Category: News & Articles
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April 19, 2017
General Election: 8th June 2017
Today, the House of Commons passed a motion for a General Election to be held on 8th June. Julian commented: “The Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday was certainly unexpected but I do believe that this is the correct decision for our country. Britain needs stability ahead of vital negotiations with the European Union and our government […] -
April 10, 2017
Julian Supports Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Julian is supporting Bowel Cancer UK’s campaign to urge more people to take part in bowel cancer screening and save lives, as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April. More than 44 people die from bowel cancer every day in the UK, it’s the nation’s second biggest cancer killer. However, it shouldn’t be. It’s […] -
April 6, 2017
Julian’s York Press Column: Up-skilling the Workforce of Tomorrow
Last week at Prime Minister’s Questions I asked Theresa May about the steps her Government is taking to improve technical and vocational education, so that our young people are properly prepared to take up high-quality skilled jobs when they leave education. As a country we have a chronic skills shortage and a productivity shortfall relative […] -
March 29, 2017
Julian raises support for technical and vocational education with the Prime Minister
Today, Julian urged the Prime Minister to ensure that vocational and technical education enjoys equal status with academic education, so that young people can be prepared to take up skilled jobs when they leave school. York has a range of institutions offering valuable vocational education and training, including York College, the National STEM Learning Centre […] -
March 28, 2017
Julian leads group of MPs in lobbying Minsters on unfair trading practices
Earlier this month, Julian led a cross-party group of MPs to meet with the Minister for Small Business, Margot James, and the Minister for Agriculture, George Eustice, in his ongoing campaign to address unfair trading practices through reform of the role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy […] -
March 23, 2017
Statement from Julian Following Terror Attack in Westminster
Yesterday’s events in Parliament and on Westminster Bridge were a shock to us all. This was a heinous and cowardly crime, and my thoughts and prayers and with the victims and their families. I would like to pay tribute to the security services who put themselves in harm’s way every day to keep Parliament and […] -
March 15, 2017
Julian leads food labelling debate in Parliament
Yesterday, Julian led a debate in Westminster Hall in Parliament on the future of food origin labelling, which is important for both the consumers and producers of food, and for rural communities. Accurate labelling, especially around country of origin, is important for guaranteeing fair competition for British farmers, and ensuring their products can compete on […] -
March 10, 2017
Julian meets with University Vice-Chancellor
Julian met with Professor Koen Lamberts, Vice-Chancellor at the University of York to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the institution as Britain begins the process of withdrawing from the European Union. Julian is determined to ensure that higher education policy is a top priority for the Government during its renegotiation with the EU. As part of ongoing […] -
March 8, 2017
Julian Comments on ‘Forward-Looking and Realistic Spring Budget’
Julian has responded to the government’s Budget presented today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. Julian said “overall, this was a forward-looking, realistic budget, with some important measures to help families and businesses”. In his statement the Chancellor announced a significant increase in predicted economic growth to 2% (from 1.4%) for 2017, while […] -
March 8, 2017
Julian Calls on Government to Resolve Vaccine Damage Payment Issue
Today in a debate in Parliament Julian pushed the Government to draw a line under the vaccine damage payment issue in relation to pandemrix. Pandemrix was widely used during the swine flu pandemic after being rushed into circulation without full clinical trials. This risk was acknowledged as an indemnity was agreed between the Government and […]
