Category: News & Articles
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September 9, 2014
Julian calls for tougher sentences on food fraudsters
Last night in Parliament, Julian called on the Government to do more to protect high quality British farming produce from fraud. Speaking in the House of Commons during the late night Food Fraud debate, Mr Sturdy praised the recently published Elliott Report on food integrity. He said “It is reassuring that Professor Elliott has commended […] -
September 4, 2014
Julian Meets Residents Company over Boroughbridge Road ‘Overdevelopment’
Julian has recently met with a group of residents from Trenchard Road and Portal Road off the A59 on the outskirts of York, to discuss their concerns over the proposed development of nearly 1500 houses in the immediate vicinity. He met with several members of the committee of the York (Trenchard) Residents Company Limited at the […] -
September 3, 2014
Julian welcomes investigation into waiting times at York Hospital Trust
Today Julian has voiced his support for the NHS regulator Monitor opening an inquiry into why local hospitals have repeatedly missed health targets. It has emerged that the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs hospitals in York, Scarborough, Bridlington, Whitby, Malton and Selby, has failed to meet Government A&E waiting time targets for […] -
September 2, 2014
Julian Urges Council to Grant Partial Rates Rebate to Boroughbridge Road Residents Disrupted by Poppleton Bar Roadworks
Julian has been leading calls for the City of York Council to offer a partial Council Tax rebate to residents on Boroughbridge Road, who suffered months of severe disruption during the excessively delayed Poppleton Bar roadworks. Several local residents have been in touch with Julian in recent weeks to raise concerns over their loss of sleep […] -
September 1, 2014
Julian teams up with Alfie G Whattam for fairer health funding
Last Friday Julian met with York based Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Alfie G. Whattam to publicise the need for a fairer funding formula for York and North Yorkshire’s Clinical Commissioning Groups. Julian has been campaigning for a fairer funding formula ever since his election in 2010 and has raised the matter both in Parliament on numerous […] -
August 19, 2014
Launching Vale Radio
On Monday morning Julian was pleased to join the team at Vale Radio for their official launch show live on air with breakfast presenter Chris Marsden. Vale Radio is a community led radio station based in Haxby, featuring local news and events across the Vale of York, broadcasting across Selby, Thirsk, Linton on Ouse and […] -
August 18, 2014
Julian turns postie for a day in York Outer
Last Friday Julian experienced what is involved in delivering the post when he joined local postman David Rosenberg on his delivery round in York. Julian is one of a number of local Members of Parliament being invited to go out with postmen and women across the UK to see the lengths Royal Mail goes to, […] -
August 16, 2014
Julian calls for better transport links in the North
It is essential that we continue to invest in our northern rail links if we are to realise our potential as an ‘economic powerhouse’. We need the North to become an interconnected network of successful towns and cities in order to provide the nation with a much needed counterbalance to the increasing dominance of London […] -
August 14, 2014
Julian welcomes new £200 million fund to protect greenbelt land
The campaign to protect York’s greenbelt has received a major boost as the Planning Minister announced a new fund to promote development on brownfield sites. Councils across the country can bid for government funding to build thousands of new homes on brownfield land. The £200 million fund will be shared between 10 new housing zones, […] -
August 8, 2014
Julian Dismayed at Local Health Bosses U-Turn on IVF
Julian has today expressed his profound disappointment with yesterday’s announcements that the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group has voted not to offer any free cycles of IVF to couples this year, due to financial constraints. Less than two months ago, in June, it had been hoped that IVF would finally be offered on the […]
