D&S column: encouraging more visitors to the Dales out of season 14th July 2018 WHEN the weather’s this good you have to wonder why so many of us jet off to the Med and elsewhere for our summer holidays. With cloudless skies and the... Articles
D&S column: with a hill farmer on the roof of England 9th July 2018 IF you take the road out of Hawes towards Ingleton on the western-most edge of the Richmond constituency you enter a little-known side valley called Widdale... Articles
D&S column: being held to account in Parliament 1st July 2018 When American politicians come to pay us a visit in Parliament, there are two lines you can be sure will be in their speech. One is a Winston Churchill quote... Articles
D&S column: pre-school excellence at Osmotherley 22nd June 2018 I found the huge bin of old-style milk bottle tops quite irresistible and I plunged my hand deep into the silvery pile of crinkly foil. It made a very... Articles
D&S column: helping the UK's troubled families and my visit to Great Ayton Fete 14th June 2018 A small but very important part of my ministerial brief is overseeing the work of the Government’s Troubled Families programme. It’s multi-million-pound... Articles
D&S column: the importance of tackling childhood obesity 9th June 2018 AS the proud father of two young daughters I know only too well the challenges parents face keeping our children fit and healthy. My two both inherited a sweet... Articles
D&S column: why I remain confident for British farming's future 1st June 2018 AS negotiations for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union enter their critical phase, I remain confident that British farming will do well post-Brexit. I... Articles
D&S column: four months at the Minister's desk 25th May 2018 IT is just over four months since I sat in the famous Cabinet Room in Number 10 Downing Street and was invited to serve in Her Majesty’s Government by the Prime... Articles
D&S column: I've been spending time in the pub 20th May 2018 I’ve been spending a lot of time in the pub lately. I should perhaps clarify that this has all been strictly work-related activity! It is part of my efforts to... Articles