Rishi meets Middleham trainer to discuss Government plans to increase betting tax on horseracing Friday, 19 September, 2025 Rishi met leading Middleham trainer Jedd O’Keefe and his wife Andrea, who works in the industry, to discuss Government plans to increase the tax on betting on horseracing. The meeting came on the same day the sport staged its first ever nationwide shutdown, branded ‘Racing Cancelled’, to highlight the risks posed by the proposals. The Government is considering increasing the tax on horseracing... Local News
Keep Great Ayton in Richmond constituency, says Rishi Sunak 9th March 2017 RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has urged his constituents in Great Ayton to have their say about changes which could see them moved to a different Parliamentary area... Local News
Westminster Hall debate on my campaign for the Coast to Coast Walk 9th March 2017 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... Speeches in Parliament
Rishi Sunak sees progress on village’s community garden and nature trail 6th March 2017 WORK has started on an ambitious community garden project in a North Yorkshire village. A group of volunteers in Tunstall, near Catterick Garrison, has embarked... Local News
D&S column: the Northern Powerhouse gets up steam 6th March 2017 SINCE the term Northern Powerhouse was first coined by the then Chancellor George Osborne in 2014, there has been some scepticism expressed about what it means... Articles
Updating works at Garrison GPs' practice nears completion 3rd March 2017 Refurbishment work on a busy medical practice at the centre of the UK's biggest military base is nearing completion. More than £400,000 is being spent updating... Local News
Pressing the Policing Minister for the best-possible deal for North Yorkshire 28th February 2017 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... Speeches in Parliament
Mobile village hall on track for 2017 completion 27th February 2017 An ambitious initiative to launch a mobile, multi-purpose community hub on the Wensleydale Railway is on track for completion this Summer. Work is progressing... Local News
D&S column: making sure our military heroes get a fair deal 25th February 2017 AS MP for a constituency which is home to the largest military garrison in the UK, the welfare of servicemen and women is very close to my heart. So I take a... Articles
Farming Minister to answer North Yorkshire farmers’ questions 23rd February 2017 RISHI Sunak MP is bringing a senior Government minister to his constituency to answer farmers’ questions about their industry. Farming Minister George Eustice... Farming
