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Today I had an urgent meeting with the Forestry Commission after it told local volunteers who want to be allowed to continue to look after Britain’s largest...

I’m all in favour of any new initiatives to recycle or cut down on our use of plastic which is why I welcome an innovative new recycling scheme for paper cups...

I was so pleased to have been invited to Deansfield Court in Norton to meet the staff after a constituent praised the “brilliant care” given to her mother...

Today I received a 650-signature petition calling for an end to the presence of anti-fracking protest camps in the area. The petition calls on the relevant...

I welcome the proposed ban on Ivory sales announced today by DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove. The ban will be the toughest in Europe and amongst the toughest in...

Highways England today assured Rishi Sunak, my parliamentary colleague from Richmond and me that a study into the dangerous crossing points on the A19 will be...

I am bitterly disappointed that NHS Property Services have decided to go ahead with the sale of Lambert Hospital in Thirsk, despite being presented with two...

Today’s Westminster Hall debate gave me the opportunity to raise my concerns over the proposed closure of Northallerton Magistrates’ Court. Closing magistrates’...

It was a huge pleasure today to host the Sporting Memories Network in Parliament. It’s a really great idea and their work is clearly having a positive effect on...