I’m sorry we have had to extend Article 50 again. But we will leave the EU. We have made that solemn promise in the Referendum in 2016 and we will deliver on it. At the moment there is no doubt that Parliament will not accept no-deal so we will have to find another way through this.

It might seem strange that someone who has acted as a middleman in the housing market for most of his working life would propose disintermediation as a solution to our housing woes, but the opportunities to increase the delivery of truly affordable homes are just too great to miss.

I very much welcome the news that new pedestrian refuges at Welburn and Crambeck on the A64 are now definitely to go ahead after Highways England confirmed that funding is now in place. I have been campaigning for these changes alongside Ryedale Councillor Caroline Goodrick and local residents.

There have been some real improvements in the way we look after our environment and tackle climate change, one of the world’s most serious challenges.

I am working with the Minister for Local Government, Rishi Sunak MP, to bring about reforms to the council tax collection processes used by local authorities.

In support of English Tourism week, I visited four key tourist sites in the constituency over the weekend.

I am absolutely delighted that I scooped £125 for Friends of St Monica’s Hospital after placing a charity bet on Saturday’s Grand National courtesy of Coral.

I have added my signature to a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister asking her to undo the blocks the government has placed on onshore wind energy. I am happy to lend my support to 10:10 Climate Action and Power for People, who are coordinating the letter.

I very much welcome the Citizens Advice’s new Universal Support service called ‘Help to Claim’ which was rolled out across the constituency this week.

I am delighted that Paralympic World Champion Hannah Cockroft MBE DL and European Champion Nathan Maguire (pictured) have opened a new changing facility for disabled children and adults at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate.