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HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill stands in my name and was due to have its Second Reading on Friday, and was…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateInstead of supporting the established system in public health, the Prime Minister has invested £10 billion in privatised companies. It has not controlled the virus, it has not…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateVarious companies have multimillion-pound contracts, and it is important that we understand their motivation to succeed. Does Serco get paid for voided test results—yes or no?05 Oct 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)If the Coronavirus Act were voted down today, would the Minister not have 21 days to bring forward to the House another Act, to which the House could then agree?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of all Members of the House of…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is absolutely vital that the Government ensure that risk assessments are carried out in workplaces so as to have fewer deaths. As…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention, and I will come to that point later in my remarks. As constituency MPs, it is important for us to talk to doctors and to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We can learn a lot from the approach in Wales, including how people are approaching the disproportionate number of deaths from…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI beg to move, That this House is concerned about the level of deaths from covid-19 among Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; notes that structural inequalities and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesIn the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi), I am disappointed but not surprised. The Minister may not have all the answers, but she has some of the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesApologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. History will judge each and every one of us. Before the Minister gets to her feet to respond, she must ask herself what will be written by her…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. It is not one rule for Government Departments or Parliament and one rule for the rest of the country: we have seen that play out…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoner Rehabilitation and EducationEducation is key if we are to curb reoffending. The Government have talked about schools restarting, some last week and some on Monday. It is vital that we have education in…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 4 June, the Minister for Equalities, the hon. Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), misled the House when she made a statement…09 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoner Rehabilitation and EducationWhat steps he is taking to ensure that rehabilitation and education programmes for prisoners continue during the covid-19 outbreak.09 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesThe PHE report has no third-party submissions. Where are the missing submissions and will the Minister place them in the House of Commons Library? The Government have a reputation…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillFirst, may I put on record how much I welcome the Bill? I dedicate my words today to Denise Keane-Barnett-Simmons, 36 years old, who was murdered by her former partner in Brent…28 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFirst, I send my deepest condolences to all who have lost loved ones in this global pandemic, and to all who are worried about loved ones. I thank the Clerks, the cleaners, the…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageThe mode of travel for construction workers going to work is often trains and the tube. The Minister and the Government talk about the trains and the tube system, and about how…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI do hope this is not my right hon. Friend’s last outing at the Dispatch Box. I very much thank him for writing two Labour manifestos; a lot of that is being carried out today. He…25 Mar 2020