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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe head of the Government’s own test and trace system admitted that up to 20,000 people per day who are asked to self-isolate are not doing so. Will the Secretary of State please…09 Feb 2021HANSARDEU Travel: Performing ArtistsWhat steps he plans to take to review arrangements for touring artists to travel in the EU.04 Feb 2021HANSARDEU Travel: Performing ArtistsOne of my constituents is the orchestral leader of two major British orchestras. More than 50% of her work with British orchestras is touring abroad in the EU, but she is a…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19The Minister announced support of £50 million, but the National Union of Students estimates that a month of rent arrears alone could account for £60 million. That does not allow…03 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersIt is three and a half years on from the Grenfell tragedy and, as time ticks on, the promise of “Never again” is starting to sound incredibly hollow. The daily stress of living in…01 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for writing to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 20 January, asking the Minister to respond to me on the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningFor months, parents, teachers, unions, MPs and local authorities have been calling for: rotas in schools; school transport that is ring-fenced to a single school to reduce…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outIn St Albans, our GP-led vaccination centre at Batchwood Hall is doing a brilliant job, but it only has enough vaccine supply for two days a week, not seven. Now we are hearing…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperThe rapidly changing workplace makes it vital that people can acquire new skills throughout their lifetime. However, we know that mature students are more averse to taking on…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Remote Education and Free School MealsI shall focus my remarks on free school meals, because the public simply do not understand why struggling families are having to fight the Government again and again on this…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe last time I asked a business question, I asked the Leader of the House whether MPs could have more than the scheduled one hour to debate amendments to the Fire Safety Bill…14 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsI hope that the Prime Minister will join me in congratulating the local GPs and all the admin, medical and volunteer staff who have set up the Batchwood Hall vaccination centre in…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsTeachers and school staff have put themselves at enormous risk during the pandemic to keep schools open. Now that the Prime Minister has accepted that schools are the epicentre of…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateEven once vaccinated, some older and clinically vulnerable people will have no one to look after them if their unpaid carers get ill with coronavirus. Vaccinating unpaid carers…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWe are in a race against time to stop a new catastrophe of educational inequality. Some children have lost more than six months of learning and some schools still cannot access…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSome leaseholders who are affected by the cladding scandal are now starting to declare bankruptcy, because of the escalating service charges that they are being forced to pay.…10 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021Securing fairness for all students will be absolutely key, so while I welcome some of the measures that have been announced today that go in the right direction, I am worried that…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingLeaseholders in St Albans are already facing estimated bills of between £50,000 and £120,000 each for fixing safety defects in their buildings that they did not cause. These are…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Family Visits in Health and Social Care Settings: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I offer sincere thanks to the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) for securing this vital debate. It is clear…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Does the Secretary of State accept that there are those of us in this House who like a mixed economy and who recognise the role of the private sector and of business, but that…02 Nov 2020