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HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchOn the Clerk’s advice, let me gently remind the hon. Member that, as we are talking about the Westminster Parliament, she should not stray too much into what goes on in the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchFinally, in this debate where all hon. Members have demonstrated quality, if not quantity, I call Jim Shannon to wind up.09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchAbsolutely. I was confused by what was going on as Members were speaking at the same time. I completely agree that the hon. Lady made a powerful speech.09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareIt has been a long time coming, but this announcement is too little, too late for the 34,000 people who have died of covid with dementia. Will the Prime Minister tell us when he…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister has some quite fantastic figures about the 16-to-17 cohort, but as a mum of one in west London, may I say that my own boy and all his circle are being diverted to the…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI must thank the Minister for our Friday mornings together. It is not just me; every Member of this House is grateful for that weekly fixture—the highlight Zoom-fest. Is he aware…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Awarding Qualifications in 2021 and 2022My local schools have collated and moderated hundreds of pupil grades, while facing a mental health crisis and catch-up, with none of the assistance from the exam boards that the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsIn today’s Times , the Home Secretary wrote: “Nowhere should be off limits to women and girls. Nobody deserves to be victimised or feel unsafe.” This week the Minister for Covid…21 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is cheering to see the new US Administration repairing relations that the previous President damaged. Will we take a leaf out of our closest ally’s book and recognise the 2…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt is good to see the Minister still standing on this freedom day, when it feels like half the Cabinet has been struck down, knocked out or whatever it is. Does he agree that, at…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House referred to distinguished Select Committees, but when the Future Relationship with the European Union Committee wrote to him about its untimely and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority PeopleWith the Office for National Statistics finding that in coronavirus, black and minority ethnic people are less likely to be in management positions, more likely to be unemployed…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority PeopleWhat steps she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the employment gap for Black, Asian and ethnic minority people.07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesNo comment from me today on that one.24 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesI remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesGiven the popularity of the debate, the three Front-Bench spokespeople and the new finish time of 5.25 pm, I reckon that if everyone sticks to within four minutes, everyone gets…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesIt would not be a David Amess speech without a plea for city status.24 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesThe penultimate Back-Bench speaker is another Scot, but in the Boothroyd Room this time. I call Neale Hanvey.24 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI congratulate the Prime Minister on his recent wedding and the delightful G7 family photos. What is his current thinking on granting amnesty to illegal immigrants? Did he have a…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Preserving Heritage and Statues in CitiesToday marks a year to the day since the name Edward Colston first crossed my consciousness, and no doubt that of many millions of others, when his statue in Bristol was ripped…07 Jun 2021