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HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffWe now know that coronavirus is not the great leveller. We know that it exacerbates social difference and the problems of health and social inequality. If someone is a black…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesIt is the pride of my life to represent the big, diverse constituency that I was born and brought up in, from those like my parents who came over in the ’40s to the newer…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysAs my hon. Friend may know, only yesterday I presented to the House on a cross-party basis my Internet Access (Children Eligible for Free School Meals) Bill, which asks the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI congratulate the Government on agreeing to free school meals over the summer holidays and I congratulate Marcus Rashford on the best goal of his life so far—I can only say that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIs my hon. Friend aware of the great activities of AFC Wimbledon, whose fans stand outside 22 stores a day and deliver 1,300 food parcels each week? They are a small team with an…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationOn Asda, Marks & Spencer, B&Q, John Lewis and Sainsbury’s, the Minister and I have been here before, when employers have been choosing to reduce terms and conditions for their…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prison Staff and PrisonersI thank the Minister for her answer. In relation to the comments made earlier by the Secretary of State, will the Minister acknowledge that there can be a difference between what…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prison Staff and PrisonersWhat steps he is taking to ensure the safety of (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners during the covid-19 outbreak.27 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageWill the Minister give way?25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI would like to concentrate on a few of the enormous number of issues that this crisis is throwing up, and which our constituents are contacting us about and expecting us to have…25 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportI appreciate the difficulties in coming up with these arrangements, but I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that small traders are simply applying for universal credit,…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMay I raise, once again, the issue of housing? Social isolation is great, but it is really difficult for people who happen to live with their family in one room in a deeply…23 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsApart from rent arrears, eviction from a private tenancy—a section 21 no-fault eviction—is the biggest reason for homelessness. On Friday, I met a 77-year-old woman who had lived…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesIs my hon. Friend aware that only today, local government has received a directive from central Government to provide street sleepers—homeless people on the streets—with…18 Mar 2020HANSARDSocial Mobility15. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of social mobility in the armed forces.16 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThese are turbulent and worrying times. I know that all Members of the House share my gratitude and admiration for the dedication of the doctors, nurses, carers, paramedics,…16 Mar 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityNew data reveals that there are nearly as many cadet forces in fee-paying schools as in the entire state system, despite just 7% of the UK population being privately educated. To…16 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureThe car valeting site in Tottenham Hale, the illegal waste tip in Hillingdon, the tip in Ealing that is inaccessible: what happens to these ungreen green-belt sites that could…12 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsDoes the Minister agree that it is important to spend taxpayers’ money well, and that to spend it on a site that is going to cost 20% more than St Helier—away from the people with…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesThe £500 million promised by the Government for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides the perfect opportunity to begin to address health inequalities in my…04 Mar 2020