During a debate on the Finance Bill which dealt with measures announced in the Budget, I spoke about the changes to legislation that will make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to get the investment funds they need to grow their businesses

My Westminster Hall debate on the campaign to have Alf Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk designated as a National Trail.

I make the case for designation and Environment Minister George Eustice responds.

I asked Policing Minister Brandon Lewis for a future police funding deal which takes account of the particularly challanges a rural force like North Yorkshire faces in tackling crime. 

Urging the Government to make apprenticeships easier to find and apply for.

I outline the importance of the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure our servicemen and women receive fair treatment when they leave the service of Queen and Country

In Business Questions I highlight the plight of auction marts at Hawes, Leyburn and Northallerton facing steep rises in rates

In a Commons chamber debate about Brexit and the rural economy I outline some of the opportunities for the food industry and farmers after we leave the EU.

In  a Westminster Hall debate about the Henriques Report into Operation Midland I outlined the appalling treatment meted out to one of my predecessors, Lord Leon Brittan, and his wife, Lady Diana, by the Metropolitan Police's handling of an historic - and groundless - abuse allegation against Lor

At Business Questions, I urge the minister to consider my idea of creating free ports around the UK to boost manufacturing and international trade.

Welcoming the Casey Report into opportunity and integration among our minority communities, I stressed how important it is that Britain's new communities integrate properly and have an obligation to embrace a common British identity.