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Gideon Amos MP has backed Liberal Democrat plans for an 'Essential Energy Guarantee'. His comments came after it was revealed that more than 4,500 households in the Taunton and Wellington constituency are living in fuel poverty. The scheme would see every household receive a basic energy allowance, equivalent to 50% of average energy consumption, at a discounted rate, helping with the cost of everyday essential energy needs such as heating, lighting, and running medical equ

Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, paid tribute to pharmacy campaigners in Wellington as he told a debate in Parliament that communities should not have to “rise up against the challenges and rules of the NHS to get or restore pharmacy provision”. Mr Amos’ comments came in a Westminster Hall debate earlier this week secured by fellow Liberal Democrat MP Rachel Gilmour on the topic of community pharmacies in which he spoke of the challenges that Wellington has faced

Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has called on the new Health Secretary, James Murray, to honour his predecessor’s promise of a meeting to discuss bringing forward the new maternity and paediatric unit at Musgrove Park Hospital. Before his dramatic exit from the Government, Wes Streeting acknowledged the “unacceptable situation” for patients and staff at Musgrove in an interview with BBC Somerset and said: “We will do our best to bring forward the schemes”. In

Liberal Democrats in Somerset are calling on the government to allow more than 600 new council homes to be built in the county. Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, raised the issue during a Parliamentary debate on housing needs for young people. He said: “Lib Dem councils such as Somerset want to build more, but their borrowing is maxed out. Referring to the national budget he added “If the Government will not increase the £3.9 billion a year for council and social ho