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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Hospitality is one of the major sectors in Liverpool, Riverside, representing up to 20% of the economy and accounting for 50,000 jobs and 4,000 businesses this time last year,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBTEC Qualifications15. What steps he is taking to help ensure that students can continue to study BTEC qualifications.01 Nov 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI welcome the Minister’s response to the question, but the Department’s own equalities impact assessment concluded that those from SEND black and disadvantaged backgrounds, and…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the collapse of the Hillsborough trial identified flaws in our legal system and caused untold trauma to the families of the 97? Will he join…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)I welcome the lifting of the more draconian measures in the Coronavirus Act, including section 52 and schedule 22, which gave significant and unprecedented powers to the police…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI apologise. Does my hon. Friend agree that the brewing and pubs sector has been hard hit by the pandemic and is set to be hit again by the proposed rises in VAT, beer duty and…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI recognise the issues that you have raised in terms of the sectors that are likely to be impacted by the changes and because of the pandemic, but do you also agree that the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI must be living in the same alternative universe as my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) because I do not recognise any of the positive spin I have…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanThis is the fourth data breach this year. Does the Secretary of State agree that his Department has a systemic problem with data security? What steps will he take to fix the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyIn your constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland—21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyIn the Minister’s constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, the child poverty rate is 24.7%, smashing the national average of 19.1%, and up nearly 10% over the past…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersTruth and justice: two words that should underpin our criminal justice system. But from Hillsborough, to Orgreave, to the Shrewsbury 24, to Grenfell, we know that too often this…16 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThis cut to universal credit is perhaps one of the most callous and cruel policies this Government have proposed, and we have a long list to choose from. After more than a decade…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI pay tribute to the social care workers working in care homes and the domiciliary sector in my Liverpool, Riverside constituency. This country is in the grip of a social care…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillI appreciate the opportunity to speak in this important debate. Time and again, we have heard Members across the House relay the nightmares that hundreds of thousands of our…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Forced Repatriation of Chinese Seamen from Liverpool After World War TwoIt is a privilege to bring forward my first Chamber Adjournment debate on an issue of deep concern to both the long-established Chinese community in Liverpool and constituents of…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI start by thanking Liverpool City Council, health projects and all community and voluntary organisations in Liverpool, Riverside for their tireless and invaluable work for the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe night-time economy is very important for Liverpool, and the Baltic Triangle is hugely important to Liverpool’s cultural offering and nightlife. The agents of change principle…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Delays in the Asylum SystemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this important and timely debate. I also…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI welcome the Government’s recognition that we are facing a crisis in policing, the criminal justice system and the courts, because even before the pandemic, their austerity cuts…05 Jul 2021