Results 1-20 of 366 for speaker:Julian Sturdy

Nursery Funding (16 April 2013)

Julian Sturdy: It is a privilege, Mr Dobbin, to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon for what I think is the first time. It is also a privilege to debate the important issue of nursery funding. As all parents, grandparents, foster carers and indeed anyone involved with young children know, child care funding has been a contentious issue for some years. Indeed, over the past few years, the price of...

Written Answers — Health: Health Care: York and North Yorkshire (16 April 2013)

Julian Sturdy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to alleviate the effect on health care funding in York and North Yorkshire of an ageing population.

Flood Insurance (26 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I am grateful for the opportunity to make a short contribution to this very important debate on flood insurance, which I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Esher and Walton (Mr Raab) on securing. As the Member of Parliament for a constituency that contains two major river courses and surrounds one of the most historic, flood-hit cities in the country, I naturally have constituents...

Flood Insurance (26 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. I have a number of constituents in the same boat who bring the same concerns to me. Given that the statement of principles comes to an end in June, the future looks very uncertain for many of my constituents and those of Members throughout the House, so I welcome the motion today. I want to focus on a village in my constituency situated to the south of...

Flood Insurance (26 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Local flood groups are very important for our communities. I am sure that, like my community flood group, my hon. Friend’s is working hard with the Environment Agency, the local authority and the local water and drainage boards to improve flood resistance capabilities. Some ideas that have been considered include allowing local residents to have...

Flood Insurance (26 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and I have been told of similar circumstances in relation to the accessibility of local flood insurance. What my constituents fear, as I do, is that their efforts, which I have just explained, could all be in vain if the statement of principles ends without a new agreement in place. Home insurance premiums would sky-rocket for all residents in...

Biomass Power Generation — [Mrs Anne Main in the Chair] (20 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Biomass Power Generation — [Mrs Anne Main in the Chair] (20 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: Can my hon. Friend say where this Government energy policy or renewable energy policy generally would be without subsidy? I am struggling to understand, because surely all energy policies attract subsidy. The question is whether it is good or bad and how far it goes. Renewable energy policy attracts subsidy across the board.

Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Allowances (18 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress he has made on bringing forward transferable tax allowances.

Reburial of King Richard III (12 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I will certainly try to keep my remarks brief. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Leigh. I congratulate the hon. Member for York Central (Hugh Bayley) on securing an undoubtedly important debate, not only for hon. Members here from the great county of Yorkshire, but for those from across the country as well. The controversy surrounding the decision to bury Richard III at...

Reburial of King Richard III (12 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: The evidence comes from the city of York and Richard’s living descendants, who were mentioned by the hon. Member for Selby and Ainsty (Nigel Adams). The call is strong from the great county of Yorkshire that Richard III wanted to be buried where he was loved and supported. The decision to allow the university of Leicester to have a free rein over King Richard’s final resting...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Rural Economy (7 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: What policies his Department is putting in place to increase growth in the rural economy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Rural Economy (7 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I thank my hon. Friend for his answer. He is right that superfast broadband is one of the key drivers of growth in the rural community. York and North Yorkshire have made great progress on delivering the Government’s target of 90% coverage by 2015. However, there is a danger that the digital divide could widen for some rural communities in the other 10% of cases. Will my hon. Friend do...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: Like many others I welcome last week’s figure showing that annual net migration has fallen by a third since the general election. Does the Prime Minister agree that that shows that the Government are ending uncontrolled immigration while the Labour party has opposed every single step we are taking to bring it down?

[Martin Caton in the Chair] — Beer Duty Escalator (5 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: I join the chorus of MPs who are congratulating my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Is there not a real danger—a point he touched on—that we are in an ever-increasing downward spiral? Beer sales are falling and pubs closing; consequently, the revenue to the Treasury is going down. Given that, should not the Treasury focus on the overall tax take and the wider...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Floods (4 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department has taken to reduce the effect of flooding on productive agricultural land.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Horses: Databases (4 March 2013)

Julian Sturdy: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government is giving consideration to reinstating the National Equine Database.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Dementia (26 February 2013)

Julian Sturdy: What steps his Department plans to take to improve dementia diagnosis rates and to reduce regional variations in such diagnoses.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Dementia (26 February 2013)

Julian Sturdy: In North Yorkshire and York, only 43% of those suffering from dementia receive a diagnosis. Given the ageing population in the county, that means that about 7,000 people with dementia remain undiagnosed. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the clinical commissioning groups have a large role to play in the delivery of dementia services, and will he tell us what support those groups will get?