Following a visit to Settrington All Saints’ Church of England Primary School in Malton I have promised to campaign for more resources to ensure that ‘opportunity area’ funding designed to support disadvantaged children in education continues - work that is supported by Settrington in its role as
I am delighted that my Private Members Bill, which I introduced in 2017 comes into force in April meaning that employed parents have an entitlement to two weeks’ paid leave if they lose a child under the age of 18 or suffer a stillbirth.
Today I have once again pledged my support to the Conservative Environment Network's (CEN) Parliamentary Caucus to champion action on decarbonisation and conservation.
The private sector has a key role to play if we are to succeed in ‘levelling up’ the North and significantly increase productivity, create thousands of new jobs, raise income levels and narrow the economic gap between the North and the South.
Following my intervention last month after a diabolical level of service on the TransPennine Express rail service I welcome the recent improvements to the frequency and reliability of train services between Manchester and the East Coast via Leeds and York but I have made it clear that this must b
I’m delighted that the community fridge in Filey, set up last year thanks to the support of the local Lions, is to receive twice weekly donations from Tesco after a nudge from me.
The Managing Director of TransPennine Express, Leo Goodwin, agreed to my demands to halve cancellations and improve punctuality by January and make immediate improvements from Monday.
The clear promise in the Queen’s Speech to level up opportunities and investment in the regions across England is great news, particularly as I have been a long-standing campaigner for a fairer deal for the North.
Today I was sworn in as Thirsk and Malton’s MP. I was delighted to have won one of the biggest majorities in the country in last week’s General Election.
