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Julie WARD
Julie WARD
United Kingdom

Date of birth : , Ripon

8th parliamentary term Julie WARD

Political groups

  • 01-07-2014 / 01-07-2019 : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament - Member

National parties

  • 01-07-2014 / 01-07-2019 : Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Member

  • 01-07-2014 / 18-01-2017 : Committee on Culture and Education
  • 14-07-2014 / 01-07-2019 : Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo
  • 19-01-2017 / 01-07-2019 : Committee on Culture and Education

Substitute

  • 08-07-2014 / 18-01-2017 : Committee on Regional Development
  • 08-07-2014 / 18-01-2017 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
  • 10-10-2014 / 01-07-2019 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  • 19-01-2017 / 01-07-2019 : Committee on Regional Development
  • 19-01-2017 / 01-07-2019 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Main parliamentary activities

Contributions to plenary debates

Speeches made during the plenary session and written declarations relating to plenary debates. Rules Rule 204 and 171(11)

Brunei

18-04-2019 P8_CRE-REV(2019)04-18(4-133-0000)

European Border and Coast Guard (debate)

17-04-2019 P8_CRE-REV(2019)04-17(3-401-0000)

Transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (debate)

16-04-2019 P8_CRE-REV(2019)04-16(2-089-0000)
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Reports - as rapporteur

A rapporteur is appointed in the responsible parliamentary committee to draft a report on proposals of a legislative or budgetary nature, or other issues. In drafting their report, rapporteurs may consult with relevant experts and stakeholders. They are also responsible for the drafting of compromise amendments and negotiations with shadow rapporteurs. Reports adopted at committee level are then examined and voted on in plenary. Rule 55

REPORT on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values

21-12-2015 A8-0373/2015 PE565.021v02-00 CULT
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Julie WARD
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Reports - as shadow rapporteur

Political groups designate a shadow rapporteur for each report in the responsible committee to follow progress and negotiate compromise texts with the rapporteur. Rule 215

REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

05-02-2018 A8-0022/2018 PE610.865v02-00 FEMM
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Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Ángela VALLINA

REPORT on promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research

12-12-2016 A8-0380/2016 PE587.677v02-00 FEMM
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Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

REPORT on Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament

23-02-2016 A8-0034/2016 PE573.219v02-00 FEMM
PDF (351 KB) DOC (146 KB)
Angelika MLINAR
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Opinions - as rapporteur

Committees may draft an opinion to a report of the responsible committee covering the elements linked to their committee remit. Rapporteurs of such opinions are also responsible for the drafting of compromise amendments and negotiations with shadow rapporteurs of the opinion. Rule 56, Rule 57, Annex VI

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online

13-03-2019 CULT_AD(2019)632087 PE632.087v02-00 CULT
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Julie WARD

OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018

27-02-2018 CULT_AD(2018)616539 PE616.539v03-00 CULT
PDF (189 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Julie WARD

OPINION on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy

13-10-2017 CULT_AD(2017)604815 PE604.815v02-00 CULT
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Julie WARD
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Opinions - as shadow rapporteur

Political groups designate a shadow rapporteur for an opinion to follow progress and negotiate compromise texts with the rapporteur. Rule 215

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

23-01-2019 CULT_AD(2019)629439 PE629.439v02-00 CULT
PDF (235 KB) DOC (181 KB)
María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

OPINION on the Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter

05-11-2018 FEMM_AD(2018)627570 PE627.570v03-00 FEMM
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José Inácio FARIA

OPINION on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects

26-06-2018 CULT_AD(2018)620759 PE620.759v02-00 CULT
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Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH
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Motions for resolutions

Motions for resolutions are tabled on topical issues, at the request of a committee, a political group or at least 5% of the Members, and voted on in plenary. Rule 132, Rule 136, Rule 139, Rule 144.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming

17-10-2018 B8-0484/2018
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law in Malta

10-11-2017 B8-0596/2017
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU

25-10-2017 RC-B8-0576/2017
PDF (181 KB) DOC (61 KB)
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Oral questions

Questions for oral answer with debate, addressed to the European Commission, the Council or the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union can be tabled by a committee, a political group or at least 5% of Parliament’s members. Rule 136

Animal welfare rules in aquaculture

07-01-2019 O-000001/2019 Commission
PDF (96 KB) DOC (18 KB)

VP/HR - EU-Turkey relations

02-05-2018 O-000045/2018 Commission
PDF (203 KB) DOC (19 KB)

Guardianship for people with intellectual disabilities

31-01-2018 O-000011/2018 Commission
PDF (197 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Minor interpellations

Minor interpellations for written answer, addressed to the European Commission, the Council or the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union, may be tabled by a committee, a political group or at least 5% of Parliament’s Members. Rule 130a, Annex III

VP/HR - The conclusion of EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities

04-05-2017 K-000002/2017 Commission
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VP/HR - Israeli settlement policy

27-01-2017 K-000001/2017 Commission
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Other parliamentary activities

Written explanations of vote

Members can submit a written explanation of their vote in plenary. Rule 194

European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0076/2019 - Roberta Metsola)

