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HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent, Luke Thomas, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He urgently needs to move closer to his family for support. Luke has a shared-ownership flat in a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresThe cultural and creative industries are central to our economy and communities in Dulwich and West Norwood. I am proud of our local institutions, including the South London…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. Our planning system is critical to delivering on some of the most important challenges that we face: the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDNHS Test and TraceAs a co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on adult social care, I meet weekly with a working group drawn from across the care sector. Providers on that group report that…06 Oct 2020HANSARDNHS Test and TraceWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.06 Oct 2020HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Covid-19I understand that the Government’s contract with Sitel for test and trace is renewed on an eight-week basis, with a two-week notice period. The next deadline for renewal is this…01 Oct 2020HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Covid-19Government spending on consultants has risen sharply in recent years, up by around £1 billion since 2016, with contracts worth at least £56 million awarded without competitive…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningWill the Minister give way?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19One of the most shocking aspects of the coronavirus pandemic has been the disproportionate impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic residents. When Public Health England…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA constituent wrote to me yesterday: “My child started at primary school last week. Inevitably, she’s picked up a cold. That cold includes a slight temperature. She’s not allowed…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeThe coronavirus job retention scheme is a pragmatic approach to supporting workers, protecting jobs and bolstering the economy for a rapid recovery after lockdown. It has been a…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesThe Institute for Employment Studies is now predicting 450,000 redundancies over the three months to September and a further 200,000 by the end of the year—more than double the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesWhat assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of unemployment of withdrawing the (a) coronavirus job retention and (b) self-employment income support schemes.15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI spoke yesterday with the manager of Brixton and Norwood food bank, who told me it had delivered as many parcels in the five-month period from April to August as it would…14 Sept 2020HANSARD History Curriculum: Black HistoryI am grateful to the Minister for giving way, but there is a problem with the approach he describes. Without resourcing, guidance and encouragement from Government, teachers will…08 Sept 2020HANSARD History Curriculum: Black HistoryI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way and for securing this very important debate. Does she share my concern that the content on black history currently available…08 Sept 2020HANSARD History Curriculum: Black HistoryI am grateful to the Minister for giving way again. I just want to ask him, as I asked the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers), whether he will meet a group…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentWe come to the end of this parliamentary term in the sober knowledge that in the past six months more than 45,000 families in the UK have suffered the devastating loss of…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewRecommendation 6 of Wendy Williams’s review calls for an education programme to be introduced for all new and existing Home Office staff to make sure that all staff “learn about…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government ContractsThe coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented national emergency, and Labour understands that in response there has been a need for the Government to procure goods and services at…16 Jul 2020