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HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersMay I start, Mr Speaker, by associating myself with the sympathies you offered to the people of Glasgow on this horrible attack? I agree with my hon. Friend the Minister that we…29 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI have the honour of representing the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and I am very pleased to inform the Prime Minister that our markets are now back. However, the town is…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeWe debate in this place how firm an immigration system should be and the exact parameters of it, and sometimes we take that debate out to the country, as we did in December. But I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI join my right hon. Friend in welcoming the tremendous news on treatment with dexamethasone. Following on from that, can he update the House first on what progress we are making…17 Jun 2020HANSARDInsolvencyI welcome the Secretary of State back to the Dispatch Box after his recent illness. Businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme and across the country face the risk of insolvency,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDInsolvencyWhat steps his Department is taking to support businesses facing insolvency.16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysFurther to the point made earlier by my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley), the Government have done a huge amount on free school meals over the past 10 years and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityI completely agree on the need to maintain public trust in the planning process. I have the honour to represent the historic market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and one concern…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI congratulate my hon. Friend and neighbour on securing this debate. He paid me a generous tribute earlier, so let me pay him one now. It is a shame that I cannot represent the…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWill my right hon. Friend acknowledge the international evidence that looking at the R rate, either locally or regionally, becomes less useful as case numbers fall and that…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIt is a pleasure to contribute to such a thoughtful debate, which was epitomised by that speech by my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden). Terrorism poses a…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentI thank the Home Secretary for her answer. May I also take this opportunity to put on record my support for the police? I sympathise with those police who were injured in the past…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) police forces and (b) fire services have access to adequate levels of personal protective equipment during the covid-19…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe social distancing guidelines of 2 metres unfortunately threaten the future viability of pubs, bars and restaurants in my constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme and across the…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson). This Bill is one of many landmark Bills that the Government have introduced to establish Britain’s…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageI thank the Chancellor for all the schemes that he has introduced so far. In particular, I welcome the extension of the job retention scheme today. I wonder whether he is willing…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 VaccineWhat diplomatic steps the Government are taking to support the development of a covid-19 vaccine (a) in the UK and (b) throughout the world.11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 VaccineThe Prime Minister acknowledged that, although there is an international race to find a vaccine, it is not a competition, and a breakthrough could come anywhere around the world,…11 May 2020HANSARDPublic HealthIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper). It is right that these regulations have been debated today on the Floor of the House of…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for all he is doing and I thank the thousands of retired nurses who have answered his call to come back to the NHS, but may I just raise a wrinkle…24 Mar 2020