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Today I called for a cross-party approach to the funding of adult social care. Speaking in the Departmental Estimates debate I said that there is simply not...

I was delighted to join my Conservative colleagues in the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), of which I am a member, to sign a declaration of support for a...

Today I appealed to the Chancellor, Philip Hammond MP, to focus on Northern infrastructure spending by committing £120bn over 30 years to include strategic...

It was humbling to join 50 of my fellow MPs in attending the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) first ever ‘drop in’ session in Westminster. CRY offers...

I was very pleased to welcome the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove MP, to the constituency. He told farmers representing the arable, beef, dairy, poultry and...

Transport minister, Nusrat Ghani, has announced a new funding opportunity for railway stations, such as Thirsk, to help improve access for the disabled. The...

I have today joined forces with the rail industry to encourage more disabled people in Thirsk and Malton to travel by train using the Disabled Persons Railcard...

I was delighted to welcome a group of 53 pupils from Pickering school to Westminster today along with some of their teachers. It’s a great privilege for me to...

Along with four Yorkshire MPs, I have written to Highways England to express our “grave concerns” about its assessment of the need and value for money of a...