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HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (NORTH OF ENGLAND, NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND OBLIGATIONS OF UNDERTAKINGS (ENGLAND) ETC.) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2020Yes, the Minister has a huge number of questions to answer, and I would like to hear the responses, because I share many of the concerns raised. The Minister will have discerned…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (NORTH OF ENGLAND, NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND OBLIGATIONS OF UNDERTAKINGS (ENGLAND) ETC.) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2020There is another aspect. The economy faces a challenging period ahead, and businesses need to make savings. There will be employers who will not necessarily cite self-isolation as…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (SELF-ISOLATION) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020
HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (NORTH OF ENGLAND, NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND OBLIGATIONS OF UNDERTAKINGS (ENGLAND) ETC.) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2020Something occurred to me as my hon. Friend was speaking: it is the way that we are legislating and regulating these activities that results in such confusion. If we follow the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingAbsolutely, spend the billions of pounds that we have wasted—spend it on bumping up the capacity and ability of our local GPs and health services, which can do a better job. I…14 Oct 2020HANSARDJet Zero CouncilI thank the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous), for securing this debate and for setting out the case for jet zero so eloquently. I can reassure him from the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI agree with everything my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) has said. NHS Test and Trace is not working. Billions of pounds have been poured into a system…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsWith time short, I want to highlight just a few issues relating to the measures being debated today. I have always said that I will support any measures required that will…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThousands of women are carrying the anxiety not only of bringing new life into this world in the middle of a pandemic, but of potentially having to go into labour alone. Despite…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthIn the time available to me, it is hard to convey just how frustrating and frightening the current situation is. We are living through an international health crisis, but it is…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveI appreciate the Minister’s response, but I think that the petitioners will be incredibly disappointed in it. He talks about the relaxation of lockdown, but he is talking to…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 306691 relating to the impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave. It is an honour to serve under your…05 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I have listened carefully to everything the Minister has said. I appreciate the arguments that he has put forward, but we should remember that, in the time of covid, many of the…21 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateDespite the disappointing news that the Health Secretary has delivered, the people of the north-east are committed to doing everything they can to get this virus under control—but…17 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsGoing into this pandemic, many of the world’s poorest countries were spending more on debt payments than on their own healthcare. The current suspension of payments is welcome,…15 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsKinship carers ensure that children who cannot live with their parents can stay safely within the family network. They are nothing short of heroes, yet many end up paying…14 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThere is no doubting the magnitude of the economic challenge that we face as a country. The north-east too often gets the worst deal when trouble hits, with lost jobs, declining…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingAs Chair of the Petitions Committee, I want to speak today about the report that we published this week on the impact of covid on new parents. Over 227,000 petitioners have called…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI am sure we will hear much more about the work of different parts of our NHS and the support being given in different ways to the extraordinary contribution that our health and…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions relating to the recognition and reward of health and social care workers. The Petitions Committee is delighted to have…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesI congratulate the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Darren Henry) on an excellent maiden speech and on his very powerful story. I add to his tribute to his predecessor, who brought great…25 Jun 2020