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February 10, 2021
Julian presses Prime Minister to confirm school return date
Julian has today questioned the Prime Minister on the Government proposed timetable for students to return to school. At the moment the Government has indicated that students will return from the 8th of March, however concerns have been raised that this leaves open the possibility of a phased return, which would see children in some year […] -
February 8, 2021
Local Factors in Managing Flood Risk and Property Flood Resilience – Call for Evidence
In July 2020 the Government announced its long-term plan to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk in its Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy Statement. This ambitious plan sets out five key commitments – supported by over 40 actions – to accelerate progress to better protect and better […] -
February 5, 2021
Local Coronavirus Update
From data available as of Thursday, over 1.2 million people have now received a coronavirus vaccine in the North East and Yorkshire contributing to the major milestone of over 10 million vaccinations being administered nationally. One fifth of the adult population has now received a vaccine dose putting us on course to drive away this […] -
February 3, 2021
Julian pushes Health Secretary on status of fast-vaccinating areas under lockdown exit plan
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, Julian asked Matt Hancock about the position of fast vaccinating areas like Yorkshire in the lockdown exit plan the government will outline in the week commencing 22nd February. On Monday at a visit to a West Yorkshire vaccination site, Boris Johnson said the government were considering whether the whole […] -
February 2, 2021
Julian Questions Minister On Ensuring Welfare of Armed Forces Personnel Assisting With Vaccine Rollout
In the House of Commons yesterday, York Outer MP Julian Sturdy questioned Defence Ministers on ensuring that the service personnel who are assisting with the vaccine rollout across the country are receiving the support they would expect if stationed at barracks. Over 5,000 Armed Forces personnel are currently deployed on the largest ever peacetime resilience […] -
January 29, 2021
York’s 1st covid cases 1 year on – York Press article
The confirmation of York’s first coronavirus cases on Friday 31st January 2020 already feels much longer than a year ago. We had all seen the reports of coronavirus in China, but this news made it suddenly very real, that this potential threat to our community was already here. As these were the first British cases, […] -
January 28, 2021
Government responds to Julian’s call for lockdown ending plan to track vaccination progress
I welcome the Prime Minister’s confirmation yesterday that the government has scheduled the last week of February to set out its plan to safely end lockdown, on the basis of progress on the vaccine rollout, acting on requests made by me and parliamentary colleagues, but will wait to see what the detail means for York […] -
January 28, 2021
Local Coronavirus Update
In North Yorkshire and York, more than 126,000 of our most vulnerable residents, those aged over 80 and in care homes as well as care home staff, have now been vaccinated – one sixth of the population. Residents and staff in all of the county’s 235 residential care settings, apart from those settings with outbreaks […] -
January 27, 2021
York Press column – Flood risk returns as York rolls out the vaccine
With the return of York’s flooding problem last week on top of covid, the resilience of our city is being given a real test. Of course, it has not been found wanting, and I pay a warm tribute to the City of York Council, Environment Agency and emergency services staff who are working to get […] -
January 26, 2021
HandyMag column – Vaccine rollout gives hope for 2021
The plunge into renewed lockdown due to the vicious new strain of Coronavirus is an undeniably grim start to the New Year. My sympathy and thoughts are with all households directly impacted, and as a parent of young children with elderly parents living close to York, I know how much of a burden the restriction […]
