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
Raising key priorities with Chancellor 30th October 2019 I took advantage of an eve of election meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, to press the case for more funding for some of my... Articles
Thumbs up to a programme supporting would-be entrepreneurs 29th October 2019 A government funded programme to enable 10 exceptional business owners to pass on their expertise to budding entrepreneurs along with access to a government... Local News
£1 billion deal set to solve poor mobile coverage in rural areas 25th October 2019 Following my campaign for a Shared Rural Network to extend mobile rural coverage to hard-to-reach areas I am delighted that a new deal between Government and... Articles
Work on extended car park at Thirsk Station underway – great news! 23rd October 2019 I am delighted that Thirsk station is to get some much needed extra car parking spaces. I have been working with TransPennine Express and Grand Central to... Local News
Frustration over slow progress of A64 dual carriageway 17th October 2019 Two of my North Yorkshire parliamentary colleagues and I met Highways England again to urge them to provide the necessary business case reviews as soon as... Local News
Significant funding boost for North Yorkshire’s schools 16th October 2019 I am delighted to announce that the Government has confirmed total per pupil funding available for schools in Thirsk and Malton will increase by almost five per... Local News
Celebrating the launch of Yorkshire’s first single malt 15th October 2019 Following my raising of the issue in Parliament, I have established that forthcoming US retaliatory tariffs will not apply to Yorkshire’s first single malt... Local News
Banks must provide access to cash for my constituents 14th October 2019 I welcome the recent Barclays Bank announcement that branches in local market towns will be kept open but have significant concerns about withdrawal of support... Local News
North Yorkshire police to be bolstered in new recruitment drive 10th October 2019 I welcome the news this week that North Yorkshire will be recruiting 58 new police officers. This is part of a new nationwide recruitment drive to hire 20,000... Local News
