Category: News & Articles
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April 22, 2020
BBC Radio York – Julian Discusses New Drive-Thru Testing Site at Poppleton Park & Ride
Julian spoke to Jonathan Cowap on Mid-morning on BBC Radio York to discuss government plans for testing and the announcement that a new drive-thru testing site for NHS staff is opening at Poppleton Park & Ride. While it is going to be difficult for the Government to reach their target of 100,000 tests per day […] -
April 21, 2020
Julian welcomes today’s opening of new mental health hospital for York
Julian is really pleased to hear that Foss Park – the city’s new state-of-the-art mental health hospital on Haxby Road – has opened its doors today, a week ahead of the building schedule. The new hospital will contain 72 beds in 4 wards, and will provide a permanent modern replacement for the closed Bootham Park […] -
April 20, 2020
Julian meets Vale of York NHS for update on coronavirus response
Last Friday, Julian had a telephone meeting with the leadership of the Vale of York NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to receive an update on how local NHS primary care services are coping with the outbreak, and to check what he could do to assist. He was updated on a range of matters, including the […] -
April 14, 2020
EFRA Select Committee Launches Inquiry into Covid-19 and the Food Supply
Julian currently serves on Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, responsible for scrutinising government actions in thiese crucial areas. The EFRA Select Committee want to hear from the general public on their experiences of accessing food during the ongoing outbreak, to inform their new inquiry into ‘Covid-19 and food supply’. This inquiry is […] -
April 9, 2020
Julian’s parliamentary committee consults public on access to food during coronavirus outbreak
“I currently serve on Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, responsible for scrutinising government actions in this crucial area. We want to hear from the general public on their experiences of accessing food during the ongoing outbreak, to inform our new inquiry into ‘Covid-19 and food supply’. This inquiry is meant to analyse […] -
April 6, 2020
Julian lobbies government to suspend Sunday Trading restrictions to aid families and key workers
Julian has joined members of Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee in writing to the Secretary of State for Business, Alok Sharma MP, to call for the suspension of Sunday Trading Laws for as long as emergency powers are in effect. Julian believes that the current restrictions imposed on shops make it much […] -
April 3, 2020
Julian welcomes new ‘Nightingale’ hospital to fight coronavirus in Yorkshire
I am reassured by the official confirmation that a new ‘Nightingale’ emergency coronavirus hospital is being created from scratch for the Yorkshire and Humber region at Harrogate Convention Centre. This will provide our local NHS with vital extra capacity to absorb the strain of virus cases, with 500 extra beds for the region, with ventilators […] -
April 1, 2020
York Press column – Unity and self-discipline will get us through Coronavirus
A month on from my last column on overcoming Yorkshire’s flooding challenges, our community and country now faces an even sterner test. The necessary restrictions on movement, and closure of public spaces make this in some ways the most serious emergency our nation has ever faced. Even on the brink of invasion in 1940, schools, […] -
March 31, 2020
Covid-19 and future of food supplies – Yorkshire Post Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, The ongoing coronavirus disruption and public anxiety over supermarket food stocks throws an important new light on the recent debate about the protection of British food production from low-quality imports under post-Brexit trading arrangements. The current situation demonstrates the value of maintaining a strong UK food and farming sector, so that our national […] -
March 26, 2020
Julian writes to the Foreign Secretary to urge him to send repatriation flights to Australia and New Zealand
A number of constituents who are struggling to return home to the UK have contacted Julian for assistance as flights from most destinations are now becoming limited or unavailable. Yesterday, Julian wrote to the Foreign Secretary on behalf of his constituents in Australia and New Zealand calling for the Government to organise repatriation flights, while […]
