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HANSARDCovid-19: Women Leaving the WorkforceThe Work Foundation has reported that 58% of workers in the retail sector are women and these are some of our lowest-paid workers, but due to most of them working on part-time or…21 Oct 2020HANSARDReligious Education: Maintained SchoolsReligious education helps children to grow up with an understanding of and respect for people from different religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. It is also a statutory…12 Oct 2020HANSARDReligious Education: Maintained SchoolsWhat steps he is taking to ensure maintained schools comply with requirements to teach religious education.12 Oct 2020HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade AgreementsWhat recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on the inclusion of human rights clauses in future trade agreements.08 Oct 2020HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade AgreementsThe UN group of experts has concluded that all parties in Yemen, including the Saudi coalition, are violating international law on an ongoing and consistent basis and that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Covid-19Since reopening, mosques have incurred the cost of PPE, which is an additional financial cost to them, along with deep cleaning several times a day after members and visitors…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hospitality sector has already suffered hugely as a result of this crisis and is now facing further damage because of the Chancellor’s decision to withdraw support. Nearly…30 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI welcome the Chancellor’s statement. Almost 700,000 people lost their jobs between March and July. What is the Government doing to support these people, because the use of food…24 Sept 2020HANSARDSTEM SubjectsIn the UK, female employment in the technology industry stands at 16.7% and has grown by less than 1% in the last 10 years. This is one of the most promising and booming…23 Sept 2020HANSARDRacial DiscriminationThe Archbishop of Canterbury’s proactive approach over the summer to address the Church’s issue with racial inequality was welcome. He also commented that the Church was still…10 Sept 2020HANSARDRacial DiscriminationIf he will publish an update on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s steps to tackle racial discrimination in the Church of England.10 Sept 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe Domestic Abuse Bill still does not include critical measures to protect migrant women and girls, which is a necessity for compliance with the Istanbul convention. How do the…22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Green Economic RecoveryI agree that it is great to have jobs created. Insulating homes creates jobs across all regions of the UK, yet right now it is having the opposite effect. Labour has been…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Green Economic RecoveryWhat plans he has to promote a green economic recovery after the covid-19 outbreak.21 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYourNeighbour.org, a digital platform supporting over 1,300 churches, estimates that faith groups are providing more than 10 million meals a month to people up and down our…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe cannot praise enough carers, key workers and NHS staff during this pandemic, including, of course, in Leicester. My constituent Anthony Francis launched a petition for a…16 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryMr Speaker, I do not need to tell you that Scotland has some of the most beautiful landscapes across our country. My nephews are Scottish, and like many young people, they rely on…01 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryWhat steps he is taking to support the recovery of the Scottish economy as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.01 Jul 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this urgent question to my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy). I was disappointed to find that the Prime…30 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI have been contacted by hundreds of my constituents about racial inequality in the UK. We had the Lammy review of the justice system, we had the Race Disparity Audit and the…24 Jun 2020