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HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsIt is great to see my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff Central (Jo Stevens) back in her place. In the brief time that I have, I want to focus on the night-time economy and on…02 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Climate Change Committee says that the UK’s contribution to international aviation and shipping emissions should be included in our carbon budgets. As hosts of COP 26 later…09 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Committee on Climate Change has reported that aviation accounted for 8% of UK emissions in 2019, before the pandemic stopped flights. I am pleased that the Government have…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.28 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIn Greater Manchester, there are 20,000 pupils out of schools and with no decent access to online learning. Can the Prime Minister assure me that the £300 million that he has just…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseThe Secretary of State’s speech was really one of the most disingenuous that I have heard for a long time. He knows full well that Labour councils do not want to raise council…25 Jan 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogThe Government like to talk tough on crime, but since 2010 the MOJ has been cut more than any other Department: police funding was cut, recorder sitting days were cut, the CPS was…20 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19My constituent Ross has had no work since the first lockdown and is one of the people who have fallen through the gaps in the self-employed support scheme. His only income now is…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthI am going to vote for this legislation; it is sadly necessary, as today’s awful covid figures demonstrate. I want to speak briefly about how we help people get through the…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSecondary schools in south Manchester are worried about the extra pressure of running a mass testing regime on top of the contact tracing they are doing, on top of the online…17 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsRate relief for hospitality venues is welcome, but many are racking up huge rent debts while they are closed and getting only a third of the support they got earlier in the year.…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Support Schemes: Ineligible PeopleWe are here yet again to make a plea for our constituents in Greater Manchester, 130,000 of whom have fallen through the gaps—people like three of my constituents. There is Luana,…09 Dec 2020HANSARD UN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces DeploymentWe all send our best wishes to our troops on this mission. The Sahel is a complicated place. It has a lot of long-term problems in terms of both security and long-term development…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementWill the Minister comment on the UK Government’s commitment to the Peace Plus programme, which, as he will know, has played such an important role in underpinning peace and…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCourt Cases: BacklogThe Lowry theatre in Salford is being used as a Nightingale court, which I think is a good idea and model because it brings income to a venue that has been hit hard by the crisis.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCourt Cases: BacklogWhat progress he has made on tackling backlogs in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.08 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021In Manchester, some year 11 pupils are now in their fifth period of isolation. Most have lost at least 10% of class time because of isolation, and many of those pupils do not have…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI suspect that I did not quite make the curfew, so I may need to intervene again. Further to the point made by my colleague from the Scottish National party, the hon. Member for…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am grateful, once again, to my right hon. Friend for giving way. She is being very generous. She is making an important point about the improvements in the technology. The House…24 Nov 2020