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Our rural way of life isn't the same as in towns and cities - we have special needs to get the same services.

That's why Graham is constantly pressing for increased attention from Government - be it his work in founding the Hull River Board, supporting the police's rural crime team, rural medical practices, getting our villages connected to fast broadband and cutting the scourge of hare coursing.

News

Graham Stuart MP Visits Wold Farm in Lund to Celebrate Great British Beef Week

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, visited Wold Farm in Lund with representatives of the National Farmers Union to mark Great British Beef Week 2022. Now in its twelfth year, Great British Beef Week takes place from the 23rd-30th April 2022 with this year’s campaign focusing on highlighting

BT pausing Digital Voice roll-out in response to concerns raised by MP

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, wrote to BT Openreach to raise concerns about BT’s new Digital Voice roll-out in the event of a power cut, which could leave vulnerable people unable to call on the Lifeline service. Digital Voice is intended to replace ageing analogue landlines by 202

Graham Stuart MP chairs further meeting to tackle flooded farmland

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, chaired a further virtual meeting with Sir Greg Knight, MP for East Yorkshire, to follow up on their discussions from last year about the economic impact to agriculture caused by flooded farmland and what solutions can be found.

Beverley MP welcomes pig sector action from farming Minister

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, welcomes an update on the pig sector from farming Minister, Victoria Prentis MP, following his recent meeting with her. The local MP met the Minister last month to put to her the concerns of his pig farmer constituents who have been unable to move thei

Success in hare coursing campaign for Graham Stuart MP

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has welcomed the news that the Government is introducing new powers to tackle the scourge of hare coursing following a three-year campaign. Hare coursing is an illegal activity in which criminals set their dogs loose to chase, catch and kill brown hares ac

Boost for pig farmers after lobbying local MP

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has thanked pig farmers in his constituency for their hard work to make him aware of the litany of problems facing their industry, including labour and CO2 shortages. Across the country, the industry has been experiencing workforce shortages of approxi