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Julian has welcomed the latest update from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, launching Round I of the Species Survival Fund and confirming that North Yorkshire Council’s funding to help prepare the Local Nature Recovery Strategy will be the highest in the country.

In December 2022, the Government announced a £1 million Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund to expand defibrillator access across the country.

Applications are now open for a new £60 million fund to support public facilities with swimming pools in England.

It’s been a busy month both in Parliament and the constituency. Alongside meetings with ministerial colleagues, Julian has met with many schools, businesses and other local organisations over the past few weeks.  

Julian has welcomed the news that 1,000 public tennis courts have now been refurbished as part of a £30 million programme of investment, including 3 courts at Ripon Spa Park.

Julian met with members of Ripon BID (Business Improvement District), an independent, business-led and funded group, to find out more about their initiatives for the city.

Julian welcomed Martha Featherstone, headteacher of Skipton Girls’ High School, to Parliament.

Martha, who joined Skipton Girls’ as headteacher from the Co-op Academy Grange at the start of this academic year, was in London for a conference.

Julian welcomed students from Settle CE Primary School to Parliament as part of their trip to London.

Julian has welcomed the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest labour market figures, which show that the number of people in employment increased to a record high in April.

Julian welcomed the news that a new community diagnostic centre (CDC) will open at Ripon Community Hospital in December 2023.