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Julian Sturdy - Strong Voice for York Outer

Julian Sturdy

Member of Parliament for York Outer

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Julian joins Lobular Moon Shot Project

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

Julian unites with Cancer Research UK

Julian marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event at Westminster...

Julian supports deposit return scheme to keep York tidy

Julian attended a parliamentary drop-in session to discuss hosted by “Reloop” and “Keep Britain...

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...

Government responds to Julian’s call for lockdown ending plan to track vaccination progress

January 28, 2021

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 before giving it my full endorsement.

Earlier this month I pressed Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions to give people hope by setting a target for vaccination of the vulnerable at which we could safely begin easing restrictions, and from yesterday’s statement it looks like he has listened to my call.

In particular, I am reassured by his clarity that they are waiting until late February so there is sufficient data on the impact of vaccination on deaths and hospitalisation, and how this relates to the effectiveness of lockdown in driving down infection, with which to make an informed decision. I also warmly welcome the priority given to reopening schools as the first step out of lockdown, hopefully from 8th March.

However, I will expect to see York treated fairly in any return to the tiering system, with our infection rate properly reflected in the level of restriction we are under. Arrangements for our city must both support normal social and economic life, and prevent any virus surges driven from outside.