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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn November, the Public Accounts Committee published a damning report on the towns fund, stating that the selection process was not impartial and was almost certainly subject to…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsFor parts of Lancashire, the closest mass vaccination centre is more than 60 miles away in Manchester. The Minister has said that there will be more mass vaccination centres, so…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19The Chancellor announced the financial support package via a 90-second video on Twitter yesterday. With him not coming before the House, it is difficult for us to ask questions,…06 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillToday, we are faced with a choice between this flawed deal or no deal. I do not welcome this deal, and there is plenty in it that I do not like, but I accept it. I accept that it…30 Dec 2020HANSARDMay 2021 Local Elections: Covid-19My hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) set out the scale of these elections very clearly. With less than five months to go until these major polls right across the…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthLancashire is an awfully long way from Kent, but, as I follow the right hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green), I can say that there are many parallels between the experiences…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanUnder the previous tiering system, my constituents in Lancaster and Wyre were frustrated that, although they had infection rates at the bottom of the Lancashire table of…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Human Rights ProvisionsWhat recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on including provisions on human rights in future trade deals.19 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Human Rights ProvisionsIn September, the UN said that the Saudi airstrikes in Yemen had led to “a consistent pattern of harms to civilians”— unlike our own Government, who said in July that there was no…19 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsIn my time in the House, I have campaigned alongside women and families affected by sodium valproate. Many of the victims of this scandal have felt for decades that Governments…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Towns FundWho authorised the 18 taxpayer-funded adverts that were placed on Facebook by the Secretary of State’s Department and were subsequently removed by Facebook?18 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right to vote independently and in secret should be enjoyed by every voter at an election. I draw the Minister’s attention to the recent report by the Royal National Institute…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateStudents and their families across the country will be very pleased with the news that students are to be offered covid tests as early as 30 November to ensure that they can go…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillIndeed. The hon. Member is right about the butterfly effect, because of course we cannot change one parliamentary constituency without having a knock-on effect on all the…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI welcome the Leader of the House to his place this afternoon. He is, of course, standing in for the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution, the hon. Member for Norwich…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI hope that the right hon. Lady will be able to expand on that in her contribution; she is next on the call list to speak. However, I do not quite understand the point that she is…10 Nov 2020HANSARDSwimming Pools and Gyms: Covid-19 ClosureInitiatives such as “Healthier Fleetwood” show that people in the town I represent take seriously the poorer health outcomes that we have in the town and are serious about making…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateThis morning, I received a phone call from my constituent Hannah, who has a stall on the Lancaster charter market, which is an outdoor market. She and her business partner Hettie…05 Nov 2020HANSARDRape and Sexual Assault: Prosecutions and Conviction RatesThe Solicitor General will know that rape prosecutions in England and Wales are now at the lowest ever levels. I suspect he shares the lack of surprise I felt when I learned that…05 Nov 2020HANSARDRape and Sexual Assault: Prosecutions and Conviction RatesWhat steps she has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to rape and sexual assault.05 Nov 2020