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MP launches Post Offices Week of Action 9 October 2006 : Press Release 
In the latest stage of his campaign to save sub post offices from closure, Geoffrey Cox will tomorrow launch a week of action which will culminate in a lobby of Parliament next Wednesday. | more |
MP distributes money raised by local charity event 9 October 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has praised the organisers and participants of an annual local charity event for their success in raising money for worthy causes in the area. | more |
MPs and NFU debate future of British farming 6 October 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has chaired a packed meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth concerning the future of British farming. | more |
MP Celebrates Bideford Fairtrade Status 6 October 2006 : Press Release 
The campaign to ensure better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world has reached Torridge. | more |
High Bickington Community Property Trust 2 October 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox questions the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about her rejection of the application of High Bickington Community Property Trust for consent to build affordable homes in that village. | more |
MP calls on US defence giant to support its Devon faciliti 29 September 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox MP, in an unusual move, has contacted the American owners of DML, which operates Appledore Shipyard, to call on them to safeguard the future of the Torridge facility. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 26 September 2006 : Article 
One of the problems with public bodies and quangos spending vast quantities of public money on our behalf ... | more |
Government Threat to Tourism Industry 21 September 2006 : Press Release Geoffrey Cox has urged the Government to recognise and take urgent steps to tackle, the threat that one of its own agencies, designed to promote tourism, poses to the survival of small tourist businesses in Devon | more |
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12 September 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon had called on the Government to act decisively and urgently to safeguard the future of the British Beef Industry. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 11 September 2006 : Article 
After a long period of gloom, it is good to see that, with the opening of the export market, the prospects for the Beef Industry are brightening a little. | more |
MP Visits NDDH and meets Patient and Public Involvement Forum 7 September 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox, met the Chief Executive and Chairman of the North Devon District Hospital last week to be briefed on the current situation. | more |
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4 September 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox questions the Home Secretary over the discontinuation of the Inner Change Programme at Dartmoor Prison. | more |
MP calls on Government to rethink directive to safeguard local fishing industry 31 August 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has called on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to listen to the of concerns local fishermen as it considers a proposed directive that could have a devastating impact on ray fishing in Torridge and North Devon. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 29 August 2006 : Article 
I have spent a large part of the summer, since the recess commenced, going around villages, visiting agricultural and flower shows and meeting those people, businesses and organisations whose work affects the lives of inhabitants of our constituency. | more |
Article for the Holsworthy Post 15 August 2006 : Article
I have a special fondness for the Holsworthy and Stratton Show. I visited some years ago for the first time with the late Dick Broad, who introduced me to the excellent Town Band and I have been coming ever since. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 15 August 2006 : Article 
The recent convulsions in the Middle East and the revelation of the apparent existence of another plot to kill thousands of people by blowing up passenger aircraft | more |
MP Condemns Government "indifference" to the Fate of Rural Post Offices 8 August 2006 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox has launched the latest stage of his campaign to persuade the Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw support from the rural post office network. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 1 August 2006 : Article
As I go round the constituency, I am struck by the number of local people who attend my "Brief Your MP" meetings in our villages, write to me or come to my surgeries who are concerned about housing development. | more |
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31 July 2006 : Press Release 
Hundreds of people from Torridge and West Devon, and across the South West, came to the village of Winkleigh on Saturday, to attend a renewable energy exhibition, hosted by local MP, Geoffrey Cox. | more |
Government Must Act to Save North Devon Fishing Industry 25 July 2006 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox calls on the Government to prevent European trawlers from fishing in Barnstaple bay. | more |
MP: Government is failing families 25 July 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has called on the Government to do more to ensure that children are able to form relationships with both of their parents, and their extended families. | more |
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25 July 2006 : Press Release 
A special renewable energy exhibition will be held in Winkleigh Village Hall from 11-5 on Saturday, with the aim of exploring alternative ways in which rural communities, as well as individuals, can tackle the problem of renewable energy production | more |
Auditor to Examine Failed Procurement Process 20 July 2006 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Auditor General that preliminary inquiries are being conducted into the management and control of public money by the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and the Scottish Department of Fisheries | more |
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20 July 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
Geoffrey Cox calls on the Government to look into the worrying evidence that Belgium beam trawlers are changing to otter trawlers and hoovering up fish in the Bristol channel in a way wholly contrary to it remaining a sustainable fishery. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 17 July 2006 : Article
On 25th July the House of Commons rises for the summer recess. The parliamentary year has been distinguished by the passage of numerous pieces of legislation that will do little to improve the lives of people in Torridge and West Devon... | more |
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12 July 2006 : Parliamentary Question
During Prime Minister's Questions, Geoffrey Cox condemns the situation whereby the Scottish Minister who cancelled the tender for the Scottish fisheries protection vessel cannot be called to account by an English MP... yet the reverse would not be true. | more |
Parliamentary visits for Torridge and West Devon School children 11 July 2006 : Press Release More than 20 young people from Tavistock were in London on Friday to meet local MP Geoffrey Cox. | more |
Planning System is "major obstacle to affordable housing" 11 July 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has renewed calls for the Government to introduce greater flexibility into the planning guidelines in an effort to tackle the housing crisis in Torridge and West Devon. | more |
Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) 11 July 2006 : Speech Geoffrey Cox calls for more flexibility in planning guidelines and quotes an example from High Bickington. | more |
Charitable and Community Events 11 July 2006 : Parliamentary Debate 
During a debate on the charging for police cover at community events, Geoffrey Cox raises concerns that, especially in rural areas, people feel they rarely see police officers and now when they hold a charity event they need to pay for police cover. | more |
Members of Parliament (Scottish Constituencies) 11 July 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
In a written question to the Constitutional Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Cox calls for a statement on the right of Scottish MPs to speak and vote on issues related to England. | more |
MP Joins Campaign to Save Appledore Library 10 July 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox was in Appledore on Saturday to participate in celebrations to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the first launch from the dry dock and to meet the Residents' Association to discuss the important issues affecting the village. | more |
MP Joins Campaign to Save Appledore Library 6 July 2006 : Press Release Geoffrey Cox will be in Appledore on Saturday to participate in celebrations to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the first launch from the dry dock and to meet the Residents' Association to discuss the important issues affecting the village. | more |
MP Calls for Tesco Planning Inquiry 6 July 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox, Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon has called for a public inquiry into the retail giant Tesco's application to build a 30,000 square ft superstore on Great Torrington. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 3 July 2006 : Article On Saturday 29th July the Devon Association for Renewable Energy and I will co-sponsor an exhibition and seminar on micro-generation technologies and community renewable initiatives at Winkleigh village hall. | more |
MP condemns Government inaction on Bovine TB crisis 3 July 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has renewed pressure on the Government to tackle the continuing problem of Bovine TB. | more |
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29 June 2006 : Press Release
Responding to the report on the follow-up inspection of HM Prison Dartmoor, Geoffrey Cox said: "I am very pleased that the Chief Inspector of Prisons has acknowledged the substantial progress that has been made at Dartmoor Prison." | more |
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22 June 2006 : Parliamentary Debate 
Geoffrey Cox calls for farmers on Dartmoor to be paid their outstanding hill farm allowance and for the Rural Payments Agency to stop returning application forms on the most trivial of grounds. | more |
MP: Dartmoor Wind Turbines would be Contrary to the Interests of West Devon 22 June 2006 : Press Release 
Geoffrey Cox has given evidence to the inquiry which will determine whether planning permission should be given for the construction of three 81 metre (266ft) turbines at Yelland Farm on the edge of Dartmoor. | more |
MPs intervention ensures vital Tamar Valley line services will not be lost 20 June 2006 : Press Release Pressure from Geoffrey Coxhas helped to secure an agreement from First Great Western and the Government that the level of service on the Tamar Valley Line, between Plymouth and Gunnislake, will remain unchanged. | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 19 June 2006 : Article
I have recently completed a survey of every post office in the constituency. There are well over fifty and well over 90% have replied to my request for information for which I am grateful to the postmasters and mistresses. | more |
MPs Debate Future of the Rural Post Office Network 16 June 2006 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox MP has renewed pressure on the Government to support the rural post office network and to reconsider the withdrawal of the Post Office Card Account. | more |
MP calls for Inquiry into Procurement Flaws 16 June 2006 : Press Release
Geoffrey Cox has called for a public inquiry into the Scottish Executive’s decision last month to terminate the procurement process for a vessel for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, which denied Appledore shipyard the contract. | more |
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14 June 2006 : Speech
In a speech in a debate on rural post offices, Geoffrey Cox calls for the Government to develop a replacement for the Post Office card account to recognise the important social function fulfilled by village post offices. | more |
Local Government Pension Scheme 12 June 2006 : Parliamentary Question In a written question Geoffrey Cox asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government why the transitional protections on the Local Government Pension Scheme should expire 10 years after the policy changes were made. | more |
Geoffrey Cox congratulates winners of Ruby Run half marathon 12 June 2006 : Photo 
Geoffrey Cox with winners fo the Ruby Run - half marathon from Holsworthy to Hatherleigh. | more |
MP praises carers dedication and sacrifice 8 June 2006 : Press Release Geoffrey Cox visited Holsworthy Hospital last week to meet members of the Holsworthy and District Stroke Club. | more |
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5 June 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
In a Written Question, Geoffrey Cox asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about funding provided for research into sustainable farming and how much was spent with the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER). | more |
Article for the North Devon Journal 5 June 2006 : Article
Tomorrow I am going to Edinburgh to meet Ross Finnie, the Scottish Fisheries Minister who instructed the Scottish Fisheries Agency to cancel the tender process for a Scottish Fisheries Vessel after Appledore had emerged as the winner. | more |
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2 June 2006 : Parliamentary Question 
In a Written Question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Geoffrey Cox asks about applications received and funds allocated for the rural enterprise scheme. | more |