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HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19And the working woman’s!09 Nov 2020HANSARDSwimming Pools and Gyms: Covid-19 ClosureI want to ask the Minister about the broader issue. Many people in this country wanted the lockdown to come sooner than it has, and perhaps the most compelling cases I have heard…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Syria: Humanitarian SituationThank you, Sir David, for chairing the debate as excellently as you have. I thank all Members for participating, from the experienced ones like my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Syria: Humanitarian SituationI beg to move, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in Syria. In 2015, I first became aware of Syrian citizen journalist, and now BAFTA-award winning…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Syria: Humanitarian SituationEver so briefly, as the Minister has kindly answered my question, can he confirm that he has ministerial oversight of that evidence-gathering process?03 Nov 2020HANSARDChild Poverty: Covid-19What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of child poverty.19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCan I return the Secretary of State to care homes? He knows the utter dilemma that the care homes, their staff, their residents and all of their families face between allowing the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDChild Poverty: Covid-19The problem with the Minister’s answer is that this crisis is only revealing problems with policies that we knew were there already. Members of this House are against it; members…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe Minister is nodding, and I thank him for it. We really need that practical support now, so, if the Minister is prepared to work with us to help Merseyside—I know that I speak…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate in what has been a horrendous week for all in Merseyside. I would like to pass my thanks, through the Chancellor…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI am glad to be called in this debate, so thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will make one point before speaking about tracking and tracing in the Wirral. It is disappointing to…14 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYou and Ministers, Mr Speaker, will remember that, three and a half years ago, New Ferry in my constituency suffered from a terrible gas explosion, which hurt people and left a…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateHowever basic this data error might have been, the consequences are very serious. However, I say to those civil servants working night and day to get this right: the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) for tabling this urgent question. We miss her in this place, and I for one miss her by my side on the…30 Sept 2020HANSARDSpectator Sports: Covid-19The Government’s failures on track and trace have consequences for football clubs, as we have heard from Conservative Members of Parliament this morning. We all want to know what…24 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI note what the Secretary of State said about impact assessments, but what discussions has she had with the Office for Budget Responsibility about whether it will produce a…14 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—I appreciate that intervention! I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate on a very important subject. We are living through…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesWell, the hon. Lady should listen up, because if she thinks redistribution is important, then she should be aware that in the new seats that the Conservatives won at the election…09 Sept 2020HANSARDSchool Exercise: Covid-19I think that is a disappointing answer because we know that, going into this crisis, councils were already having to deal with the fact that they had had £42 million cut from…07 Sept 2020HANSARDSchool Exercise: Covid-19What steps the Government are taking to prioritise access to exercise in schools as part of catch-up education as covid-19 restrictions are eased.07 Sept 2020