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 received a special award, in recognition of his support for the Long Live the Local campaign and helping to secure consecutive freezes in beer duty. Nigel Evans was presented with the ‘Beer Champion’ award.
Nigel Evans joined people living with arthritis at a Parliamentary event in Westminster this July to hear first-hand the impact the chronic pain associated with the condition can have on the ability to remain in employment and how to ensure every person with arthritis who wants to work has the support they need.
Nigel Evans has welcomed the news that the Sabden mobile mast has now gone live after a successful campaign in coordination with Cllr Ricky Newmark. This involved intensive lobbying to the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright MP, and the stakeholders in the mast; including Vodafone.
Nigel Evans has contacted the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright MP to provide answers to the poor mobile connection in Sabden. The village is now effectively a ‘dead-zone’ for mobile signal, despite the construction of a new mast almost a year ago.
Nigel Evans recently met with Rachael Gray, they first UN accredited climate change teacher in Lancashire; she is now one of only 8 in the UK to receive the accreditation. She can now deliver up to date climate change and plans to share Best Practice in an inset day on 2nd September 2019 with all teaching staff, so that they too can take part in this new innovative programme being trialled in UK Schools.
Nigel Evans challenged the credentials of the Russian Federation delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg at the June session (25th June 2019) for their refusal to protect the rights of LGBTI individuals in Chechnya.
