The MEP, who covers the South West and Gibraltar, and was elected in 2014, was invited by Green Party spokesperson for North Cornwall, Camelford town councillor Claire Hewlett, who was keen to show Ms Scott Cato Camelford’s main issues surrounding the air quality and traffic problem.
Starting their meeting at the Four Seasons café, Ms Scott Cato was joined by other Green Party supporters and councillors.
Ms Scott Cato said the ’main thing’ she was looking at during her visit to Cornwall was development and transport links. She said: "I’ve visited Camelford before, some time ago, but today I will be seeing the roads and traffic issues that have come up. But I think the main thing for me is the rural development and transport links. Cornwall hasn’t been served very well by the Tory MPs that are dominant here.
"As MEP for the South West, I am very concerned about the loss of funding we are experiencing. I represent a big area — I understand how people in the South West work and I want to be able to understand what’s important to local people, in Camelford and all around Cornwall. I think the biggest problem is isolation and, more specifically, rural isolation."
Ms Scott Cato held a talk at Duchy College on Tuesday evening, and is due to speak at venues in Falmouth, Newlyn and Penzance.
Regarding Camelford and Launceston’s concerns over air quality, pollution and a need for better traffic measures, Ms Scott Cato said: "It’s surprising that the public health crisis hasn’t got more people agitated, and I’m glad that local people are refusing to accept it, and I’m hoping they’ll keep it up for a real political development.
"Problems like air quality have an awful effect on residents and people, as it has been proven. It’s limiting people’s lives and I think it’s really great that local people are getting together to look into this and strive for a good outcome."
See next week’s Post for a full report on her visit to Camelford.
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