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HANSARDEngagementsDue to the covid crisis, tens of thousands of British businesses face bankruptcy and millions of British people face redundancy. In Britain’s hour of need, will the Prime Minister…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMay I, like others, pay tribute to and remember our much-missed colleague Jo Cox? Ministers hint that their recovery plan will at last see real climate action. Liberal Democrats…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Global BritainI associate myself with the remarks of the Prime Minister on the late Jo Cox and the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Amy Callaghan). Britain’s international aid should have…16 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsUnder suspicionless stop-and-search powers, which this Government are expanding, a black person is 47 times more likely to be stopped and searched than a white person—47 times. On…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: No Recourse to Public FundsIf she will hold discussions with the Prime Minister on the suspension of the “no recourse to public funds” condition during the covid-19 outbreak.08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: No Recourse to Public FundsThe Home Secretary does not get it. People who have worked here and paid taxes here for years are being denied support and falling into destitution. People who have lost their…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance Bill (Ways and Means)I am beginning to fear that this Government do not understand the self-employed. I fear that, yes, because of the IR35 proposals in front of us, but also because of the loan…19 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Government for listening to representations from the Liberal Democrats and others on protecting jobs by extending the scheme yesterday. Will the Government now do the…13 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageMay I give the Chancellor a small birthday present by welcoming the extension of the furlough scheme and the greater flexibility for employees coming off furlough—not least…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyThroughout this crisis, many of us have put party politics aside to support the national effort to defeat coronavirus and we want to keep doing that, not least because the British…11 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of personal protective equipment for the social care workforce.05 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentI thank the Minister for that answer, but given how care homes have become a tragic focus in this pandemic, with so many staff and residents losing their lives, when will she be…05 May 2020HANSARD Finance BillToday’s economic crisis is the worst and most alarming of our lifetimes. Never since the second world war has Britain’s economy faced such damage and uncertainty. I recognise just…27 Apr 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI welcome the micro-loans scheme, but may I press the Chancellor to do more for the self-employed—in particular the self-employed who are not in his scheme, many of whom have only…27 Apr 2020HANSARDEngagementsIn an answer to the Leader of the Opposition, the Foreign Secretary mentioned a consultant who died at Kingston Hospital, my local hospital. That consultant’s name was Anton…22 Apr 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is that old saying, “If you borrow a lot, you are able to borrow more,” whereas those people who have run things prudently are finding…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThe hon. Gentleman has a point and he is right to take me up on that. I think that there is an improvement, but I do not think we have debated this in the context of QE and the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake). He made two points with which I wish strongly to agree. First, I agree on the need for clarity…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and backs up the thrust of what I am trying to say. The banks have been given access to free money. They are being looked after…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI half agree with the hon. Gentleman, but I do not think inflation is going to be the problem; people have not got any money. This form of QE is often called helicopter money and…24 Mar 2020