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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI have hopes for some of the £100 million that HMRC has been given. In fact, having scanned the Red Book, I see that other money is being added to HMRC. As a Committee—as the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI will not give way as I have already taken two interventions. It is easy to make announcements; it is much harder to get the system to deliver on them. There is a will in this…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesThe Minister in her report highlights that there is £4.5 million of Government money to invest in research, including on the economic impacts on ethnic minority groups. With so…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid Contracts: Judicial ReviewI will touch on that point first. Paragraph 18 of the summary says exactly what the Minister said, but it then goes on to say, however, that frontline workers reported shortages…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In a previous urgent question, a Minister came to the House and cited the National Audit Office in support of arguments that he was…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker; I was tempted for a moment to think that you were saying that I am just perfect. I must first declare an interest, as I am a leaseholder in a…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances BillI have listened to as much of the debate as I could this afternoon. Ministers have had maternity leave. We took it and said that it was something that women should have. We led on…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillSo many others have spoken about the real difficulty for so many women out there who do not get a good package of maternity cover. Does the hon. Member acknowledge that as MPs we…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI wonder if my hon. Friend could clarify that last point, because I think we all approach our jobs slightly differently. Certainly, it was not at all an issue for me when I was…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI just want to make it clear that I was not unhappy about the system that I put in place for myself. It was very clearly worked out: I had colleagues who were able to step up if…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillMy hon. Friend will know that a Minister is on the payroll of their Department, so in that sense they are more of an employee. There is a really interesting issue here that we…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate her on her happy news. I have had the interesting experience of having three children: as a councillor, where I took six…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI agree with the right hon. Lady that the clause uses a dry way of saying something that I think is actually really important, which is that in all of this discussion we need to…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances BillI have been following this debate with interest. Unfortunately, I was unable to speak in it, because I was in Committee. In a couple of months, it will be 12 years since I was the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that HMRC will forgo around £800 million in customs income and VAT over the next year. Some is deferred, but much is forgone. Will…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningI was one of those advocating for schools to stay open as long as possible, but I agree with the Minister that, given the height of the pandemic we are in now, this was the right…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI pay tribute to Homerton University Hospital in the heart of my constituency, where the staff are working flat out now with the rising number of cases, and to the Royal London…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI also pay tribute to those working on the frontline, particularly at the moment at the Homerton hospital in the heart of my constituency, which is experiencing a very high…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWe all know that children benefit from being in school, and we have seen the gap between those from the richest and the poorest households widen during covid. The Secretary of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillFour and a half years after the referendum, here we are. I accept we have left the European Union, we are in the transition period and at 11 o’clock tomorrow the shutters will…30 Dec 2020