Calling for £120bn for northern roads and rail From the moment I took my seat in Parliament I have been campaigning for improved investment in northern transport. The gap between what is spent in the North...
Putting the case for changes to small rural hospital funding Health Ministers will review the way small rural hospitals are funded following a meeting with myself and my colleagues Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond) and Robert...
One Yorkshire has been rejected, but there is a better option I welcome today’s Government announcement that a single devolution deal for the whole of Yorkshire, known as One Yorkshire, has been rejected. Although this...
Government rethinks Universal Credit system for people paid on a four weekly cycle The Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, has agreed to look again at the system of payments for Universal Credit (UC) following a meeting I had with her...
Supporting calls for bailiffs regulatory reform This week, I have added my support for regulatory reform for bailiffs. On Wednesday 9th of January, a Westminster Hall debate was held in Parliament where I...
An extra £2.5m for children’s services in North Yorkshire is great news I am absolutely delighted that there is to be more money for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in my constituency over the next...
Joining forces to find a broadband solution for hard-to-reach areas I have been joined by eight colleagues representing rural constituencies where superfast (30 Mbps) broadband coverage is below 85 per cent to urge Openreach to...
The first phase of the A64 dualling on course to start in 2022 The preferred route for a dual carriageway for the A64 will be announced in the summer of 2019 following a six week consultation starting this Autumn. I have...
Working with local people for a revised train timetable through Hunmanby Station Over the past few months I have been talking to Northern Rail and NYCC to make sure that the new train timetable for services through Hunmanby station, which is...
My Parental Bereavement Bill is out for consultation My Private Members Bill, once it is given Royal Assent, will, for the first time, give grieving parents the entitlement to two weeks paid leave if they lose a...
Fighting for more money for Thirsk and Malton I will always stand up for Thirsk and Malton even if that means occasionally speaking out against government proposals. I have helped secure an extra £17m over...
Representing farmers’ concerns in Parliament It’s a worrying time for farmers as we move to a new system of paying farmers public money for public goods, post Brexit, but there are new opportunities too. I...
