THE MP for Newquay has unveiled an action plan to address ‘the needs and challenges of the town and its economy’, focusing on the positive role local tourism businesses can play.

MP Noah Law published the plan after staging his Tourism in Newquay 2025 Summit, where he heard concerns and ideas from businesses in and around the town.

The plan will be to explore funding streams for the Fistral Beach accessibility project to address accessibility concerns, to discuss with Visit Cornwall the option to create an access audit, and for Newquay to be included in submission to the National Visitor Economy Strategy Consultation.

Long-standing parking issues will be addressed by pressuring the new Cornwall Council administration to deliver more resident permits, consult on the improved use of double yellow lines, develop more bespoke pricing structures for Newquay after reforms by the previous administration introduced a blanket approach, and by preventing further outsourcing of car parks to private agencies via Corserv.

Mr Law will call for improvements made possible on the back of the Bus Services No.2 [HL] Bill to improve infrastructure and routes in the town, which will include better franchising powers and service monitoring. He has also written to the Transport Secretary to ask for a Quintrell Downs Park and Rail project.

Mr Law has called on the economy portfolio holder at Cornwall Council to develop a sensible, grounded operational improvement plan now that Newquay Airport is no longer set to be sold.

Challenges around business rates were a common talking point during discussions with businesses, and the plan will be to ascertain the timeframe for reform and to propose accelerating this.

Mr Law successfully pushed Cornwall Council to extend SPF TRIP funding deadline from June 30 to July 20 after discussing the issue at the summit, which will give local councils and organisations an extra three weeks to prepare bids. He aims to support organisations to bid into SPF TRIP Funding by deadline, and invite suggestions, and to organise community participation in improving the town centre during winter months.

Mr Law’s action plan with South West Water is in full swing, after he met with their senior management. He is calling for a rapid increase in speed and urgency for infrastructure upgrades across the constituency, including in Newquay which has seen its shoreline blighted by storm overflows.

The plans also includes capitalising on heritage assets, looking into the potential merits of a tourism tax, and inviting Labour MPs to come on holiday in Newquay.

Mr Law said: “I was genuinely thrilled that so many took the time out of their day to participate and feed their ideas very clearly into the National Visitor Economy Strategy. The Government’s plan under development to bring 50 million visitors to the UK each year. I am keen to ensure Newquay takes its rightful place at the heart of that strategy.

“We also discussed at length the needs of the town more broadly and how local businesses in the visitor economy plan a crucial role in making our town a great place in which to live and work as well as visit.

“But there is much work ahead. That's why I wanted the summit to be much more than an empty talking shop, but rather than beginnings of a living action plan, which outlines transparently the work I will undertake on this as your parliamentarian. I'm delighted to present these initial steps on the overleaf and look forward to your ongoing engagement on these issues.”