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HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesMy right hon. Friend raises a very important point, and a very pertinent point in our London constituencies particularly. No recourse to public funds means no housing benefit, and…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesIn my constituency, around 25% of the population, aged 16 to 64, are being furloughed or are receiving universal credit. The additional support for people on the self-employment…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that test, track and trace has been slow to get to where it is, but we are glad it has started. However, the key thing, whatever happens centrally, is local tracking and…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningIt is late, Secretary of State—for the record, he is shaking his head. This is already late for vulnerable pupils. I find myself in complete accord with the right hon. Member for…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningA decade ago, I sat in a Cabinet Office briefing room discussing the then threatened pandemic. We were discussing the closure of schools then. So it beggars belief that the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Online FraudWhen the Public Accounts Committee last looked at online fraud, we raised serious concerns about what happens when fraud is reported and the inaction on most of the cases that are…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House and I have more in common than he might want to believe, in that we are both traditionalists on how this House should operate, and I have missed the cut…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance Bill (Ways and Means)I think it is fair to say that covid-19 has shone a light on the different ways of working. Whether it be freelance work through personal service companies, which are often set up…19 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageThe Chancellor has spoken about freelancers, who often work on short-term contracts or for personal service companies. In answer to the right hon. Member for Ashford (Damian…12 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by declaring my own interest, in that I am a leaseholder in an affected block. Happily, the owner of my block has taken on all the…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Finance BillIt really is a pleasure to be back in this place today. I welcome the bold steps that have been taken by the Government since the Budget, which seems like aeons ago, and the…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Remote WorkingThe challenges of the last few days and weeks have thrown up why we need to modernise this place and why we need to get on with restoration and renewal. I understand that the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House and others have rightly talked about proper scrutiny of what the Government are doing, as rather highlighted by my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewThe Home Secretary has said, “We will continue to do everything possible to ensure that the Home Office protects, supports and listens to every single part of the community it…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportSo many of my constituents are caught up in this, like those of other hon. Members, and I have constituents who have no recourse to public funds, so when they are unable to work…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsIt would be very helpful if the Secretary of State could give a clear timetable as to when he will make an announcement about A-levels in particular, but also GCSEs, because…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon Central, I warmly welcome the regulations. They are long overdue; it has…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He has read my mind—that is one of my other concerns. It is a really long-awaited measure and yet it is full of holes. I am…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateMany of my constituents are freelancers. One wrote to me unable to pay his rent or bills in the next couple of weeks. That is how urgent the situation is. Can the Chancellor give…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020My right hon. Friend raises a really important point. If we are trying to reduce the burden on local authorities while protecting tenants, a trusted trader scheme or a trusted…17 Mar 2020