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I am delighted that Thirsk station is to get some much needed extra car parking spaces. I have been working with TransPennine Express and Grand Central to...

Two of my North Yorkshire parliamentary colleagues and I met Highways England again to urge them to provide the necessary business case reviews as soon as...

I am delighted to announce that the Government has confirmed total per pupil funding available for schools in Thirsk and Malton will increase by almost five per...

Following my raising of the issue in Parliament, I have established that forthcoming US retaliatory tariffs will not apply to Yorkshire’s first single malt...

I welcome the recent Barclays Bank announcement that branches in local market towns will be kept open but have significant concerns about withdrawal of support...

I welcome the news this week that North Yorkshire will be recruiting 58 new police officers. This is part of a new nationwide recruitment drive to hire 20,000...

I have launched a campaign to lower duties for small British vineyards. Over forty MPs who have vineyards producing British wine in their constituencies added...

I am calling for urgent action to address the regional income inequality which is currently at a 100-year high. The average income in London is now 150% higher...

I am one hundred per cent behind ambitious plans to plant a Northern Forest and I would like to appeal to anyone who can to get involved. I was pleased to be...