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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister spoke earlier of the UK’s commitment to the people of Yemen and the Secretary of State said that the Government are part of the solution. How do they reconcile those…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryNorthern Ireland is reported to be heading for a prolonged economic downturn. As my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) said, its aerospace industry is in…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryWhat steps the Government are taking to support the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak.24 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent Elizabeth Smurthwaite contracted coronavirus in her care home and was refused admission to hospital. This Government’s policy of discharging patients with…24 Jun 2020HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. On 8 June, the Minister responsible for children, the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford),…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister recently defended a relaxation of visits to children in care throughout this pandemic, claiming that they did not remove any fundamental protections for vulnerable…22 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Exports of Arms and EquipmentWhat steps she is taking to ensure that arms and equipment licensed for export from the UK comply with the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.18 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Exports of Arms and EquipmentI thank the Minister for his response, but there is a worrying pattern here. Last year, the Secretary of State said that her Department had inadvertently allowed licences for arms…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusDespite the virus being with us since January, it took until mid-April for the Government to issue guidance for routine testing to take place before discharge into care homes, and…17 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI am pleased that the Government have scrapped their active pursuit of a policy direction that would have seen 3 million children go hungry this summer, but it should not have had…16 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleOur economy is heading for a deep recession, and the Government were slow to lock down, slow on PPE and slow on testing, tracking and tracing. As a result, we have the second…15 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and Trace ApplicationWhat recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the (a) development of the NHS test and trace app and (b) trial of that app on the…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter my repeated questions regarding the locations, admissions, recorded deaths and usage for the Nightingale hospitals and temporary mortuaries, the Government’s responses have…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTest and Trace ApplicationIt’s been a shambles, hasn’t it? Announced in May, hiring paused in mid-May, targets missed, tracers reporting that they have been paid to sit at home and watch television as…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Children and Young PersonsMay I gently nudge the Minister to answer some of the questions that came from the Opposition? She is halfway through her speech and we have not yet heard about the children…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Children and Young PersonsWith this statutory instrument, the Government are trying to do what they failed to do in 2017, during the passage of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, and what they failed…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningI and Members across the House wrote to the Secretary of State asking for an extension of free school meals over the summer holidays. Already, more than 200,000 children have gone…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI voted for the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. I want the Government to get a good deal. Delay will only increase uncertainty, but last week it was reported that…09 Jun 2020HANSARDSecure Estate for Young PeopleIn January, inspectors found that children were being confined in their cells for up to 23 hours per day and were subject to restraint techniques that cause injury and serious…09 Jun 2020HANSARDSecure Estate for Young PeopleWhat recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of violence on the secure estate for young people.09 Jun 2020