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HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI want to raise the survival of orchestras. The support package for organisations is welcome, but as we keep hearing, it will not help thousands of freelancers—the musicians who…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Sector: Worker ProtectionWhat steps he is taking to help ensure that the terms and conditions of workers in the aviation sector are protected during the covid-19 pandemic.02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI welcome my friend and neighbour the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) to her new role. For families who qualify, free school meal vouchers will be a crucial…02 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Sector: Worker ProtectionBritish Airways is proposing to lay off 12,000 staff and is using this pandemic as cover to put its remaining 30,000 staff on inferior contracts. Using a global health crisis to…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs the Secretary of State has detailed, when areas are put into local lockdown, businesses will have to close, including some that had probably been preparing to reopen this week.…29 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeTwo years ago, the then Home Secretary promised that the victims of the Windrush scandal would get citizenship and receive compensation. We have heard today that only 60 people…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresWith the R number above 1 in the north-west in one model, we need action to prevent a second wave of infections and deaths. The Secretary of State has talked about local…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I speak today as an MP for one of the areas outside London that has been hardest hit by covid-19. [Inaudible] —with their families and the families…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19I speak as an MP for one of the areas outside London that have been hit hardest by covid-19. Tragically, we know that 246 people in Salford died due to the disease in the first…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19I speak today as an MP from one of the areas outside London that has been hardest hit by covid-19. Tragically, 246 people in Salford died due to covid-19 in the first two months—a…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19Do you want me to start again, Mr Deputy Speaker?12 May 2020HANSARDEarly Years SectorWhat assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the coronavirus job retention scheme on the ability of nurseries and childcare providers to retain staff.05 May 2020HANSARDEarly Years SectorChanging the guidance on the job retention scheme at the last minute has pulled the rug from underneath many nurseries and childcare providers. A survey by the Professional…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateDuring this crisis, the Government have rightly stopped recovering overpayments from universal credit recipients, but they are still deducting money from those who are given an…04 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Although this Bill is overdue, it does not guarantee action immediately. I understand that the current crisis makes it difficult —[Inaudible.]29 Apr 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me try again to welcome this long-overdue Bill. We all know what the consequences can be when fire safety is neglected in blocks of flats. We…29 Apr 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI want to begin by welcoming this long-overdue Bill. We all know what the consequences can be— [ In audible . ] Nobody here will ever forget the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, but…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesLocal authorities like Salford City Council are on the frontline of fighting covid-19, from supporting our social care services to providing food for vulnerable people and…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesThe Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government said earlier that the Government will make sure that, whatever social care and the NHS need, they will…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesI beg to move, That this House has considered the statutory and broader local government responsibilities for public services, including social care. In the coming weeks and…18 Mar 2020