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It was a pleasure to host and speak at the Canal and River Trust parliamentary reception today and to support the campaign to ensure our waterways play a key...

Our Prime Minister is made of the right stuff. A woman of substance. Her incredible resilience, fortitude, selflessness and sense of duty are an example to us...

Today I took part in a panel discussion about the future of farming across Yorkshire at NAFIC in Sand Hutton. The event was attended by more than 160 people...

I recently held a meeting with Education Secretary, Damien Hinds MP, to lobby for extra resources for children’s services in North Yorkshire. The local...

I planted five trees today as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest conservation initiatives to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s lifetime of...

In today’s Westminster Hall debate on Post Office provision in North Yorkshire, I have called for more support for Post Offices in communities, particularly...

Lord O’Neill of Gatley, who led the O’Neill Review of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), and I are amongst a group of parliamentarians calling on the Health...

Today I attended a Westminster Hall debate to discuss the Government’s proposed weakening of planning rules with regards to shale gas extraction. I was pleased...

This was the clear message which came across loud and clear in the Chancellor’s Budget yesterday. Philip Hammond announced wide ranging spending commitments...