Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch, visited West Dorset today (24th April) to meet with small business owners across the constituency and members of the Dorchester Chamber of Business.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has advanced his long-standing campaign to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030. Mr Loder, who is a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement and has called long called for defence spending to increase.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has secured critical speed reduction measures for Mosterton, following a fatal crash last February. From mid-May 2024, a new ‘buffer’ speed limit on the northern side of the village will be operational.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has championed Dorset’s largest independent charity – Weldmar Hospicecare – and has called for greater prioritisation of palliative care in Parliament.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has confirmed that Sherborne Banking Hub will have a cash machine (ATM) available in the town centre. It follows scaremongering attempts by the Liberal Democrats on political leaflets, claiming that there is no guarantee of a cash point in Cheap Street.
8,700 households and businesses in West Dorset will benefit from ultrafast full fibre broadband following the latest Project Gigabit procurement contract. Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has hailed the announcement as a campaign success for rural residents.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has slammed Sherborne’s Liberal Democrats for their unbridled support of the West Sherborne proposal, which would see the development of at least 1,500 homes to the west of Sherborne, despite previously opposing the plans.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has entered discussions with LINK – the cash regulator – to address what he describes as a ‘cash desert’ in Lyme Regis.
West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder has welcomed grant funding worth £16,000 from Dorset Council to support the core revenue costs of the CB3 bus service. The funding was secured by Craig Monks, Chairman of Beaminster Town Council, and will ensure the future financial viability of the bus service.
