Congratulations to Bernard Simpson for winning a special award from the Prime Minister for his support for ‘Yorkshire Air Ambulance’.

Following concerns raised by protestor groups and local residents whose lives had been adversely affected by protests about shale gas exploration, I was pleased to be able to facilitate a meeting with representatives of these parties the Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan, and the Gold

I have been joined by eight colleagues representing rural constituencies where superfast (30 Mbps) broadband coverage is below 85 per cent to urge the Digital Minister, Matt Hancock, to provide government funding for fixed wireless broadband in the hard-to-reach areas (see map).

Last weekend, my wife Nikki, son Charlie and I joined ten others on the Lyke Wake Walk to raise money and awareness for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity.

Today I caught up with Farndale constituent Stuart Nelson at Castle Howard where he took a break from his 1850 mile journey from Holy Island to Rome in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Today I met with Policing Minister, Nick Hurd, to hand over a 650 signature petition calling for an end to the presence of anti-fracking protest camps in the area.

Today I was invited to back an appeal from Cancer Research UK for more NHS cancer staff at a special event in Westminster.

I was delighted to attend an APPG parliamentary reception on Eye Health and Visual Impairment to hear more about its report following an inquiry into health services for eye care.

Over the last few weeks we seem to have made good progress to ensure that Lambert Hospital stays in community use.

This weekend I started training for next week’s 42 mile Lyke Wake Walk to raise money and awareness for SANDS, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity.