Nigel Evans

I am the Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley. As a resident for the last 27 years I am committed to fighting for local public services, supporting local businesses and promoting the Ribble Valley. I am proud to call Ribble Valley my home.

Nigel Evans has slammed Lancashire’s labour MP’s who all voted in favour of the Cooper-Letwin bill to pass through the Commons last night.

Nigel Evans took the opportunity to stand up for the Ribble Valley’s 100 pubs during a Backbench Business Debate on Beer Taxation in the House of Commons Chamber last Thursday.

Nigel Evans today took the opportunity at Business Questions to call for more action to be taken to combat knife crime across the UK. Mr Evans’ intervention comes after a violent incident between two teenagers in Clitheroe yesterday evening, which is currently being investigated by Lancashire Constabulary.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, last week visited AB InBev’s Salemsbury site to meet three apprentices who are now brewing for the world’s largest brewer. The apprentices, all of whom are aged between 18 – 21, are part of an apprenticeship scheme run by AB InBev across its breweries and are involved in a Technical Services apprenticeship, developing their engineering skills over a four year period.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, met with the residents of Plessington Court Care Home to discuss the Council’s intention to drastically reduce the existing care package, this would mean the site would no longer have night-time provision for Residents. County Councillor David Smith also attended the meeting alongside Charlie Norman, CEO of Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group, and 45 residents and care assistants of Pless

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has called on Lancashire County Council to install traffic calming measures in the village of Sabden. The village, which connects Burnley and Clitheroe, has seen a dramatic increase in speeding traffic since the opening of the A59 roundabout on Pendle Road which was completed ahead of schedule in February.