My message is to vote Conservative and get a Conservative majority.

That means we can deliver on Brexit, build an even stronger and fairer economy & deliver properly funded public services.

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 key priorities, which include transport infrastructure in the North, dualling of the A64, reform of adult social care, a pharmaceutical tax

A government funded programme to enable 10 exceptional business owners to pass on their expertise to budding entrepreneurs along with access to a government grant is a great idea.

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 the phone industry is set to be agreed.

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 achieve this and it’s fantastic that they have cooperated together to make it happen. These extra spaces will make a huge difference.

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 possible to inform the decision about whether the much needed A64 dual carriageway will be included in the RIS2 (the road investment strategy

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 cent next year as total funding reaches over £54 million.

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 whisky, the Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay.

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 for banking services in post offices, which may damage their viability.

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 new police officers across the country strengthening their numbers to help crack down on crime.