Since my election, I have been committed to ensuring our rural area receives a fair deal in healthcare and education.

I have welcomed a large number of groups of young people to Westminster over the past seven years to ensure they are aware of the work of Parliament.

Charities and voluntary groups do hugely important work supporting people and communities across the constituency.

Leading the efforts to bring the Tour de France to Yorkshire is just one example of work I have done over the past seven years to boost our economy so that businesses can grow and create jobs across the constituency. It is important these efforts continue in the months and years ahead.

In such a rural constituency as this, I have done all I can to support farmers and hill farming during what are challenging times.

Our armed services are key members of communities across Skipton and Ripon and I have supported their work keeping us safe in this country and around the world. I have also led efforts for clarity over the future of Claro and Deverell Barracks in Ripon following the Army Basing Review.