Good news for small businesses as insurers forced to pay up Friday, 15 January, 2021 I am absolutely delighted that the Supreme Court has come out in support of small firms by forcing insurance companies to pay out from their business interruption policies. I campaigned hard on behalf of businesses to force insurance companies to pay out and was one of the first to press for intervention from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Treasury. The FCA brought the test case... Westminster News
Congratulations to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 9th August 2017 I am so pleased to hear that the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has been awarded £4.6M by the National Lottery. This money will go towards NYMR’s Yorkshire’s... Local News
More safety camera vehicles for the A64 around Crambeck 7th August 2017 North Yorkshire police has identified more sites for safety camera vehicles in the Crambeck area of the A64, following four deaths on that stretch of the road... Local News
Broadband problems in Hutton le Hole 4th August 2017 I met with residents in Hutton le Hole, who were understandably frustrated by the delay in the delivery of superfast broadband to their village. BT had promised... Local News
Grant boost for farmers pre-Brexit 1st August 2017 I’m pleased to hear that there’s been another round of Rural Development Programme funding for farmers. For the first time there will be specific funding... Westminster News
October Report - Fortitude, Resilience and Unity 31st July 2017 It was never going to be a celebratory Conference. There is no point in hiding the fact that the June general election made the significant challenges ahead... Local News
BT finally agrees to our demands to include wireless solutions 31st July 2017 BT has at last offered to provide the necessary infrastructure for 99% of premises in the UK to get superfast broadband by 2020. I have been campaigning for... Westminster News
Train services to coastal villages improved thanks to local intervention. 31st July 2017 I was delighted to be able to assist a number of constituents who had contacted me regarding the new train services running to and from Scarborough, to... Local News
£3bn clean air strategy is good news for towns like Malton. 27th July 2017 I am fully supportive of the Government’s clean air strategy which will include banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2040. This can only be good... Local News
Pupils at Langton Primary School question their MP 27th July 2017 I had the pleasure of meeting pupils and staff at Langton Primary School near Malton in the last week of term. Headteacher, Rachel Ray, told me about the... Local News
