Serving as your Member of Parliament for the last nine years where I live and where I have brought up my family has been the privilege of my life. Over that time, we have achieved so much for our area but there’s still more to do. Huge…
Some really positive economic news this week with growth at 0.6% in the last quarter. After a very difficult few years with the pandemic and the energy shock, these figures are proof that the economy has turned a corner and since 2010 the…
The Water Minister Robbie Moore MP has just announced that the River Tone at French Weir and Long Run Meadow in Taunton will become a designated bathing water site. This comes as another part of the Government’s ongoing Plan for Water and…
Government has just announced a new, common-sense approach to recycling to make bin day simpler and boost recycling rates for the nation. New simpler recycling collections will see the same materials collected from homes, workplaces and…
Caption: Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow visited Tops Day Nursery at Musgrove Park Hospital in February 2023 and met with Nursery Manager Chanelle Cochrane to see first-hand how nursery staff make their own environmentally friendly wet wipes.
Rebecca Pow MP secures Government review of another Post Office IT system amid claims of more wrongful convictions following meeting with her constituent and the Post Office Minister
We are blessed with wonderful countryside in this area and so many of us benefit both physically and mentally from taking part in outdoor activities in the countryside. The value of health benefits associated with outdoor recreation in the…
Wishing everyone belated, happy and peaceful Easter wishes and hoping like me, you had the chance to spend some quality time with family and friends. I know many across Taunton Deane will have been thinking about Her Royal Highness The…
Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow spoke to the Sun Newspaper recently to share her top tips for gardening and the simple tricks she uses to keep pests away from plants without using toxic chemicals.
MP Rebecca Pow is pleased to report that work is progressing steadily on the Wellington Rail station project. The latest Devon and Somerset Metro Board meeting heard that the draft full business case is currently undergoing final checks…
It is clear that across Taunton Deane we are great pet lovers. Certainly my own two fine cats have a special place in my heart and have taken on an even more meaningful role in my life since my children have grown up and left home and my…
Ian Robinson, from Selworthy Special School, was nominated by Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow to attend a reception at Number 10 celebrating ‘Education Champions’. The event, hosted by Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Schools,…
On International Women’s Day, Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow was invited to visit technology-based business Novanta, in Taunton. The company is a global leader in the manufacture of highly engineered ‘mirrors’. They have enabled a whole…
At the time of writing, I am in Parliament about to go to the Chamber to listen to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget. I’ll be following up with a summary of key announcements and how they relate to my constituency through my website and an e…
Today, it has been confirmed that Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata will invest £4bn into building the UK’s biggest electric vehicle battery factory in Bridgwater, Somerset.
We all want to provide our children with the best start in life and this includes school provision. I’ve made ensuring we get the schools we need in Taunton Deane a priority since being elected. And so, I am thrilled that the Department…
The Department for Education have recently announced that Selworthy Special School in Taunton will receive a full upgrade through the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. Selworthy Special School on the Oakhill Campus educates…
Dentistry is an essential part of NHS healthcare, and everyone who needs it should be able to access NHS dentistry and receive treatment quickly and easily when they need to keep their teeth and mouth healthy.
Let me start by sending heartful good wishes on behalf of people across our constituency to His Majesty King Charles III for a full and speedy recovery following news of his illness which was issued in a statement from Buckingham Palace…