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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...

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...

Last weekend, my wife Nikki, son Charlie and I joined ten others on the Lyke Wake Walk to raise money and awareness for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death...

Today I caught up with Farndale constituent Stuart Nelson at Castle Howard where he took a break from his 1850 mile journey from Holy Island to Rome in aid of...

Today I met with Policing Minister, Nick Hurd, to hand over a 650 signature petition calling for an end to the presence of anti-fracking protest camps in the...

Over the last few weeks we seem to have made good progress to ensure that Lambert Hospital stays in community use. I am working very closely with Hambleton...

This weekend I started training for next week’s 42 mile Lyke Wake Walk to raise money and awareness for SANDS, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity. This...

I am deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Barry Dodd in a helicopter accident and my thoughts and deepest condolences go to his wife, Frances, and his...