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Council scheme to help at risk homes welcomed by MP

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today welcomed news the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) will buy homes at risk of falling into the sea.

A pilot scheme will see the council buying homes which, it is feared, will disappear as a result of coastal erosion over the next 15 years and then lease [...]

Last piece in flooding defence jigsaw approved

News that the final stretch of flood defence for Burstwick has been approved by planners has been welcomed by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart.

Work on a section of the defences, being built by the Environment Agency, had been delayed when Sport England objected to the loss of part of the village playing fields. Following [...]

MP says rural payment staff bonuses a ‘kick in the teeth’ for farmers

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, today described news staff at the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) had received almost £2 million in bonuses as a woeful use of public money.

Since being set up in 2005 the RPA, charged with organising the payment of European subsidies to farmers, has consistently been in the headlines for [...]

‘Keep an eye on elderly and vulnerable’ says MP

AS wintry conditions continued to grip the Beverley and Holderness constituency, MP Graham Stuart said neighbours and families should remain vigilant of those who are elderly and vulnerable.

Graham said: “We often make a special effort to call on the elderly over the Christmas and New Year period. Now that many people are back at work that [...]

Re-think on flooding plan backed by MP

2007 flooding

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness today said he was delighted to hear plans to allow farmland around Leven to be used to store flood water had been dropped.

The Environment Agency (EA) had suggested one option to reduce flooding further down the River Hull would have been to create a flood water [...]

Minister responds to dredging questions

Holderness coast

Following an Adjournment Debate at the House of Commons on off-shore dredging, led by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, a government minister has answered a series of questions.

Graham called for the debate after being contacted by constituents who believe off-shore dredging is causing coastal erosion to speed up.

Watch Graham Stuart MP lead a debate on off-shore dredging

Westminster Hall debate

The possible impact of off-shore dredging on the Holderness coast was debated in Parliament thanks to Graham Stuart MP.

Graham led an adjournment debate on the subject in which he called on the Government to commission more research into any possible link between the dredging of sand and gravel from sites several kilometres [...]

MP secures House of Commons debate on off-shore dredging

Holderness coast

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has been granted an adjournment debate in the House of Commons.

The debate, due to be held at 1.30pm on Tuesday, December 1 will see Graham calling for the Government to consider commissioning a study of the potential impacts of off-shore dredging on [...]

MP to meet with Shoreline Management Plan bodies

Holderness coast

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is to meet with members of the Humber Estuary Coastal Authorities Group and Environment Agency (Friday Nov 13) following the publication of the draft of the second Shoreline Management Plan (SMP2).

The plan, which covers the coast from Flamborough in the North to Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, in [...]

Graham Stuart MP urges residents to see underground cable plans

Off shore wind turbines

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, is encouraging as many people as possible who live in the Hedon area to attend a public event.

Power generation company e.on is hosting the event at Hedon Town Hall on November 11, to show people details of a major planning application in the area.