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HANSARDEast Jerusalem: Forced Evictions and DispossessionsI, like many colleagues, have heard repeated stories from Palestinians who are facing forced eviction, dispossession and demolition of their homes in areas such as Sheikh Jarrah,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsHand hygiene and mask wearing are most effective when accompanied by surface disinfection, especially in shared work spaces. Recent changes to the Health and Safety Executive…09 Feb 2021HANSARDEngagementsLast week, the Government responded to concerns from our care workers by stating:“We are immensely proud of all our care workers do”.That is a sentiment we all share, yet in the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State will know that I have written to him several times recently on the subject of the gut microbiome, which the immune system heavily depends on, and its impact…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMay I add my condolences to those already expressed to the victims, and their families and friends, of this awful illness? One of the challenges for children and adults working…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Remote Education and Free School MealsThe concept of remote learning leans heavily into the topic of digital exclusion—the exclusion of those who do not have the devices or data needed to access education. The…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to take part in this most important debate on the public health crisis facing this country. I believe that it is…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. It is estimated that those in work need to update their skills every five months. That needs a strategic and co-ordinated approach. People…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityI thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for securing the debate, with support from me, on this absolutely crucial subject. Most unusually, I agree with almost…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State has had a good relationship with local authorities in the north-east and Sunderland, which I represent, but once again the request for funding for Test and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSunderland, along with a lot of the north-east, went into local measures a few weeks ago and a number of asks were made of Government: some £14 million for test and trace; and…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthThe extension to the regulations in the north-east that this statutory instrument brings in will come some three weeks after the regulations were introduced in Sunderland, the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDOnline Hate Speech and ExtremismA recent Home Affairs Committee session heard that Facebook had deleted 9.6 million posts about hate speech in the first quarter of this year. The Digital, Culture, Media and…28 Sept 2020HANSARDOnline Hate Speech and ExtremismWhat recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online hate speech and extremism.28 Sept 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesThat intervention was not helpful to the tone of the debate, but I accept it. The recognition of the state of Palestine is well outlined on the 1967 borders. The hon. Gentleman’s…24 Sept 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) for securing this debate and for his very kind words. I associate myself with every word that he said in his very…24 Sept 2020HANSARDVeterans Welfare ServiceI believe that Sunderland recruits more people into the Army than any other city in the country, so consequently has a lot more issues and high demand for services to veterans.…21 Sept 2020HANSARDWest Bank: Planned AnnexationIn 1980, the UN Security Council condemned Israel’s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and, in ’81, its illegal annexation of the Golan Heights. What lesson does the Minister…30 Jun 2020HANSARDWest Bank: Planned AnnexationWhat assessment he has made of the effect of Israel’s plan to annex parts of the west bank on human rights in that region.30 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that it is time for the UK Government and others to ban trade with settlements, given that Israeli settlements are illegal? It is now time for a…30 Jun 2020