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A cross-party inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, which I sit on, and the Health and Social Care Committee has recommended that...

It’s great news that the improvements to the Barton Hill junction on the A64, which involved alterations to the former crossroads to become a staggered junction...

Energy Minister, Claire Perry, has confirmed that all operators who apply for hydraulic fracturing consent will have to demonstrate that they can fund any...

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Business Banking, which I co-Chair, has published the draft Project Lord Turnbull report, which makes serious...

I am absolutely delighted that Tony Jameson-Allen and Chris Wilkins have won Points of Lights awards for their ‘Sporting Memories’. Tony and Chris, from...

It is absolutely fantastic news that the former Lambert Hospital has finally and permanently been secured for community use. Over the past few months I have...

I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement that by 2023-24 there will be an extra £20.5 billion pounds for the NHS, which is the equivalent of an...

Congratulations to Bernard Simpson for winning a special award from the Prime Minister for his support for ‘Yorkshire Air Ambulance’. Bernard has been a...

Following concerns raised by protestor groups and local residents whose lives had been adversely affected by protests about shale gas exploration, I was pleased...