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HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020I, too, pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend last summer to ensure that we are here today to discuss the regulations. Specifically, with the repeal of sections 58 and 59 of…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon Settlement: Future Governance of Post Office LtdMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent case. I want to raise with him this issue about MPs not being able to find out what happened. In the Hillsborough inquiry, the Bishop…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI understand that this is very difficult for the Government and I am sympathetic, but this is about real people’s lives. The Treasury’s natural approach—being cautious and wanting…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not know whether the Leader of the House heard his colleague from the Treasury answering an urgent question this morning, but it was quite clear that the Government are…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On that point if, as seems likely, schools in England are going to close in the next few days, childcare will need to be provided to…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesMy issue is about the volunteers, and I wonder whether the Government have given any thought to removing the charge for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to hopefully speed…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesI am interested to hear that. My concern is that my council, Hull City Council, is under enormous pressure trying to deal with the surge that it seems we are about to see with…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesThere are people who genuinely want to help and do their best for their community, but I am concerned to ensure that DBS checks are in place—an issue that has been alluded to—and…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesMy hon. Friend is making a compelling case for why the Government should announce specific support for the social care sector. I noticed yesterday that the Chancellor did not make…18 Mar 2020HANSARDAbortion ServicesI thank the Minister for that answer but, of course, abortion was decriminalised in October 2019 and we now see the lost opportunity of this medical procedure not being provided…18 Mar 2020HANSARDAbortion Services4. If he will make an assessment of the effect of the collapse of Flybe on the ability of women in Northern Ireland to access abortion services in England.18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsMay I pay tribute to schools and to Hull City Council, which has already been working on plans to deal with children who get free school meals in the event of schools closing? It…18 Mar 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human RightsI am pleased to hear that the Foreign Secretary raised with the Saudi Arabian Government the women’s human rights defenders. Did he mention Loujain al-Hathloul, who is facing an…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Human Rights4. What human rights issues were discussed during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia.17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateGiven the exceptional circumstances, why exactly can statutory sick pay not be paid at the real living wage rate?17 Mar 2020HANSARDArmy PersonnelWhen Labour left office in 2010 there were 102,000 regulars in the British Army. In the subsequent decade of cuts and outsourcing, those numbers have fallen every year, down to…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I have talked to my local trust this afternoon, and it is doing everything it can to prepare for the potential surge in covid-19, but it told me that the big problem it has is…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the impact of Covid-19 on plans to commemorate Victory over Japan Day in August with surviving veterans, and in association…16 Mar 2020HANSARDArmy Personnel9. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of Army personnel.16 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Humber is one of the areas that have been put forward for the carbon capture pilot. As the Humber is the highest emitter of carbon in the United Kingdom, we believe that we…12 Mar 2020