior schools that are also located on West Street in the town. Work on the centre will start in August with a formal opening due in the autumn. Andrew comme...

Andrew Welcomes North Lincs Young Mayor and Youth Parliament to Westminster

Apr 18, 2016

Last week Andrew welcomed North Lincolnshire’s Young Mayor and members of the area’s Youth Parliament to Westminster. Andrew says, “It was great to have everyone down for a tour and a chat. We discussed a range of topics, from local to national issues, and I was really impressed by their enthusiasm. It’s fantastic that we have roles such as Young Mayor and if anyone is interested I would certainly encourage them to get in contact to discuss how they can get involved locally.” You can find more i...

Scunthorpe Telegraph Column - April 2016

Apr 15, 2016

So British Steel is returning! I think we can all agree that the deal announced this weekend between Greybull and Tata is to be welcomed. Whilst there are still some hoops to be gone through before the deal is finalised, it does look as though the site is going to be secured and the high quality steel produced at Scunthorpe will continue. This is of relief to everybody locally, especially to workers and their families who have endured months of uncertainty. Martin Vickers MP and I met with Greyb...

Andrew Leads Trade Deal Mission to Washington

Apr 13, 2016

Andrew recently led a cross-party delegation of Labour, Conservative and minor party MPs and Peers to Washington to discuss the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated between the EU and the US. The two day mission included meetings with the British Ambassador, EU mission, US trade negotiators, US Trade Unions, business groups, the Department of Commerce, US agricultural representatives and more. If signed TTIP would remove trade barriers and tariffs between the US...

Scunthorpe Steel Works Agreement

Apr 11, 2016

Andrew has welcomed today’s joint announcement by Tata Steel UK Limited and Greybull Capital LLP regarding the future of Scunthorpe steel works. An agreement has been signed for Tata Steel UK Limited to sell its Long Products Europe business to the family investment office, Greybull Capital. The sale for a nominal consideration, would be in exchange for Greybull Capital taking on the whole of the business, including assets and relevant liabilities, and securing an appropriate funding package. Th...

Andrew Welcomes Funding to Fix Potholes

Apr 08, 2016

Andrew has welcomed the announcement that Councils across Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire will receive £1.2 million to tackle potholes on the region’s roads over the next 12 months. The funding comes from the £250 million Pothole Action Fund created by the Conservative Government, which is estimated to fix over four million potholes by 2020/21. East Riding Council is expected to receive £690,000 and North Lincolnshire Council is set to receive £318,000. The funding will help repair around 23...

Imagination Library Continues to Grow

Apr 05, 2016

Andrew has welcomed the latest registration numbers for the North Lincolnshire Imagination Library which show over 11,000 children currently registered. The scheme, which is available for children aged 0-5 and provides a free, age appropriate book each month, covers the whole of North Lincolnshire. Over 80% of children in each locality are currently registered, with an impressive 92% of children on the Isle signed up and receiving these books! Whilst the Imagination Library continues to grow wit...

Scunthorpe Steel Update

Mar 31, 2016

A number of people have been asking about the future of Scunthorpe steel works following the recent announcement by Tata on the future of their UK operations. As many of you will be aware, I have been working closely with everyone involved; including Tata, the Council, Ministers and local MPs etc, to support workers and the future of this site. This latest announcement, however, does not relate to Scunthorpe, which Tata had already decided to sell. Ministers have made clear that all options rema...

Flood Re Launches April 2016

Mar 29, 2016

Andrew is raising awareness of the new flood insurance scheme, Flood Re, which launches next week. Flood Re, which goes live on April 4th 2016, is not a home insurer itself but will work behind the scenes with existing insurance companies so that people who own and live in properties that are most likely to flood can shop around more easily to find policies with more affordable premiums and excesses. Andrew says, “After a long time, and a lot of work behind the scenes, we are now only one week a...