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HANSARD CoronavirusDoes the Health Secretary agree with the Prime Minister’s despicable comments, blaming care workers for the huge death toll in care homes, or will he admit that his Government’s…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsI congratulate the Secretary of State on making the most outrageous points and keeping a straight face. He is very good at doing that. Will he answer the question asked right at…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service Appointmentsindicated dissent.30 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI congratulate the Minister on getting through the entire urgent question without making a single commitment, although he has made many observations. As a member of the Treasury…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysAbsolutely. I think all of us experienced the chaos that was around when the scheme began. Many teachers who contacted me were pulling their hair out. Many schools spent a lot of…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIt is a pleasure to be called to speak in this debate. I would like to compliment my hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) for calling our Opposition…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI thank my honourable and sororal twin for giving way. Does she agree that the state of the labour market and the precarious nature of much work is one of the most shameful…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIs my hon. Friend as surprised as I am, if the Government always intended to do this, that they sent out the Transport Secretary and the Work and Pensions Secretary to embarrass…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThe right hon. Gentleman has come here throwing out phrases such as “tiger in the tank” and is trying to gear up on the optimism, but last week the EU’s chief negotiator said that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicThe right hon. Gentleman really should not caricature people worried about the exclusion of MPs who are shielding or have vulnerable family members as somehow not wanting to be…08 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicIt has been 30 minutes now.08 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicWe have a Leader of the House of Commons who operates by diktat, rather than by agreement or consensus, which is how he should be doing the job. He makes little attempt to engage…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House is rapidly building a strong claim to the title of the worst holder of the job in living memory. He is supposed to be the voice of the Commons in…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseOffice for National Statistics figures in the UK have shown that covid-19 hits the poorest the hardest, with mortality rates double those seen in more affluent areas. How much…06 May 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe whole House will welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of his micro-loans scheme—the bounce-back loans—that he just made in his statement, but will he admit that the CBILS…27 Apr 2020HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. Last Sunday, the UK and 18 other G20 countries endorsed a comprehensive communiqué on covid-19 and future global pandemic preparedness. That much-needed…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19I compliment the Foreign Secretary on making it clear that essential travel includes the freight services that will keep our supermarkets stocked with food. While I recognise that…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Chancellor must surely recognise that those on statutory sick pay are being asked to protect the rest of us, but take only £96 a week in income and live on that, and that…17 Mar 2020