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HANSARD Global BritainIn his statement, the Prime Minister said that “a dividing line between aid and foreign policy runs through our whole system,” but back in 1994, when that dividing line did not…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysWhat we do not need from the Government is another rabbit-out-of-the-hat announcement. My hon. Friend has just set out the sorts of things that we need in place if we are going to…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThe covid crisis has demonstrated the need for international co-operation. Is it correct that the Department of Health and Social Care argued that we should remain part of the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleBefore it is safe to reduce the 2 metre rule, do we not require a world-beating track and trace system to be in place? And does a world-beating track and trace system not require…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. The Minister has said several times that the victims of this situation need to be heard and their cases listened to, so can he name any one of them who…10 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicIt is clear that the return to Parliament last week was chaotic, rushed and ill-thought-through. Members did not know where they were voting. We were told to go down to…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderI want to add my voice to those who have condemned the minority of people at the weekend who were acting in a violent way towards the police, and I wish those injured officers a…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresHow can it be that, when we are coming out of lockdown and starting to relax some of the restrictions, local authorities do not know what they are expected to do in the event of a…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Civil Society and CharitiesThe treatment of the volunteers who came forward to make the 2012 Olympics a big success is nothing short of a scandal—the Government wasted all that good will. What is being done…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseTuesday’s voting was chaotic and brought this House into disrepute. The end of the queue was moved from one vote to another, which left Members wandering around not knowing where…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThe Minister has mentioned several times consultation by the boundary commissions, but if their scope is limited by a plus or minus 5% variation in the size of constituencies,…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe Government have promised to carry out routine testing in care homes, yet my local authority tells me that there is a shortage of the home-test kits needed to do that and fears…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19This would be a difficult situation for any Government, but there are questions that must be answered and lessons that must be learned if we are to come out of lockdown safely.…11 May 2020HANSARDPPE Shortages: ProfiteeringWhat steps he is taking to ensure that businesses do not profiteer from shortages of personal protective equipment in the health and social care sector.04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateIt cannot be fair that families on the benefit cap are not benefiting from the uprating of payments that has happened during this crisis. The Resolution Foundation has predicted…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Shortages: ProfiteeringThat is a disappointing answer. The problem has been exacerbated by the Government’s failure to stockpile PPE. There are numerous examples of people exploiting this situation, so…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to House of CommonsI tabled this question when there were rumours that Parliament would be closed and that we might not be invited back after the recess. Things have now moved rapidly beyond that,…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House is responsible for protecting the rights of Members of Parliament as well as being part of the Government. Earlier, he mentioned the need to have regular…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportAfter six and a half weeks, when we knew we might reach this stage, it is hard to understand why the Government have no idea what they are going to do to pay the wages of those…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to House of Commons3. To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to further restrict access to the House of…19 Mar 2020