Peter Aldous MP - Member of Parliament for Waveney |

About Peter Aldous

Peter Aldous was born in Ipswich and has lived in North Suffolk most of his life. Before entering Parliament, he helped look after the family pig and arable farm outside Halesworth and worked as a Chartered Surveyor in Norwich and Ipswich. He has been both a Waveney District Councillor and a Suffolk County Councillor, where he was Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group.

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LATEST NEWS

Archive Service Consultation

Peter Aldous comments on Suffolk County Council’s update on the consultation.

2nd August 2018

Fisheries White Paper

Peter Aldous writes for the Lowestoft Journal on the publication of the Fisheries White Paper.

20th July 2018

Celebrating Suffolk Day 2018 in Parliament

Suffolk Day in Parliament

Peter Aldous welcomes Waveney exhibitors to the Suffolk Day event in Parliament.

22nd June 2018

Pathways Care Farm

Peter Aldous attends second anniversary event at The Pathways Care Farm.

31st May 2018

My Work

Peter Aldous urges Government to act on £3.2 billion County Councils funding shortfall

23rd July 2018

Peter Aldous, who is Chair of the All-Party Group on Counties, asks the Government to provide more support to County Councils ahead of the fair funding reviews to tackle the £3.2 billion of extra funding needed by 2020 as highlighted by the County Councils Network.

Peter Aldous seeks a commitment from the Government that access to our fisheries will not be linked to trade deals post-Brexit

19th July 2018

Speaking in Brexit questions, Peter Aldous asks the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union for a commitment that access to our fisheries will not be traded away as part of any trade deal after we leave the EU.

CAMPAIGNS

Third Crossing

The Prime Minister has promised that a £2 million report setting out the detailed plans for the Third Crossing will be completed by March 2016, so that a funding proposal can be submitted in time for the Budget.

Oulton Broad North level crossing is a major cause of congestion when the barriers are down and trains are either in the station or approaching.

Following the closure of the South Pier, Peter Aldous has been working with Associated British Ports (ABP), the Angling Trust and the Lowestoft Sea Angling Society.

Peter Aldous campaigns for more fishing quota for the inshore under-10m fleet.

Campaigning for improved Broadband services in Suffolk.

Peter campaigns for better mobile phone coverage in rural areas in Waveney and has called on the Government to do more to ensure that network providers provide better service to such areas.