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My Parental Bereavement (Leave & Pay) Bill has had its Second reading in Parliament today. The new law, once enacted, will give employed parents two weeks paid...

I am pleased that Home Office Minister, Nick Hurd, has agreed to meet the Police and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan, and myself after I raised concerns...

It was fantastic to welcome the Great Yorkshire Brewery, based in Cropton near Kirkbymoorside, to Parliament today. They were showing off one of their new beers...

In the recent proposals published by the Boundary Commission, the constituency of Thirsk and Malton would lose Thornton Dale and the eight surrounding villages...

Congratulations to the whole community in the village of Sessay near Thirsk as the southern part looks set to be formally designated as Hambleton’s 54th...

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...