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Health Ministers will review the way small rural hospitals are funded following a meeting with myself and my colleagues Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond) and Robert Goodwill MP (Scarborough & Whitby).

I welcome today’s Government announcement that a single devolution deal for the whole of Yorkshire, known as One Yorkshire, has been rejected.

The Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, has agreed to look again at the system of payments for Universal Credit (UC) following a meeting I had with her in Westminster.

This week, I have added my support for regulatory reform for bailiffs.

I am absolutely delighted that there is to be more money for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in my constituency over the next two years.

I have been joined by eight colleagues representing rural constituencies where superfast (30 Mbps) broadband coverage is below 85 per cent to urge Openreach to develop a fixed wireless strategy for rural areas and work with third party suppliers to deliver holistic solutions.

The preferred route for a dual carriageway for the A64 will be announced in the summer of 2019 following a six week consultation starting this Autumn.

Over the past few months I have been talking to Northern Rail and NYCC to make sure that the new train timetable for services through Hunmanby station, which is expected to come into effect in May, is convenient for passengers.

My Private Members Bill, once it is given Royal Assent, will, for the first time, give grieving parents the entitlement to two weeks paid leave if they lose a child under the age of 18.

I will always stand up for Thirsk and Malton even if that means occasionally speaking out against government proposals.