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 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 has added his voice for Earth Hour, the world’s largest annual event to protect the planet, and joined a movement to safeguard nature and set it on the path to recovery.

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.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, took the opportunity at Prime Minister’s question time this afternoon to raise his concerns over the uncertainty surrounding the future of Slaidburn Health Centre. The centre, which is currently a 5-day-a-week service, recently announced that East Lancashire Medical Services (ELMS) are unable to maintain the practice beyond March 2019.