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HANSARDEngagementsI do not want to appear totally negative, but it would be better if the whole place had been better staffed in the first place. But I will take it from what the Prime Minister…25 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsHang on, I have not finished yet. My question, while he is about it—and this will give him time to think of the answer—25 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe are not asking for the entire UK economy to be closed down. We obviously want people to be safe, but clearly things have to go on. My question was about the DWP resources,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am asking questions about the self-employed, those on zero-hours contracts and those with no recourse to public funds, who have no support. They are in a very difficult…25 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsObviously people should stay at home and protect others, but if they have no other source of income, then these very difficult, very personal choices are going to be made, and we…25 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeYou did say it.24 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe World Health Organisation said “test, test, test.” We should be testing on an industrial scale. When I met the Prime Minister on Monday evening, he assured me that 10,000…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe look forward to seeing the details of that, because we all represent private sector tenants in our constituencies and we know the stress that they are going through now. They…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThank you for your statement, Mr Speaker. I thank MPs for the very responsible approach they have taken to today’s Question Time by sitting a suitable distance apart to avoid…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsUK sick pay levels lag far behind those of European counterparts. The Scandinavian countries are giving many people 100% of wages during this crisis, and I hope that when the…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsGenerations to come will look back on this moment and they will judge us—they will judge us on the actions we take now. Our response must be bold and it must be decisive. The…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWhat it takes is a recognition of the social injustice and inequalities that exist in this country, and I hope that when the Prime Minister makes the proposals on statutory sick…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe coronavirus outbreak is an emergency, so I want to make it clear that we will have to work together, all of us, to meet this head-on and to overcome it. However, we will only…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI hope that legislation comes rapidly, and that it does guarantee that people do not have to make a choice between spreading the virus because they have to go to work, and staying…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsI don’t think the Prime Minister answered my question. It is no surprise that life expectancy has gone down, when 86% of the cuts made by successive Tory Governments have landed…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWell, I would hope that means that the Prime Minister is going to introduce regulations to end the two-child policy in the benefits strategy, because that is exactly what…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThere is a still a 17% gap. It is too big, too wide, and should be closed, and the Government should do something about it. Every fortnight, three women are killed by their…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWithout funding, the Domestic Abuse Bill will simply be a piece of paper. There has to be funding to ensure that those who are victims of domestic violence get the support they…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsOur thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have sadly died after contracting the coronavirus, and those who are still suffering from the disease, including the hon. Member…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is not being clear. about this. The reality is that, if a person is on universal credit or has just been put on to it, they have a five-week wait before they…04 Mar 2020