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HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesMy hon. Friend the shadow Chancellor was right to raise the fact that this Government needlessly sold off the Green Investment Bank in 2017, because when the transition period…09 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI welcome the package of support for tackling child hunger over Christmas. As a Manchester City fan, let me pay tribute to that United hero, because without him, I do not believe…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadThank you for the promotion, Mr Speaker. I have always been internally torn on this issue. Setting aside my own personal beliefs and the fact that my constituency is still dealing…05 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelComing from Manchester, I can say that we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of Paris, Nice and Vienna. National security and protecting the population is one of the…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportBefore lockdown 2, more than 2,000 jobs based at Manchester Airport were reported to be at risk. The Government have provided business rates relief to thousands of retail…03 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for championing the rights of her constituent Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and for securing this urgent…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt a time when England is entering a second national lockdown, potential victims of domestic abuse are again increasingly vulnerable, so what steps are being taken to make sure…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI was critical of the Chancellor on Tuesday, so I want to thank him for listening and acting on one of the key asks of all Greater Manchester MPs, of all the council leaders in…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank both the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House for their kind words over recent weeks about my tandem skydive for local charity. I would also like to…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireThe Minister has, no doubt, given briefings to South Yorkshire colleagues, as he did with Greater Manchester MPs earlier this week, and I sincerely thank him for that engagement.…21 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Covid-19 Restrictions: Economic SupportAll that Greater Manchester is asking for is proper financial support for our businesses, our self-employed and our lowest paid after 12 weeks of failed lockdown measures and as…20 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Covid-19 Restrictions: Economic SupportWhat plans he has to provide additional economic support to areas affected by local covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.20 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanI was interested to read that the members of the Trade and Agriculture Commission were calling for parliamentary scrutiny on all future trade deals. The head of the Government’s…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanWhat steps she is taking to maintain the UK’s (a) food and (b) animal welfare standards in future free trade agreements.08 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Response Throughout the UKWhat recent steps he has taken to help ensure a co-ordinated response to the covid-19 outbreak throughout the UK.07 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Response Throughout the UKCovid-19 has been rising rapidly in many parts of Scotland and, indeed, across much of the north of England, including my own constituency, leading to the introduction of tighter…07 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsMy constituent Della Robinson was formerly a local sub-postmistress in Dukinfield, and she lost almost everything in this scandal, including her reputation. I welcome the latest…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe majority of Greater Manchester has been under local restrictions for more than two months, yet we now have some of the highest rates in England. The test and trace debacle…05 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI welcome many of the measures that the Secretary of State announced, but they cannot be implemented in isolation from the wider skills and employment support system in places…01 Oct 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationIn her written statement on Tuesday, the Minister stated that she wanted “transgender people to be free to live and to prosper in a modern Britain”, but between 2013-14 and…24 Sept 2020