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HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseWill the Minister give way?24 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality IndustryThere is no need to apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. Castle Eden Wood has come to the Commons. Thank you very much for calling me in this debate. I would also like to congratulate…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality Industryrose—24 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseThe Minister is very generous. I wonder whether he might address the point that was made by me and other hon. and right hon. Members regarding the threats and intimidation…24 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseI, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) on an excellent introduction to the subject. I also wish to declare an interest as co-chair of the National Union…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Backlog of Court CasesCourt staff in London and Liverpool recently voted for strike action, and listening to evidence from the Public and Commercial Services Union to the Justice Committee this week it…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandOn that very point, will the Minister take this opportunity to correct the Prime Minister’s statement in which he denied that cuts were taking place to Transport for the North’s…11 Mar 2021HANSARDInvestment in Rail: North of EnglandWhat recent assessment he has made of the effect of his policies on rail investment in the north of England on the Government’s levelling-up agenda.11 Mar 2021HANSARDDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportI want to concentrate my remarks on the media industry, which was in crisis well before the pandemic hit. The fallout from covid-19 will only worsen the situation, unless adequate…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am grateful to be called in this debate. I fear that the investment-led recovery and the levelling-up agenda referred to by the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster…09 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI would like to ask about a very important domestic issue. The property tax system in England is broken. Council tax places an unfair burden on people living in the poorest…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones). I want to cover three areas in this important debate on the eve of the Budget: the BBC;…02 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI wonder who is really living in a surreal world when I hear some of the contributions from the Government Benches. Perhaps Conservative Members should have a look at the levels…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsOur country’s ability to support families through the covid crisis was fundamentally weak at the very outset. Indeed, a report by the Money Charity found that we entered the covid…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapIs the Prime Minister aware of the Catch Up With Cancer campaign and the urgent need for funding to clear the cancer backlog? Without it, we risk turning the covid crisis into a…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I would like to cover three areas: inequality, covid-secure workplaces, and, briefly, cancer services, which I raised with the Prime Minister during his statement this afternoon.…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary will surely be aware that the new fixed rosters imposed on Border Force staff at Heathrow last month are simply not working. In fact, staff say they are…08 Feb 2021HANSARD BereavementI will give way to the hon. Lady, who also indicated earlier that she would like to intervene.03 Feb 2021HANSARD BereavementI completely agree with that, and I want to develop those arguments.03 Feb 2021HANSARD BereavementI am grateful for that intervention, and I absolutely agree. There are some specific things that we in this House can do and that the Government can do in relation to the…03 Feb 2021