D&S column: bringing digital connectivity to the Dales Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 It is a fact of political life that sometimes the best ideas can take what seems a long time to translate into a successful outcome. I was reminded of this most recently on a lousy (weather-wise) day at the top end of Coverdale. Standing by a new telecommunications mast – one of a number that are being switched on this year in the most isolated parts of the Yorkshire Dales – I recalled a speech I... Articles
Winning payment pledge for hard-pressed farmers 17th September 2015 THE boss of the Government agency responsible for processing millions of pounds of support payments to farmers has pledged to pay promptly following a plea from... Farming
Pressing for farmers to receive prompt CAP payments 16th September 2015 In an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing I press the head of the Rural Payments Agency to make prompt CAP payments to farmers. Speeches in Parliament
Supporting the Government trade union reforms 14th September 2015 At the second reading of the Trade Union Bill, I spoke in support of the Government's trade union reforms. Speeches in Parliament
My first weekly column in the Darlington & Stockton Times 13th September 2015 WELCOME to this new weekly column in the Darlington & Stockton Times – its aim is to tell you about what I’m doing in Westminster and the constituency. I was... Articles
Meeting the Prime Minister 13th September 2015 NORTH Yorkshire businessmen talked to the Prime Minister at a meeting organised by Rishi Sunak.David Hartley, managing director of Wensleydale Dairy Products at... Local News
Ten steps to help save British dairying 10th September 2015 Rishi Sunak this week launched a ten-point plan to help beleaguered dairy farmers hit by the low price of milk. The plan follows his fact-finding tour of... Farming
Ten steps to help save British dairying 9th September 2015 Published in the Yorkshire Post LAST week I spoke to an 80-year-old farmer in my constituency who told me that in a lifetime of dairy farming he had never seen... Media
Supporting launch of new business network in Wensleydale 7th September 2015 A NEW business network has been launched in Wensleydale – with Rishi's support. The Leyburn and Mid-Wensleydale Business Association has changed its name to the... Local News
Backing Wensleydale's hard-pressed dairy farmers 5th September 2015 DAIRY farmers facing the challenge of low milk prices made their views known to Rishi. Rishi spent a day touring Wensleydale speaking to more than 25 dairy... Farming
