News - Andrew Percy MP

Tom Pudding Way Named in Goole

Feb 09, 2016

On Friday Andrew welcomed James Wharton MP, Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse, to Goole for the official naming of Tom Pudding Way at the business development site, Goole 36. Goole 36, previously called Capitol Park, is a strategically located development site in Goole, offering around 100 acres (40.46 hectares) of prime development land just off junction 36 of the M62 motorway. Andrew says, “James kindly agreed to officially name and unveil the new signs for Tom Pudding Way ...

Andrew Signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment

Feb 08, 2016

Andrew signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people. Wednesday 27th January marked the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history. Thousands of commemorative events have been arranged by ...

Andrew Chairs Cross-Party Investigation into ScottishPower Cashback Scandal

Feb 05, 2016

On Wednesday Andrew chaired an evidence session for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ScottishPower’s Cashback Mis-Selling. The cross-party group of MPs was formed to investigate a £75m mis-selling scandal involving a ScottishPower cashback scheme. PowerPlan Company Ltd was set up by ScottishPower to issue warranties on white/brown goods (such as TVs, fridges, cookers, etc.) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Cashback warranties were sold on these goods, meaning that if you didn’t clai...

Work Starts on New Cycle Link in Goole

Feb 04, 2016

Andrew has welcomed the start of works on the new cycle link in Goole, which will connect the town centre and Old Goole. The new cycle link will run south from the Boothferry Road area of Goole town centre, with new off-road, shared-use footway/cycleway constructed along both sides of Stanhope Street and on the west side of Coronation Street. Existing footways will be widened to provide a continuous off-road path along the east side of Lower Bridge Street to the signalised junction with Normandy...

Andrew Meets Minister in Continued Campaign on Humber Flood Defences

Feb 03, 2016

Andrew is continuing his campaign for local flood defence improvements and joined fellow MPs from across the Humber region in a meeting with floods Minister, Rory Stewart MP, to press for this. During the meeting the Humber Strategy was discussed – which plans for current and predicted flood risk in and around the Humber – as well as how best to protect local residents. Andrew reports, “This meeting was part of our ongoing campaign for increased investment in local flood defences and improvement...

River Ancholme Trail Progresses

Feb 01, 2016

Andrew is delighted to report that The Ancholme River Trail has progressed to the next stage, with the trail now going as far as Broughton Bridge. The trail surface is made up of a hardcore ballast and a finer crushed stone topping, making it very durable. Andrew reports, "We promised to progress this scheme for residents and we are proud to be making good on yet another election pledge. This trail is all part of our commitment to improve local leisure opportunities. The next stage includes prop...

Andrew Welcomes New £800,000 Sports Facility for South Axholme Academy and Epworth Town Colts

Jan 29, 2016

Grassroots sport in the Isle of Axholme is set to benefit from a major boost following the news that Isle Education Trust in conjunction with Epworth Town Colts AFC and North Lincolnshire Council have started work on the new third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch (AGP) and changing room pavilion at South Axholme Academy. The project has been made possible thanks to a grant of £450,000 from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund and over £175,000 from North Lincolnshire Council. Fu...

Andrew Helps Secure Thousands of Pounds for Local Schemes

Jan 27, 2016

Andrew is delighted that he has been able to help community groups from across the constituency to raise thousands of pounds for projects in our area since he launched a bid-writing service for local groups. Andrew and his staff have been able to help secure almost £225,000 specifically for community projects. This is separate to the tens of millions that Andrew has secured from central Government and local Councils for investment and infrastructure projects. These community projects across the ...

Andrew Talks Politics at The Vale Academy

Jan 26, 2016

Last week, Andrew visited The Vale Academy in Brigg to talk to year 10 students about Parliament and British Politics. Andrew says, “I really enjoy these trips back to the classroom to talk to pupils about current and past politics. The pupils at The Vale certainly didn’t disappoint and I received a very warm welcome. We covered a wide range of topics with some well thought out questions. I especially enjoyed having a really in-depth discussion with some of the students afterwards regarding the ...

Scunthorpe Telegraph Column - January 2016

Jan 25, 2016

I had a very busy week last week both at Westminster and back home in the constituency. I especially enjoyed sitting down with both EE and Vodafone to discuss their plans for improved coverage locally. As readers may remember, this is a long standing campaign of mine which I have been pursuing for some time. To keep the pressure up I keep calling all the operators in, largely in the hope that they will get so bored of coming to meet me, so that they will carry out the improvements more quickly. ...