D&S column: what a turnaround for our Friarage Hospital Friday, 12 April, 2024 It is almost five years exactly since one of the biggest public meetings ever held in Northallerton took place in the old Grammar School. The school hall was packed to overflowing to discuss changes to the town’s Friarage Hospital. I had called the meeting after the hospital trust took the decision – at short notice – to downgrade the A&E department because it could not recruit the doctors to run... Articles
Rishi Sunak visits award-winning wine business 2nd November 2017 THE success of an award-winning multi-million-pound wine business established in the North Yorkshire countryside has been praised by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Mr... Enterprise and Economy
Speaking up for Servicemen and women 1st November 2017 Speaking in a Commons debate about Armed Forces Pay, I stress to the Minister the importance of the Armed Forces Covenant in making sure servicemen and women... Speeches in Parliament
D&S column: some better health news 28th October 2017 WE have had some good news about local health services recently which given the current staffing challenges at the Friarage Hospital should rightly be... Articles
Rishi Sunak MP discovers Northallerton’s secret garden 26th October 2017 A SECRET garden created in the heart of Northallerton is continuing to grow thanks to a group of volunteers. After 18 months and 2,500 man hours, the group... Local News
Rishi Sunak helps villagers celebrate heart of their community 23rd October 2017 A VILLAGE without a central point has celebrated the anniversary of a building which helps bring it together. Kirkby Sigston is a tiny parish near Northallerton... Local News
D&S column: why I launched my pubs survey and good news for Great Ayton 21st October 2017 THIS week I wrote to every pub in the constituency (almost 200 of them!) asking them to participate in my inaugural Pub Survey. Pubs are vital to our rural... Articles
Defending the roll-out of Universal Credit 18th October 2017 I spoke in favour of the continued roll-out of Universal Credit, the Government's simplification of the benefits system which aims to help people back into work... Speeches in Parliament
D&S column: internet safety and fair broadband deals 14th October 2017 IT’S a modern-day truism that the internet has revolutionised our lives. Nothing has changed the way we live more than a technology invented by a Briton – Sir... Articles
Rishi Sunak helps schoolchildren become Internet Legends 12th October 2017 Richmond MP Rishi Sunak took part in a special school assembly held to teach children to use the internet safely and responsibly. Mr Sunak joined a team from... Skills and Schools