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HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful to all hon. Members who have spoken in this debate. Taken together, the contributions have served as an important reminder of just how far the frontline of the fight…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Eagle. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing this important debate. The National…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI agree with my hon. Friend’s point. I repeat: with procurement happening so quickly, under emergency measures, the Government should have been creating more transparency, opening…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI thank the hon. Gentleman, my former colleague on the Select Committee, for his intervention. Cronyism and corruption are different in law. I am talking about cronyism. The…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Schools and ExamsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this evening, Mr Gray, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) on securing this important…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Schools and ExamsDespite having claimed for costs incurred over the summer, some schools in my constituency have received no reimbursement from the Government. Will the Minister explain why that…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Homelessness and Temporary AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) on securing this important debate, her…02 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWhat assessment she has made of the potential effect on UK trade policy of the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionOne of many sources of hope at the US election result is that after four years of climate change denial, President-elect Biden is talking about the global climate crisis and the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19As this dreadful pandemic continues week by week, we cannot allow ourselves for a moment to be desensitised by the numbers. In the last seven days alone, 2,909 people have died…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of Consultants£1,040,585,807—that is the value of Government contracts that have been directly awarded without competitive tender to companies that have links to the Conservative party’s…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBreast Cancer Diagnosis and Services: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for North Warwickshire (Craig Tracey) on securing this important debate. This year…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Government Response to Covid-19It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Charles. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax) on securing this important debate. It is right that in the…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Government Response to Covid-19I am afraid that I will not, as time is short. The consistent pattern across the world is that the countries with the highest levels of coronavirus infections also have the worst…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Royal Mail: South-east LondonI beg to move, That this House has considered the Royal Mail service in south-east London. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I start by paying tribute…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State confirm, because it is an important matter of fact that he has so far not acknowledged this morning, that before coronavirus, Transport for London’s…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactMany cleaners, facilities management staff and security staff working in Government buildings are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. What action is the Minister taking to…22 Oct 2020HANSARD External Private Contractors: Government Use and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) on securing this important debate…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Chancellor has decided that people who are unable to work because of coronavirus restrictions should be paid as little as two thirds of the national minimum wage. At the same…21 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on securing this very important debate. I am proud to represent one of the most diverse…20 Oct 2020