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HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 October.21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsI put on record my thanks to Marcus Rashford for an excellent goal last night, but also for supporting this fantastic campaign. In this House, we need to realise what we are…21 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19Does my hon. Friend the shadow Minister agree that those in authority, including police colleagues, could have better training on this specific sort of racism, given the pandemic?13 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhFurther to the question of Nagorno-Karabakh, obviously the ceasefire is very fragile, and with the use of foreign fighters from Iraq and Syria, there is a real risk of escalation.…13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19From his previous job as a lawyer, is the shadow Minister aware of a lot of cases that have been prosecuted, or is this an under-prosecuted area?13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19May I say what a delight it is to serve for the first time under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and how great it is to have a rugby league champion in the Chair? That was a…13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19Does my hon. Friend agree that international students who are in the UK, who travel to many of our constituencies, are often subject to very bad racist abuse and that something…13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19While the Minister is talking to her colleagues in Government, will she also speak to the Universities Minister to say that this debate has raised the specific issue of…13 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to contribute to a debate where we have the wonderful leadership of my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia…12 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19The Minister is being extremely generous with his time. Does he accept that it is particularly difficult for many students on reduced incomes at further education colleges to pay…12 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportThe International Monetary Fund has encouraged Governments to spend on infrastructure. In London, the infrastructure is the west end and the suburban theatres. What urgent plan…06 Oct 2020HANSARDVeterans Welfare ServiceIn January this year, the Minister promised to meet Combat Stress and other organisations to assist with their funding that had been cut. What extra assessment has he made since…21 Sept 2020HANSARDRail Network: AccessibilityWhat steps is he taking to improve accessibility for disabled people using the rail network.17 Sept 2020HANSARDRail Network: AccessibilityWill the Minister accept a wider definition of accessibility and comment on the plans to stop the free travel for under-18s, which gets students all around London? Is there a plan…17 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesIndeed. No one on this side of the Chamber is saying that any of that money was not very much called for. There was a tiny bit of wastage, according to the Select Committee…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI think most of us agree that we are facing a triple whammy at the moment, with a public health crisis in the guise of covid, an economic crisis in which Brexit has already cost…09 Sept 2020HANSARDBelarusI do hope that the Minister has a chance to meet the activists who are outside Portcullis House as we speak. There is a consensus that the bravery and determination that they have…08 Sept 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection Standards: Future Trade AgreementsWhat discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in future trade agreements.03 Sept 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection Standards: Future Trade AgreementsAs we can see from the Extinction Rebellion protestors outside Parliament today and from our own inboxes as MPs, people hold environmental standards very close to their hearts.…03 Sept 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Beauty SectorThe close contact sector of the theatre is the one that I want to ask about, Minister. What action can the Government take to support local theatres such as Jacksons Lane,…21 Jul 2020