18-04-2019

Since becoming an MEP, I have sought to speak with and understand the experience of those who migrate to Europe. I have gone to the camps in Calais and Paris, worked with charities in my constituency and taken every opportunity to listen to people forced to migrate.
We have a situation where people are willing to risk drowning in our seas to start lives here, where people undergo unimaginable hardships to flee violence and economic deprivation in their home countries.
There are elements of this regulation that I welcome. I am glad that the European Border and Coastguard Agency will conduct searches to prevent people drowning. Those who are found must be treated with empathy and humanity. I welcome also the commitment to fundamental rights assessments when working with third countries, although I believe it is important that in the future we must seek to reinforce the efficiency and credibility of the complaints mechanism. We must be careful to ensure that Europe does not become too defensive about its borders. We must also uphold European values, protect the vulnerable and ensure our communities are welcoming to those experiencing hardships.

Tackling the dissemination of terrorist content online (A8-0193/2019 - Daniel Dalton)

17-04-2019

There has been a strong will in the European Parliament, at the end of the mandate, to tackle the dissemination of terrorism online, and an acceptance that regulation is necessary to counter radicalisation in the online space and with the guidance from the CULT and IMCO committees this has happened. However, we must still be wary it has manifest as belated sticking plaster to stranglehold big tech firms and punish SMEs. We still must address root causes, carefully define the scope of the regulation and put more reasoned and balanced measurements in place than those proposed Commission.

Transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (A8-0355/2018 - Enrique Calvet Chambon)

16-04-2019

With the rise of zero—hour contracts in the UK, through the emergence of the gig economy, and the transformative way our world is changing through the fourth industrial revolution, we must adapt legislation to ensure that workers are protected in this new ecosystem in the world of work. So with the UK Government still trying to leave the EU, and with the risk that the Conservatives will seek to water down workers’ rights, we must recognise that good regulation for predictable and transparent working conditions, along with collective bargaining for all citizens in all 28 Member States, is the best way for the UK, for the 27, for unions and for workforces.

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Written questions

Members can submit a specific number of questions to the President of the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union, for written answer. Rule 138, Annex III

Establishment of a labelling scheme based on animal welfare for meat and/or dairy products

19-03-2019 E-001407/2019 Commission
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VP/HR - Indiscriminate killing of kulbars on the Iraq-Iran border

21-02-2019 E-000954/2019 Commission
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Health risks to LED lighting

18-02-2019 E-000885/2019 Commission
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Questions to the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors

Members can submit questions to the President concerning the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors as regards their respective duties. Rule 32(2)

Questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Members can put questions for written reply to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Such questions are first submitted to the Chair of the responsible committee.Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Answers to questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Reply to members’ questions to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Individual motions for resolutions

In accordance with Rule 143 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, any individual Member may table a motion for resolution on a matter falling within the spheres of activity of the EU. These motions for resolution express the position of the individual Members who tabled them. Admissible motions are referred to the committee responsible, which shall decide whether to follow up the motion for resolution and, if so, which procedure is to be followed. Where a committee has decided to follow-up a motion for resolution, more detailed information is provided on this page, below the resolution in question. Rule 143

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on fighting discrimination based on race, religion and nationality

06-02-2017 B8-0138/2017 PE598.449
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Written declarations (up to 16 January 2017)

**This instrument no longer exists since 16 January 2017**. A written declaration was an initiative on a matter falling within the EU’s competence. It could be co-signed by Members within a 3 month period.

WRITTEN DECLARATION on the reform in the field of higher education in Belarus

21-11-2016 P8_DCL(2016)0122 Lapsed
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Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI Heidi HAUTALA Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI Algirdas SAUDARGAS Jaromír ŠTĚTINA Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ Angel DZHAMBAZKI Krystyna ŁYBACKA Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA Julie WARD Momchil NEKOV
Date opened : 21-11-2016
Lapse date : 21-02-2017
Number of signatories : 74 - 22-02-2017

WRITTEN DECLARATION on the implementation of Article 245 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in relation to José Manuel Barroso’s new role at Goldman Sachs

12-09-2016 P8_DCL(2016)0097 Lapsed
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Pervenche BERÈS Gérard DEPREZ Emmanuel MAUREL Sven GIEGOLD Karima DELLI Eva JOLY Sylvie GUILLAUME Fabio DE MASI Julie WARD Hugues BAYET
Date opened : 12-09-2016
Lapse date : 12-12-2016
Number of signatories : 143 - 13-12-2016

WRITTEN DECLARATION on dignity at the end of life

05-10-2015 P8_DCL(2015)0055 Lapsed
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Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO Frédérique RIES Elena VALENCIANO Sophia IN 'T VELD Marie-Christine VERGIAT Gilles PARGNEAUX Virginie ROZIÈRE Maria ARENA Julie WARD Ernest URTASUN José BLANCO LÓPEZ Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN Jordi Vicent SEBASTIA TALAVERA Enrique CALVET CHAMBON
Date opened : 05-10-2015
Lapse date : 05-01-2016
Number of signatories : 94 - 06-01-2016
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Declarations

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Declaration of financial interests

Declarations of participation by Members in events organised by third parties