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MP to meet flooding group

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is to meet members of the River Hull Flood Action Group.

The meeting comes after the group contacted

Graham with concerns about the Environment Agency’s (EA) River Hull Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Minister responds to MP’s concerns over Gulf of Mexico oil spill

BP should remain a ‘strong and viable’ company despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, MP for Beverley and Holderness has been told by Government.

 The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, Alistair Burt MP, responding to constituents concerns, raised by Graham, said there was ‘no suggestion’ the spill reflected badly on British [...]

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 [...]