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HANSARD Covid-19If a week is a long time in politics, it is forever in coronavirus, where things change half-hourly. Isolation has brought communities closer together. A hybrid Parliament is…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI am pleased to hear that the Secretary of State is fixing some of the glitches in universal credit—a system that many of us thought was woefully inadequate, and we have perhaps…04 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Repatriation of UK NationalsThe Minister talks a good talk. It was good news for my constituent when, for the first time in eight years, he was able to get over to see his ailing and elderly dad, for…29 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI am pleased that the Minister is giving us some good news about this advertising campaign—at last, because it seems to have been a bit slow. Could he shed light on two anomalous…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI completely agree with my right hon. Friend’s approach and the fact that we should all give a socially distant hug to care workers, and to those in other parts of the economy…25 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman’s point that these are not city slickers and tax-avoiding, money-grabbing sorts reminds me of my constituent, Caroline Cheasty. She was a social worker in…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewWill the right hon. Gentleman give way another time?19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsAs a representative of a borough that has suffered cuts of 64% under this Government, can I ask what additional assistance will be available to Ealing to absorb some of the…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talked about supporting families. Will he show his solidarity for households headed up by a single breadwinner with dependent children? Saturday is National…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Private Rented SectorI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is making a passionate speech. The other day at the all-party group on housing and planning, it was pointed out that one in four adults in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Among those who cannot work from home and who feel vulnerable are GPs. Will the Secretary of State heed the advice of the locum who came to see me, and sort out the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDAirport Expansion: Paris Climate Change Agreement7. Whether he plans to take into account the Paris climate change agreement in future decisions on airport expansion.12 Mar 2020HANSARDAirport Expansion: Paris Climate Change AgreementFrom “No ifs, no buts, no third runway” to engineering a trip to Afghanistan to skip the vote, the last three Prime Ministers have started off very clear on Heathrow expansion and…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Non-EU CountriesIn reality, the roll-over deals struck to date amount to just 8% of our existing total trade, yet we were told that all this would be sorted by one minute past midnight on 31…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Non-EU Countries14. What recent progress she has made with her non-EU counterparts on negotiations for future trade agreements with those countries.05 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningIt used to be said that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but our suburbs are now changing. We have mixed communities. The targets that local authorities are under and the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I am sure the Minister will tell us that all is rosy, but I asked the Library about the number of British citizens…03 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020The Minister pooh-poohed my point about other nationalities. Will he not accept that it is people who are trying to bypass this cumbersome process who are applying for another…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. Does he agree that conservation officers also seem to have been cut from every council, as well as design review panels, and that…03 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipBrexit is clearly far from done. It had cost us £130 billion by January and the average UK household is £900 worse off. Will the Minister tell us what he estimates the price tag…27 Feb 2020