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Hotels: Industrial Buildings Allowances 26 November 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the effects on in income to hotel businesses following the withdrawal of the Industrial Building Allowance. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 26 November 2007 : Article 
The bravery of the young men and women who have been required to face a determined enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq calls for greater recognition from a government that has systematically neglected our armed forces for ten years. | more |
MP to visit Holsworthy Community College 20 November 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox will visit Holsworthy Community College this Thursday. | more |
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19 November 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox questions the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about individual financial contributions required for works quoted by Eaga approved contractors for the purpose of a Home Energy Efficiency Grant. | more |
MP staggered by Defra cuts to disease control budget 19 November 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has expressed dismay at the news that, despite highly damaging viral outbreaks within the agricultural sector, councils now face a 12% reduction in their budget from Defra for Trading Standards Officers to check for these diseases. | more |
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15 November 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox asks the Secretary of State for Health what recommendations have been given by his Department on the use and monitoring of digoxin for heart patients. | more |
MP launches campaign for a national policy for coastal towns 14 November 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has today launched a campaign calling for improved investment in the coastal villages and towns of Torridge. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 13 November 2007 : Article
The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme is a Defra initiative that is designed to pay for improvements to the heating and insulation in the homes of those who could not otherwise afford to make them. | more |
MP says Government "Warm Front" Scheme "letting down the elderly and vulnerable" 13 November 2007 : News Release 
Geoffrey Cox this week launched a parliamentary probe into Defra's "Warm Front" initiative, which awards grants to improve heating and insulation in the home. | more |
Industrial Building Allowances: Hotels 12 November 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Geoffrey Cox asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hotel businesses are claiming the industrial buildings allowance. | more |
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2 November 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox visited Northam Lodge last weekend and saw some of the excellent work that carers were doing to look after some of the constituency's most vulnerable people. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 30 October 2007 : Article 
Last week, I welcomed a number of pensioners from Torridge and West Devon to the House of Commons for discussions over tea. | more |
Torridge and West Devon's MP lends a helping hand on "Make a Difference Day" 29 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox lent a helping hand, serving customers at the Barnardo's shop in Bideford High Street last Saturday to support the CSV "Make a Difference Day". | more |
Cox lambasts Secretary of State for 'lamentable neglect' in maintenance of Pirbright Facility. 29 October 2007 : Press Release 
In a tense evidence session with Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Defra, Geoffrey Cox has attacked the Secretary of State's handling of the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Surrey. | more |
Geoffrey Cox delighted by local charity's award. 29 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox visited the Bideford based youth charity Wings last Friday to present them with the B&Q, "You Can Do It" award, which includes £5000 of B&Q products. | more |
Geoffrey Cox greets Devon pensioners in Westminster 26 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox met representatives from the Devon Pensioners' Action Forum to discuss their concerns about the basic state pension and other issues. | more |
Tax Allowances: Capital Investment 23 October 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Geoffrey Cox asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about responses to the on the abolition of industrial buildings allowance. | more |
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23 October 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Geoffrey Cox asks the Chancellor for an assessment of the likely effect on investment in the hotel industry in the South West of the abolition of the hotel building allowance. | more |
Serious Crime Bill - Incidents involving serious violence: Powers to stop and search 22 October 2007 : Speech
Geoffrey Cox welcomes a "measured and limited" extension of the police powers to stop and search as a response to increased violence in our towns and cities. | more |
Geoffrey Cox visits Shebbear with EFRA Committee 22 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has expressed satisfaction with the visit of the House of Commons Select Committee to Torridge last week as part of its inquiry into Bovine TB. | more |
Geoffrey Cox holds meeting with Torridge Council Chief Executive 19 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox today had discussions with the Chief Executive of Torridge District Council, John van de Laarschot, as part of a programme of regular meetings with officials from local councils, agencies, and public services. | more |
MP calls for greater support to the armed forces 18 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox will attend a fund raising event in support of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA). | more |
Geoffrey Cox awards prizes at Bere Apple Fest 17 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox attended the the Bere Apple Fest in Bere Ferrers last Saturday to award prizes for the best apple pies. | more |
Geoffrey Cox questions abolition of Hotel Building Allowance 16 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox has strongly condemned the Chancellor for his announcement in the pre-budget report that the Government is to abolish the Hotel Buildings Allowance. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 16 October 2007 : Article 
In March this year, the House of Commons select committee on Communities and Local Government published a valuable report on coastal communities. | more |
