Category: News & Articles
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February 20, 2024
Julian presses Minister of Government’s new plan for dentistry
Earlier this month the Government unveiled a plan to get NHS dental care back on track. When the package was announced in the House of Commons, Julian asked the Health Secretary to ensure this funding in ringfenced and does not go into a larger pot so dental funding for York is spent in York. Speaking […] -
February 16, 2024
Julian visits local ice cream company
Following the recent success of their Pigs in Blankets Christmas ice cream, Julian visited Yorvale Ice Cream in Acaster Malbis to discuss what the future holds for the company. After appearing on Channel 4’s Aldi Christmas Secrets, Yorvale’s speciality pigs in blankets-flavoured ice cream was stocked in Aldi stores across the country giving the brand […] -
February 14, 2024
York Press column: Welcoming the Prime Minister to York
As many of you know, access to NHS dentistry has been one of my main priorities over the last year and I have continued to meet with health ministers, the Integrated Cared Board, and local dentists to explore the issues facing the sector to help work on the solutions that will improve dental care in […] -
February 12, 2024
Julian joins Lobular Moon Shot Project
Julian has joined over one-hundred Members of Parliament backing the Lobular Moon Shot Project to improve research funding into lobular breast cancer. Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer (ILC) is the 2nd most common type of breast cancer. 3.75 million people will be diagnosed with this cancer in the next 10 years, yet ILC currently has no specific treatment and behaves […] -
February 12, 2024
Julian invites Prime Minister to York Against Cancer’s Leveson Centre
It was a privilege for Julian to welcome the Prime Minister to York to meet volunteers at York Against Cancer’s Leveson Centre. Julian visited the Leveson Centre last month to mark the one year anniversary of the facility opening and in that time it has helped over 5,000 people through phone calls, walk-ins and appointments. […] -
February 8, 2024
Julian presses Minister on dualling of A64
Today in Parliament, Julian took the opportunity to press the Roads Minister, Guy Opperman, regarding the proposed dualling of the A64 from Hopgrove Junction to Barton-le-Willows. He asked the Minister: “I thank the Minister for visiting my constituency back in January. Following that visit, he became aware of the important economic impact of the A64 […] -
February 7, 2024
Julian unites with Cancer Research UK
Julian marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event at Westminster this week focussed on improving cancer survival in the UK. Taking place on the 4th February each year, the awareness day is an international initiative which inspires individuals and communities to unite against the disease. In the UK, nearly 1 in […] -
February 3, 2024
Julian supports deposit return scheme to keep York tidy
Julian attended a parliamentary drop-in session to discuss hosted by “Reloop” and “Keep Britain Tidy” on delivering a successful deposit return scheme (DRS). Keep Britain Tidy’s National Litter Survey has demonstrated that, by volume, drinks containers continue to make up 75% of the litter found in our communities. The most robust evidence for DRSs’ positive […] -
February 2, 2024
Julian writes to FCA urging better protection for village banking services
Julian joined 56 other Members of Parliament in penning a letter to the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Nikhil Rathi, urging him to make changes to the rules surrounding banking hubs in the hope to unlock more for places in and around York. Ensuring the continued access to cash remains a priority […] -
February 1, 2024
Julian meets with Association of Dental Groups to discuss how we ‘Fill the gap’ in the dental workforce
As part of his ongoing work to address the issues facing NHS dentistry, Julian met with the Association of Dental Groups to discuss the gap in the NHS dental workforce. Access to NHS dental care in York and North Yorkshire is a significant challenge and has only been exacerbated over the last year by the […]
