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HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonWe are now in the second year of coronavirus, and we have all experienced highs and lows throughout this period. At the beginning, we were told that this is a great leveller,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonApologies; I did not see a clock.09 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLocal Government cuts, housing targets and a deregulated planning regime have meant that a lot of councils have had no option but to surrender municipal land for luxury flats. Can…04 Mar 2021HANSARDHigh Growth Global MarketsMounting costs are killing one of our biggest exports—culture—with additional duties on physical product and performers. My constituent Andy Smart has regularly performed at two…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCoronavirus has meant that multiple measures affecting us all seem to be being rushed through with no meaningful consultation of communities. With Friday sittings now gone, can…25 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is pleasing that anti-vax propagandising has been clamped down on, but long predating covid, on a daily basis, women seeking to access abortion clinics have faced…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapTo add to the helter-skelter of various pending cliff-edge dates—stamp duty, the eviction ban, business rates, universal credit, the furlough—a little-known one ended yesterday,…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe jury is still out on whether every vaccine can eliminate every covid variant, but we know that vitamin D builds immunity to all viruses. The Secretary of State promises a…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Towns FundThe towns fund: great in theory, but in practice, not a lot, and it leaves out London, bringing accusations of gerrymandering. Announced by the last PM on a hunt for votes for her…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillFirst, will the Minister congratulate year 4 from Christ Church primary, who have sent me 100 different essays on exactly the topic she is talking about and on deforestation?…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningCan the Minister tell me whether the PM’s much trumpeted army of catch-up tutors from the first lockdown ever happened, or was it just Ealing that got left out? How will he fund,…26 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Imports and ExportsWhat steps he has taken to prevent disruption to food (a) imports and (b) exports since the end of the transition period.21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Imports and ExportsDina Foods, which produces delicacies in Acton for supermarkets here and all over the EU, rejoiced at the Christmas eve miracle of no tariffs and no quotas, but it is drowning in…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister promised barrier-free trade with the EU post Brexit, but local firms that now find costly obstacles in VAT issues are finding the opposite, so could the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: NHS Bed CapacityIt is great that the NHS, as I have heard locally, is working hard to stop intensive care beds running out after a decade of no expansion, now that a major incident has been…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: NHS Bed CapacityWhat recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on bed capacity throughout the NHS.12 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainGlobal Britain—a lofty ideal, but with recent months witnessing a dramatic reduction of the UK’s international aid and a hard Brexit, I want to strike a note of realism into the…11 Jan 2021HANSARDHospitality Industry: Government SupportTo say that the coronavirus has been a shock to the system is an understatement. What was once a health crisis spread quickly to become an economic crisis—indeed, the biggest…11 Jan 2021HANSARDHospitality Industry: Government SupportWill the Minister give way?11 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIn not needing extreme refrigeration, the new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is a real breakthrough. Will the Health Secretary tell us how it will be administered to over-80s in care…30 Dec 2020