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HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine UpdateThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement and for his kind words about my birthday. Of course, the gladdest tidings are the…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillYes, and I met as many of those groups as I possibly could. That commonality in the story of people often being ignored and left alone, or told that they were wrong, lying or…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillIt is a pleasure to resume proceedings on this Bill, and we are now very close indeed to the finish line. For us and, I think, for all Members, this has always been about patient…27 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.What fiscal steps he is taking to support self-employed people ineligible for the self-employment income support scheme.26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.It is understandable that, as support schemes were constructed at short notice, there would be gaps in them. It is less understandable why, a year later, those gaps have not been…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperThanks to HS2 and the work of the East Midlands Development Corporation, the outlook for the Nottingham economy is very bright indeed. We need to use the time available to ensure…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesI completely share that perspective, and I will cover that in my final points. On prevention, I hope that the Minister will make a commitment that the Government want to move…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I join colleagues in commending my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) for securing this important debate. Timing is everything in…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThroughout the pandemic we have been calling for a cancer recovery plan, so we were glad to see one published in December, but disappointed that it ran only for a couple of…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. We meet today at a challenging moment in the handling of the pandemic. We have growing infection rates, we are in…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThe Minister seems to dispute that, so I hope that she will take the time in her contribution to do so. The vaccination programme represents a deal with the British people. We are…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsThe Secretary of State clearly prefers testing, rather than vaccination, as the means to make sure our teachers and learners will be safe when schools can reopen. The Prime…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I put on record my thanks to you and your staff for what is now the second recall of Parliament for important business. I know that a lot of work…06 Jan 2021HANSARDPublic HealthThis has been an excellent debate. We have heard lots of different views and perspectives about how to wrestle with this knotty crisis—the great national question of the day—but I…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI hope you had a good Christmas, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I wish you and all colleagues a happy new year. I take this moment to express our gratitude for the work of you and the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDEngagementsHS2, in full, will transform the east midlands and the north, reversing a 40-year trend of losing skilled work. In February, the Prime Minister promised that it would be built in…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Effect on BusinessIn a letter to the Prime Minister, the BBPA said that the so-called support for pubs and brewers in the winter plan was met with “utter dismay and incredulity” among publicans.…15 Dec 2020HANSARDHealthcare Support Services: Conception to Age TwoIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom) for securing this debate. She…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Effect on BusinessWhat assessment his Department has made of the effect of tiered covid-19 public health restrictions on businesses’ ability to trade.15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseWhat steps the Government plan to take to protect domestic abuse victims in response to the increase in domestic abuse incidents during the covid-19 outbreak.14 Dec 2020