At last week's City of York Council Budget meeting, Cllr Paul Doughty delivered the following speech as the Conservative Group's response to the Lib Dem - Green budget which will mean the council tax for a Band D household has risen by nearly £300 since 2019:
We welcome a £1.8 million funding grant to purchase 9 more additional zero emission buses which will make the First Bus, James Street depot one of the first fully electric depots outside of London.
The Government has extended their unprecedented cost of living support to those who are most vulnerable and this week it was announced York has been granted £2,075,813 in Household Support Fund allocations.
We welcome welcome news that a total of £408,545 has been allocated to City of York Council as part of the Government’s Homelessness Prevention Grant Funding.
York Conservatives welcome the announcement that All Saints RC School has been selected as one of the latest 239 schools that will be rebuilt or substantially refurbished as part of the fourth round of the Conservative Government’s School Rebuilding Programme.
Julian has signed an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill tabled by neighbouring MP Rachael Maskell which would give local authorities the ability to license and therefore control the number of second homes and holiday lets.
