Northern Rail Strike Will Leave People Baffled And Frustrated

Northern Rail Strike Will Leave People Baffled And Frustrated
March 10, 2017

Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverley and Holderness, has criticised the rail strike set to cause major disruption for passengers across the north of England on Monday.

The strike has been triggered by the RMT after Northern Rail refused to meet its demands for guarantees about the future of guards on all trains. The RMT is objecting to Northern’s reform plans before it has even discussed them in detail with the company.

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EU Regulation Is A Disaster For Holderness Fishermen Says MP

MP To Visit NHS Humber Foundation Trust To Discuss Mental Health
February 14, 2017

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has condemned a new EU Regulation that threatens the livelihoods of Holderness coast beach fishermen and has written to the Fisheries Minister, George Eustice, to ask him to pursue an exemption for Holderness.

The Regulation includes a total ban on targeted sea bass fishing from the shore, jeopardising the future of men like Shaun Wingham, who fishes near Withernsea using the centuries-old practice of onshore fishing, whereby a net is stretched out along the shoreline at low tide and the catch is brought in when it retreats again. Sea bass is the most valuable part of their haul.

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Everyone Has Banged Their Self Righteous Drums For So Long – Cllr Peacock

Peacock Should Do The Decent Thing And Resign Says Healy
January 26, 2017

Disgraced Councillor, Dominic Peacock has written back to East Riding of Yorkshire Council making it clear he has no intention of resigning despite calls for him to do so.

Cllr Peacock who made offensive and distasteful remarks in relation to a fund set up to raise money for the family of the assassinated MP Jo Cox says residents in his ward, Minster and Woodmansey do not want him to resign.

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MP Expresses Support To HART’s Bid For NHS Patient Transport Role

MP Expresses Support HART's Bid For NHS Patient Transport Role
January 17, 2017

Graham Stuart joined East Riding Councillor Jane Evison and a group of constituents as he rode on the Holderness Area Rural Transport (HART) bus to celebrate its achievements and promote its bid to become a registered NHS non-emergency patient transport provider in 2017.

Founded in 2003 to tackle transport needs in Holderness, HART has gone from strength to strength and now has nine vehicles covering the coast from Bempton to Spurn including the market towns of Driffield, Hedon, Withernsea and Hornsea.

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MP To Quiz Humber LEP Officials In Reagrd To Careers Advice

MP To Visit NHS Humber Foundation Trust To Discuss Mental Health
January 13, 2017

Graham Stuart MP will quiz officials from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership about the progress being made with delivering the Humber Gold Standard for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.

Graham, who is a keen advocate of high quality careers education for young people, helped to launch the Humber Gold Standard in 2014.

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Peacock Should Do The Decent Thing And Resign Says Healy

Peacock Should Do The Decent Thing And Resign Says Healy
January 12, 2017

Cllr Denis Healy says disgraced Councillor Dominic Peacock should do the decent thing and resign from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

His comments came just hours after the a vote held at County Hall in Beverley where members of council from all parties voted calling for him to resign.

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MP Urges Residents To Have Their Say Over Hospital Closures

MP Urges Residents To Have Their Say Over Hospital Closures
January 5, 2017

Local MP Graham Stuart is urging residents to have their say over plans to shake up how heath care is administered in the area.

East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group are currently holding consultation to decide which Minor Injury Units they will close as they look stream line services in the area.

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MP Calls For Clinical Group Study Bus Time Table

Funding To Explore Beverley Road Improvements Welcomed By MP
December 9, 2016

MP Graham Stuart is says the East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group need to sit and with a map and bus time table following the experience of one of his constituents.

His comments have come after Withernsea resident Sandra Burns was sent a list of bus routes they could use when she asked how she would get to her nearest facility following the pending shake up.

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MP To Present MIU Petition To East Riding CCG

Funding To Explore Beverley Road Improvements Welcomed By MP
December 2, 2016

This Friday Graham Stuart will present the Save Our MIU petition, signed by 8,267 people, to East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group at its headquarters in Willerby.

Graham will be joined by East Riding Council Leader Councillor Steve Parnaby and fellow ERYC Councillors, Marian Mead

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Funding To Explore Beverley Road Improvements Welcomed By MP

Funding To Explore Beverley Road Improvements Welcomed By MP
November 29, 2016

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has welcomed news that up to £92,000 funding will be provided by the Government for more work to be done developing the business plan submitted by East Riding Council for proposed road improvement works at the Jocks Lodge junction.

Jocks Lodge forms the junction between the A164 and the A1079 to the south of Beverley.

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MP Stands Up For Blue Badge Clock Users Urging For Reform

MP Stands Up For Blue Badge Clock Users Urging For Reform
November 23, 2016

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is pushing for a fair deal for blue badge clock users with his constituent Katrina Gardner – an active thalidomide campaigner.

Ms Gardner, of Sproatley, is one of many thalidomides who are able to drive without use of their arms and has qualified for the Government’s Blue Badge scheme

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