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HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Covid-19What assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) supplier performance and (b) value for money achieved under Government contracts issued in response to the covid-19 outbreak.01 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsWith over 7,000 new cases and 71 deaths from covid yesterday, and a seven-day case average of 183 per 100,000 in Oldham, will the Prime Minister tell my constituents what he…30 Sept 2020HANSARDDisabled People: Covid-19Between March and July, disabled people, including people with a health condition or impairment, accounted for almost 60% of all covid deaths, yet a survey of disabled people in…23 Sept 2020HANSARDDisabled People: Covid-19What assessment she has made of the effect on disabled people of the covid-19 outbreak.23 Sept 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderYou should have had notice of it, Mr Speaker, so my apologies if that has not reached you. I, too, seek your guidance. I am frequently getting tardy and irrelevant responses from…16 Sept 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.16 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI do not underestimate the challenges the Health Secretary has faced over the past few months, but six months on, after many, many warnings of the likelihood of a second wave and…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State’s response to my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) was slightly disappointing. The climate assembly was made up of…10 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeUNICEF has warned that covid is the greatest threat to children across the world. It estimates that 1.2 million children under five are at risk over the next six months. I am…02 Sept 2020HANSARDBBCMore than 4,000 households in my constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth no longer qualify for a free TV licence. That is nearly three out of four over-75-year-olds. There is…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI, too, welcome the Health Secretary’s change of heart and his assurance that complete pillar 2 testing data will be sent to local public health departments each day and not each…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn 26 June, The Telegraph ’s news site announced that half the UK’s imported covid-19 infections are from Pakistan. That had no basis in fact and no reference to expert evidence,…09 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThe Secretary of State’s comments on Sunday, when he suggested that my Greater Manchester public health colleagues needed help in interpreting the pillar 2 data that they received…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur transport sector has been devastated by the covid-19 pandemic. Out of this human tragedy, there is an opportunity not just to build, build, build, but to build back better,…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I first send my sincere condolences to the hon. Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman) and his wife? I can only imagine what they are going through. Oldham Council has estimated an…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe age-standardised covid mortality rate for severely disabled men is nearly 200 per 100,000, and for severely disabled women it is over 141 per 100,000. That compares with death…29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentWomen and disabled people have had to resort to law to get the Government to listen to the unfairness and the hardship that universal credit creates. Danielle, a dinner lady, was…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdatePublished evidence indicates that indoor environments account for 97% of the spread of covid across the world. The closer the contact and the greater the length of time of the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsComplacency from the Government, and indeed from the international community as a whole, over human rights violations in Kashmir has contributed to the crisis that is unfolding at…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDisabled People: Benefit SystemWhat recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effectiveness of the benefit system for supporting disabled people.17 Jun 2020