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HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Does my hon. Friend agree that we need support for not just small businesses, but one-person businesses? I have been inundated by constituents contacting me because they run a…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will the Secretary of State ensure that former medical staff who are brought back in to deal with the virus are put on the correct registers and have the most up-to-date…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsI agree with hon. Lady and the wider comment that the Government really need to look at redress and an inquiry. I will call for further things in my speech.16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsI agree with my hon. Friend. I shall say more about CIGA shortly, and about what I think could be done if Ministers were willing to intervene. If installed incorrectly or in…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Indeed, it would have been wrong for him not to intervene. I do agree with him: this is an appalling failure on the part…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsI do agree. I will shortly talk about my own constituents and the problems that they have faced, including the considerable cost of any sort of repair bill. I know that very many…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsThank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing this debate to be held today. I thank the Members from across the House who have stayed to take part. I shall speak about a problem that…16 Mar 2020HANSARDService Families19. SSAFA found that 70% of all former forces personnel with whom it works feel unprepared for civilian life, and that is having a significant impact on their families. What more…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: ComplaintsMy hon. Friend makes a valid point, which could form part of a wider review that the Government could instigate to secure redress for the many people who have been impacted. I…16 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI thank the Secretary of State for keeping the House informed throughout this crisis. He is doing his job well, and it is good that the response is cross-party and has the support…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTurkey-Greece Border: RefugeesMy right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry), the shadow Foreign Secretary, and the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way so early in her speech. I congratulate her on securing the debate. She mentioned bank branches in rural areas, but in lots of…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I had the privilege of being on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association executive and of visiting Rwanda 18 months ago. One concern about the Rwanda CHOGM relates to press…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDeveloping World: Business EnablingI welcome the Secretary of State to her place. I will take an answer from the Minister, but I warmly welcome her to her new position in the Cabinet. On the Department’s role…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingOn the point about the coal tips, will the Secretary of State confirm that this is not just a review of where they all are, and that the UK Government will fund the safety of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesFor the past two weekends, properties and businesses in the Rhondda Cynon Taff area—I am one of the MPs for that authority area—have seen devastating flooding. Just this week, I…03 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandMy hon. Friend makes some important points about the pressures facing nursing in England and the cost of living. Does he agree that one way that this could be resolved is by…03 Mar 2020HANSARDVeterans: EmploymentIt is concerning that 18% of UK businesses surveyed said that they would be unlikely to take on former armed forces personnel because of negative perceptions of those who had…27 Feb 2020HANSARDVeterans: Employment4. What plans the Government have to improve veterans’ employment prospects.27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMay I ask the Minister for further information to the chapter on digital in the report, which refers to an “open, secure and trustworthy online environment” and encouraging…27 Feb 2020