Key achievements for the people of Thirsk and Malton Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 Delivering a Fairer Deal for Thirsk, Malton & Filey As your MP, I’ve always fought to make sure our part of North Yorkshire gets its fair share — and while there’s more to do, we’ve made real progress. From saving vital local services to securing major investment in infrastructure, I’ve worked hard to stand up for our towns, villages and rural communities. Local Wins Linton-on-Ouse Victory After... Local News
Solutions to Homelessness and the Housing Crisis 7th November 2017 The only way we are going to tackle the worrying increase in homelessness and the wider housing crisis is by building more homes. That was a key point in my... Local News
Face to face with protestors again at Kirby Misperton 4th November 2017 Today I paid another visit to Kirby Misperton, where I came face to face with as many as 300 protestors. Many of them were local, but there were some from the... Local News
Good news for tourism in Ryedale 3rd November 2017 Congratulations to all our winners of the prestigious White Rose Awards this year. Scampston Hall and Walled Garden were the well-deserved winners of the Small... Local News
Pledging our support to the Armed Forces 3rd November 2017 Hambleton District Council is one of five North Yorkshire councils to have won £196,000 from the Ministry of Defence to strengthen the delivery of the Armed... Local News
Making the case for more money to improve the A64 1st November 2017 Today, I met with the Exchequer Secretary, Andrew Jones MP, to make the case for the additional monies we need for the A64 – that’s an extra £115m, so £250m in... Local News
The Prime Minister promises her support for more investment in Northern Infrastructure 1st November 2017 Today, in Prime Minister’s Questions, I took the opportunity to press Mrs May on the Government’s historic commitment to have a fairer distribution on... Westminster News
Protestors making life miserable for local residents in Kirby Misperton 1st November 2017 I was shocked to hear some of the stories from people living in Kirby Misperton on BBC Radio York today. They talked about being bullied, intimidated... Local News
Let’s all get behind the National Living Wage 31st October 2017 It was an honour to host a Living Wage event in Parliament today and I was pleased to see so many of my colleagues there. The good news is that we have 3600... Local News
Environment Agency tells Third Energy to ensure there are no more unpleasant odours. 30th October 2017 I have today been reassured by the Environment Agency (EA) that an unpleasant odour in Kirby Misperton village was not a gas leak, but the result of a cleaning... Local News
