Members Of Parliament in Skipton - Craven Herald

MPs: Julian Smith MP; Rebecca Taylor MEP;

Skipton and Ripon (House of Commons)

Mr Julian Smith MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Please find below the next MP Surgeries. Surgeries are by appointment only, please call 020 7219 7145 to make an appointment or e-mail julian.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Friday 19 October - Ripon
Community House – 4pm to 5pm

Friday 19 October – Masham
Town Hall – 5.30 to 6.30pm

Friday 26 October – Skipton
Skipton Town Hall – 3pm to 4pm

Friday 23 November – Bentham
Bentham Town Hall – 4pm to 5pm

Friday 30 November – Pateley Bridge
Nidderdale Plus – 2pm to 3pm

Friday 30 November – Ripon
Community House – 4pm to 5pm

Friday 14 December – Skipton
Town Hall – 3pm to 4pm

Surgery Tel: 01756 792092

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 9,950 Born - 1971 (Stirling), Married (Amanda).
Education - Millfield School, Somerset. Birmingham University (English and History).

Previous Occupation - Recruitment - established his own business in 1999, Arq International, which specialises in executive recruitment.

Personal Overview - Succeeded former Tory minister David Curry (long-term Minister for Local Government under the Major Government) in this 'blue-chip' Conservative seat in North Yorkshire. His involvement in politics only stretches back a few years, however he has been involved with policy formation for the Party through his co-authorship of the Arculus Report into business regulation. He was involved with introducing Carol Vorderman to the Party's Maths Task Force initiative.

Political History - Conservative Party Member (2006-), Former Constituency Deputy Chairman, Member for Skipton and Ripon (2010-). Member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee (2010). PPS to Alan Duncan as Minister of State, Department for International Development (2010-12). PPS to Rt Hon. Justine Greening as Secretary of State for International Development (2012-).

Characteristics - Represented England at a Junior level in Squash. Has done some sports coaching (Squash) in Perpignan, France. Former Board Member, Hoxton Apprentice - training restaurant for young people.

Business Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: julian.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Mr Julian Smith MP (Conservative) on Twitter

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Interests: Small Business,Business & Finance,Taxation,Housing,Education & Training,Health,Youth Issues

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Group for State Boarding Schools (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Boxing (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Democracy (Secretary)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Micro Businesses (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Mountain Rescue (Member)
• Mountaineering Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Off-Gas Grid (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire (Member)

Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament)

Ms Rebecca Taylor MEP (Liberal Democrat)

MEP Since - 2012 Born - 10/08/1975.
Education - Robinwood and Todmorden High schools. University of Sheffield. University of Leeds (BA in Japanese and Management Studies). University of Kent (MA in International Relations). King’s College London (MA in Public Health).
Previous Occupation - Public affairs assistant, Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association Europe (1998-2000). Web Editor/Journalist, IMS Health, Brussels, Belgium (2000-2001). Information and communications officer, Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium (2002-2005). External Communications Manager at the International Federation of Animal Health (IFAH and IFAH-Europe), Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006). Consultant, Food, Health and Retail team at Fleishman-Hillard, Brussels, Belgium (2006-2009). Stakeholder Relations Manager, NHS Commissioning Support for London, London, UK (2009-2010). Senior Researcher at the International Longevity Centre - UK, London, UK (2010-2011). Account Director in the Healthcare team at Hanover Communications, London, UK (2011-2012).

Personal Overview - Replaced former MEP Diana Wallis in this seat in 2012 after she decided to stand down. Her family background stems from Todmorden in West Yorkshire where both her parents were former Mayors. She has a career background working in public affairs/communications both in the UK and in Brussels, as well as working in the health sector helping patients to improve NHS services. Politically, she is a third generation Liberal Party member and has shown a particular interest in public health issues. Her main areas of interest being malnutrition, childhood obesity, older people’s health, vaccination, and health inequalities. She has also been involved in health policy research as well as helping health sector organisations with their communications.

Political History - Local Party Executive member (2002-2005) and local Party Chair (2006-2008) of the Brussels and Europe Liberal Democrats. Liberal Democrat member (2002-). European parliamentary candidate for the Yorkshire and Humber region (2009). General Election candidate for Rotherham (2010). MEP Yorkshire & The Humber Region (2012-). Substitute member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2012-). Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (2012-).

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Business Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45201

Email: rebecca.taylor@europarl.europa.eu

Ms Rebecca Taylor MEP (Liberal Democrat) on Twitter

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Interests: Environment,Economic Regeneration,Public Health,Health & Safety,Employment,Youth Issues

Commitee membership

• Legal Affairs (Member)
• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Substitute)

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