My colleagues, Robert Goodwill MP, Julian Sturdy MP and I wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise the issue of serious delays and cancellations along the TransPennine Express route. 

Our letter and the Transport Minister's response can be found below. 

With Thirsk and Malton ranked 528th out of 650 constituencies in the country for average download speed I am absolutely delighted that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that North Yorkshire is to receive £11 million funding through the Government’s Rural Broad

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It is absolutely fantastic news that the former Lambert Hospital has finally and permanently been secured for community use.

I have been joined by eight colleagues representing rural constituencies where superfast (30 Mbps) broadband coverage is below 85 per cent to urge Openreach to develop a fixed wireless strategy for rural areas and work with third party suppliers to deliver holistic solutions.

Click here to read my Spring newsletter for an update on some of the latest developments and some of the work I have been doing to serve you as your MP in the constituency and in Parliament. 

The preferred route for a dual carriageway for the A64 will be announced in the summer of 2019 following a six week consultation starting this Autumn.

Over the past few months I have been talking to Northern Rail and NYCC to make sure that the new train timetable for services through Hunmanby station, which is expected to come into effect in May, is convenient for passengers.

My Private Members Bill, once it is given Royal Assent, will, for the first time, give grieving parents the entitlement to two weeks paid leave if they lose a child under the age of 18.

I will always stand up for Thirsk and Malton even if that means occasionally speaking out against government proposals.