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It was a pleasure to welcome Ebor Academy in Filey to Parliament on Monday. Head teacher Andrew Galbraith came with a group of Year 11 students to meet me and a...

Today I attended the Antibiotic Research UK annual lecture in the House of Commons. Here I am with the Chairman, Ashley Burgess and Chief Executive, Professor...

It’s great news that the North Yorkshire Coast (Scarborough, Whitby and Filey) is to benefit from up to £6m to tackle education inequality so that every young...

I have received a number of letters from my constituents about Universal Credit, particularly cash-flow problems caused if they move from a weekly payment to a...

I am outraged that two Yorkshire & The Humber Labour MEPs effectively tried to block Brexit by voting against moving on to the next stage of the negotiations...

A recent survey showed that rural homes are now 20% more expensive than those in urban areas, making it very difficult for young people to get on the rural...

The Government has made good progress in house building. I was delighted to have had the opportunity to make this point at a fringe meeting in Manchester...

At the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a £400million government investment in new rail and road...

One of the great privileges of being an MP is that I can meet a wide variety of people, listen to their concerns and try to help them find answers. Today I met...