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Dorset Council ranks in the top five of local authorities for heat pump grants in the South West, following a high-profile rural energy campaign by Chris Loder MP.

West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has welcomed affordable housing policies for rural areas outlined in the Government’s latest Rural Proofing report.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, met with the cash regulator, LINK, last week to ensure access is protected in rural communities. It’s the latest step in Mr Loder’s campaign to protect access to cash, which many rural residents rely on for their banking and finances.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has hailed the announcement today that the Energy Regulator OFGEM has dropped the energy price cap to the lowest level since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 caused an unprecedented spike in energy prices.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has scrutinised the Local Government Funding Settlement for 2024/25 in Parliament.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has today written to each of the ‘Big Six’ supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, and Lidl – demanding that farmers and food producers be paid a fair price.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, led a well-attended Westminster Hall debate on the 29th November to demand substantive action for a fairer system of taxation and service provision for rural residents.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, visited the Post Office outreach service at Uploders Methodist Chapel on Tuesday 10th October. The popular service started in March and provides mail and personal banking services every Tuesday from 13:15-14:45 in the village.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed a new £80 million fund to upgrade social housing in England. Eligible landlords in West Dorset can apply for a share of the funding to upgrade the heating and energy efficiency of their social housing stock.

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has significantly advanced his rural energy campaign following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement of a new approach to delivering Net Zero by 2050.