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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillAs I said, I support what the Labour Front Bench is doing in making that proposal to the Government and I hope the Minister is able to give us some good news when he responds to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis morning, Professor Van-Tam said that the resurgence in covid-19 cases among young people is being spread to the older generation. We know that the World Health Organisation’s…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am very pleased to be called this evening to make a short contribution in this Second Reading debate. This is the first opportunity I have had to speak since becoming a member…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportEvents at last week’s Hull City match at West Ham were another illustration of how the chaotic handling of covid is adding to the problems faced by our major national sports and…30 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe recent report by the all-party group on sexual and reproductive health in the UK found that women are increasingly having difficulty accessing contraception because of cuts in…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Can the Prime Minister explain why a new test centre opening today on Hull University land for students and the local community—a centre that of course I welcome—will be run by…22 Sept 2020HANSARDState Pension Errors: Retired WomenWith up to 130,000 women potentially affected, and with many of those women who have already contacted the DWP having been told, wrongly, that they are not entitled to any…14 Sept 2020HANSARDState Pension Errors: Retired WomenWhat steps her Department is taking to (a) investigate and (b) rectify errors made in the payment of the state pension to retired women.14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateToday in Hull, the prospects of getting a timely local covid-19 test are patchy. People are being sent as far away as Leeds and Withernsea, so how can it be right that local…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAccording to today’s Times , the Prime Minister is considering new powers to prevent newspaper presses from being blockaded, but the Foreign Secretary says that adequate…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportFor years, when I was campaigning for an infected blood inquiry, I was familiar with the “nothing to see here” response from Whitehall, until it was decided that there was…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateThe Secretary of State has referred to UK citizens who have returned having fought alongside Daesh. Does he feel that there needs to be a change in the law to ensure that those…22 Jul 2020HANSARDBBCIn Hull, our local BBC TV and radio is central to our community, as a public service broadcaster at times of crisis such as the flooding in 2007 and covid-19 this year, and by…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMay I start by thanking the Minister for the helpful and courteous way that she has navigated this Bill through the House over the years? I was a member of the draft Bill…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I want to make it clear that the new clause was obviously drafted to be perfectly in order—it refers to victims of…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am a little concerned about what the right hon. Lady just said. We have the Abortion Act 1967 and a plethora of regulations and professional standards, so even with the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Universal Credit ApplicationsWhen the job retention scheme is wound down, we will see, I am sure, a second wave of universal credit applications, on top of the 70% increase we have already seen in Hull. With…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersHull is a city of sanctuary. For a number of years, I have convened a roundtable of voluntary and statutory agencies to look at issues around asylum and refugees in the city,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Universal Credit ApplicationsWhat recent estimate her Department has made of the number of universal credit applicants awaiting a decision on applications made since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.29 Jun 2020