MP appalled by County Council decision to abandon Ockment Centre 9 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox has expressed his astonishment and anger at the announcement by the County Council that it will not support the Ockment Centre in the necessary capital investment to become the site of the new Children's Centre for the Okehampton area. | more |
MP to meet with Torridge Chief Superintendent 4 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox will meet the senior police officer in charge of Torridge operations, Chief Superintendent Jo Tennant on Friday to discuss local policing. | more |
Local MP in poetry reading at Appledore Book Festival 4 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox will be at St Mary's Church on Friday to give a reading of poetry as part of the Appledore Book Festival. | more |
Cox Supports East the Water Community Action Day 2 October 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox attended the East the Water Community Action day last Saturday to give his strong support to the campaign to extend the East the Water Community Hall to accommodate a new youth centre and sports club. | more |
MP supports renewable energy safari 2 October 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox helped to launch a 'renewable energy safari' as part of the Powerhouse Project organised and run by the Bideford sustainability charity, TAGS. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 2 October 2007 : Article 
Immigration is a subject that excites strong passions and, more than any other subject of contemporary controversy, it is essential that we should treat it responsibly. | more |
Geoffrey Cox to help launch Appledore Book festival 28 September 2007 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox will participate in the ceremony to launch the inaugural Appledore Book Festival on Saturday, 29th September. | more |
Costs of Foot and Mouth Disease - MP will press for parliamentary inquiry 19 September 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has expressed his alarm at the spiralling cost of the recent foot and mouth disease to farmers and the tax-payer, as revealed in answers to questions tabled by the MP. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 18 September 2007 : Article 
The renewed foot and mouth alert and its deeply damaging effects at a critical time of year for farming communities will prompt a rigorous scrutiny of the actions of Defra. | more |
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17 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question
Geoffrey Cox asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the costs to the country and to the cattle industry of the latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease. | more |
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11 September 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has accepted an invitation to represent the South West on the Conservative Parliamentary Enterprise Group Commission in its inquiry into the future of small shops on the High Street. | more |
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10 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox asks the Health Secretary about Category A emergency ambulance dispatches that reached their patient within the target of 8 minutes in urban and rural areas. | more |
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10 September 2007 : Parliamentary Question 
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Geoffrey Cox asks about measures to ensure affordable housing is available to those living in coastal towns and villages. | more |
Local MP seeks reassurances on GP services 4 September 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has written to the Chief Executive of the Devon Primary Care Trust to express concern at the possible closure of the Okement GP practice. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 4 September 2007 : Article 
Last week, Ken Jones, the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers said that he was baffled by what David Cameron meant when he said that there was a sense that we were living in a "broken society". | more |
MP Warmly Welcomes EFRA Committee to Constituency 4 September 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has strongly welcomed the visit of the influential House of Commons Select Committee on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to Torridge and West Devon next week to hear evidence from farmers affected by Bovine TB. | more |
MP insists Ambulance service must not deliver second class service to rural communities 30 August 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has made urgent representations seeking assurances from the South West Ambulance Service NHS Trust after communications from constituents and recent reports indicated that ambulance services to rural areas were inadequate. | more |
Article for North Devon Journal 21 August 2007 : Article
As I travel throughout Torridge, I am constantly struck by the sheer resourcefulness of our communities. | more |
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17 August 2007 : Article 
I am delighted that, although sadly and inevitably affected by the restrictions on livestock movements, the committee has determined to go ahead with the Holsworthy and Stratton Show. | more |
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14 August 2007 : Press Release
A struggle by a tiny rural Methodist Church community against an order to replace, at a cost of £30,000, its PVC windows has won the strong backing of its local MP, Geoffrey Cox. | more |
MP Astonished by 'Maoist' attitude of Post Office Ltd 10 August 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has voiced his dismay at Post Office Ltd's decision to withhold information from MPs about its plans to close local post offices across the country. | more |
Foot and Mouth - Cox urges Government to act decisively on fallen stock 7 August 2007 : News
The outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey caused many to miss a heartbeat when hearing the news. | more |
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3 August 2007 : Article
At the time of writing, shows such as North Devon, Okehampton, and Woolsery have been cancelled and we must consider ourselves very fortunate that the weather so far seems to smile on the Holsworthy and Stratton Show. | more |
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3 August 2007 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox took to the roads last week to visit villages throughout the constituency for the next few weeks in his new mobile surgery. | more |
Geoffrey Cox joins Grey Protest over Rest Room 31 July 2007 : Press Release
Dozens of elderly people from Tavistock and surrounding villages will be holding a "sit-in" to protest against the proposed closure of the Town's 'Rest Room' on Friday. | more |