About Graham

Graham has been the MP for Beverley and Holderness since 2005.

He is married to Anne, and they have two daughters: Sophie and Katie.

Graham was born in Carlisle in 1962, and attended Glenalmond College before reading Philosophy and then Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge from 1982-85. He started his publishing business at the end of his first year at Cambridge and he remains non-executive Chairman.

Graham has a wide range of interests from football to economics, climate change to motorcycling, mental health to punk rock.

 As your MP

 Graham founded the Beverley and Holderness Pensioners Action Group, which campaigns for the interests of local older people, CHANT (Community Hospitals Acting Nationally Together), a national, cross-party Parliamentary pressure group which campaigns for community hospitals; HOTI (Hull and Holderness Opposing the Incinerator) and, in addition, he is Chairman of the East Riding Health Action Group and is the founder of the Beverley and Holderness Business Forum.

In Parliament, he serves on the Children, Schools and Families Select Committees and, formerly, on the Environmental Select Committee and the Draft Climate Change Bill Committee. He was elected by his fellow MPs to the Conservative Party Board in 2006.

Graham is enjoying being in Parliament and is immensely proud to represent the people of Beverley and Holderness. He speaks frequently in Parliament on local and national issues and has taken up thousands of issues on behalf of his constituents. He takes a particular interest in local healthcare and the interests of the elderly but campaigns on issues as diverse as saving the Beverley Pasture Masters, improved funding for East Riding schools, increased research into coastal erosion, lobbying Ministers about funding for East Riding schools and working to secure improvements to the unacceptably dangerous local road, the A1079.

Graham – Working for Beverley & Holderness
Graham holds informal surgeries as often as possible in one of the constituency’s four towns and welcome calls, faxes, letters and emails. Come and say hello at his weekly street surgeries or write to him, Graham Stuart MP, at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

You can also sign up to his e-news which will allow you to keep up to date with all the local campaigns he’s involved in and, most importantly, let him know your views. Just email graham@grahamstuart.com asking to be added to the mailing list.

In the meantime, keep visiting the news pages at www.grahamstuart.com for all the latest news.

Contact Graham

Email: graham@grahamstuart.com
Website: www.grahamstuart.com
Postal Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Telephone: 020 7219 4340

What is an MP?

The House of Commons is made up of 646 Members of Parliament (MPs), each representing one constituency.

How big is a constituency?

The average number of electors in an English constituency is 67,000.

What is the role of an MP?

Graham’s role as an MP is to represent his constituents at Westminster, regardless of whether or not they voted for him. It is very impportant to remember MPs can only deal with issues raised by their own constituents.

What can my MP do to help constituents?

Graham can help with all matters for which Parliament or central government is responsible, such as:

• Tax problems involving the HM Revenue and Customs Department.
• Problems dealt with by the Department for Work and Pensions such as benefits, pensions and National Insurance.
• Problems dealt with by the Home Office, such as immigration.
• Problems dealt with by the Department of Health, such as hospitals and the National Health Service (NHS).
• Problems dealt with by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, such as school closures and grants.

He is unable to settle private disputes with neighbours or employers, nor can he help in family arguments. He cannot interfere with decisions made in court.

If your problem concerns the Local Authority (for example it is connected with services such as refuse collection, housing repairs or public lavatories), you should contact your local Council or Councillor.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council manages services including schools, social services, strategic planning matters, highways, refuse and waste disposal sites, museums and libraries.

There are also parish and town councils. They are the most local level of government, and are independent .

If you are unsure of who to go to or you have a problem of a more general nature then your nearest Citizens’ Advice Bureau will be able to guide you.