Category: News & Articles
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February 14, 2015
Julian’s Monthly York Press Column
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor were up in Yorkshire last week, discussing the economic future of our county with local businesses. The Government’s commitment to building a Northern Powerhouse to rival that of London will not only help to rebalance our whole economy, it will also go a long way to bridging the decades […] -
February 11, 2015
York receives multi-million pound investment in food research
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Liz Truss, has today announced that £14.5 million of new investment will go to the Food and Environment Research Agency at Sand Hutton, on the edge of York. The funding is a joint venture between Capita and Newcastle University and is part of the Government’s ambitious programme to […] -
February 9, 2015
Julian supports Cancer Research UK on World Cancer Day
Julian is backing an appeal from Cancer Research UK to save the lives of more cancer patients, as news comes that one in two people will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives. At the event Cancer Research UK told MPs that support for public awareness campaigns, increasing screening uptake and […] -
February 5, 2015
Julian supports HEART UK’s campaign for Better Heart Health
Julian is supporting HEART UK in its aim of ensuring that cardiovascular disease remains a key priority for the Government. Despite progress being made, cardiovascular disease over the past 20 years is still the greatest health risk in the UK, with around 175,000 heart attacks every single year. Julian attended the official launch of the […] -
January 30, 2015
Julian Holds Street Surgery in Haxby on Local Parking Issues
On January 17th Julian held a street surgery on South Lane in Haxby for local residents to discuss parking issues in the area. Many constituents wrote to Julian about the problem, including parking on double yellow lines, obstructive parking on pavements and in front of driveways, and the damaging of grass verges. There was a […] -
January 27, 2015
Julian Launches ‘Fair Votes For All’ Petition
Julian has launched a constituency-wide petition calling on Parliament to change the law to ensure only English MPs are allowed to vote on English-only laws. The move comes after a ‘No’ vote in the Scottish Independence referendum re-ignited debate over the so-called ‘West-Lothian’ question on whether MPs from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales should be […] -
January 26, 2015
Julian Meets Highways Agency to Discuss Hopgrove Upgrades
Julian has met with senior representatives from the Highways Agency to discuss their plans to upgrade the Hopgrove roundabout, and potentially dual the A64, following the announcement of up to £250m in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. George Osborne’s announcements late last year of the plans for the grade separation of the Hopgrove junction were welcomed by […] -
January 21, 2015
York leads the way as unemployment continues to fall
Julian welcomes today’s news that unemployment in York falls for the tenth month in a row. According to the Office for National Statistics, unemployment across the country has dropped to below 6% for the first time in six years. In York Outer, the number of people claiming out of work benefits has dropped from […] -
January 20, 2015
Julian’s York Press Column
Like most families, I ushered in the New Year with my wife and two young children, and celebrated the arrival of 2015 by finishing off the last of the Christmas goodies. For many, myself included, January is a month of contrasts. On the one hand it can be a bit of a comedown from the […] -
January 16, 2015
Julian’s horse welfare law receives final approval from MPs
Julian celebrated victory today as his private members bill to protect horses from neglect cleared the House of Commons. The Control of Horses Bill will make three major changes to animal welfare laws. Most importantly, the proposals will dramatically shorten the time it takes to rescue abandoned horses from over two weeks to just […]
