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I HAVE written before about one of the strengths of our Parliamentary democracy being that MPs represent geographical constituencies. Among other benefits, it...

Before I became an MP I worked with businesses and my job was to help them grow. Often these were small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In many cases they...

BACK in 2016 it was announced that Catterick Garrison – already the biggest British Army base in the world – was to become a “super-garrison” with even more...

BEFORE entering Parliament I was lucky enough to spend time studying in California’s Silicon Valley and then running an investment business. Home to some of the...

IT is a source of great pride for me that we have a Help for Heroes recovery centre at Catterick Garrison – one of four around the country. My wife and I have...

FOR many of us, a busy life at work, a growing family and good friends mean that loneliness is not something we are familiar with. Indeed, after a particularly...

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Michael Gove made a series of positive announcements at the recent National Farmers’ Union conference. While much attention was focused on...

AS the Minister for Local Government, my responsibilities cover the work of councils large and small. That includes of the Mayor of London and the London...

DECENT broadband for rural areas has always been a big priority for me. My very first question to the Prime Minister in 2015 was about superfast broadband...