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HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageIt is an essential service for his fortune, but not in this crisis. He finally agreed to close his shops, hiking prices online while still making employees come into empty shops…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageThe right hon. Gentlemen makes exactly the point that I was going to make. It is pleasing to see that that is at least agreed across the Opposition Benches, and I hope to hear a…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Without wishing to go into the financial crisis and the, in my opinion, very well deserved backlash against the financial sector, which…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageMy right hon. Friend may not be aware of reports that the Government have announced that they will make a statement on support for the self-employed tomorrow. Does he agree that…25 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillOn that point, I should emphasise that equality of access to healthcare must surely apply to our excellent healthcare workers. Some concerns have been raised with me that…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCoronavirus is driving many aspects of our daily lives online. Hopefully that will help to bring us together, but it will also undoubtedly attract criminal elements to new crimes,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDVulnerable People: Food Supplies4. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to maintain food supplies for vulnerable people in the (a) North East and (b) UK during the covid-19 outbreak.19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingI am sure that we all agree that the Parliamentary Digital Service provides amazing support for Members of Parliament in our wide-ranging and very demanding requirements. But our…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportCan I say to the Minister as constructively as possible that his Government’s economic response is undermining the public health response? Job losses are contagious. Fear of…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewThe Windrush generation were British. They should not have been caught up in our immigration system, but they were. The Home Secretary’s apology and use of the past tense remain…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Horizon Settlement: Future Governance of Post Office LtdI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) and the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) on securing this incredibly important…19 Mar 2020HANSARDVulnerable People: Food SuppliesAll of us found the images of empty supermarket shelves disturbing, but for those who are vulnerable, aged, unwell, isolated or dependent on food banks, that is causing real fear…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote Working4. To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what support the Parliamentary Digital Service is providing to hon. Members…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsOur schools are not only amazing centres of learning but are centres of support for children living in poverty, including 48% of children in Newcastle upon Tyne Central. On free…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. He talks about statutory sick pay as part of the safety net. As such, he recognises that, as a safety net, it is a benefit of last…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersWill the Minister give way?18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersMy hon. Friend is making some excellent comments. I understand that a major international fast food chain has told its employees that if a branch has to close because of…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateLast night, a constituent in the hospitality trade contacted me to express concern at the Prime Minister’s measures and to ask what could be done about them. Today, she emailed me…17 Mar 2020HANSARDBus PatronageFor £1.50 in London—which the Secretary of State mentioned—I can get two buses anywhere across the capital for up to 30 miles. In Newcastle, £1.50 will not even get me three stops…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Electric Car Batteries: Disposal and RecyclingI am sure that the right hon. Lady will understand if I say that I shall be pressing the Minister to address how the investment will be coming to Newcastle and the north-east.…11 Mar 2020