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HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. I, too, would like to begin by thanking the Five X More campaign for raising awareness and bringing this important debate…19 Apr 2021HANSARDArms Exports: International Humanitarian LawWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that arms exported from the UK are not deployed in contravention of international humanitarian law.15 Apr 2021HANSARDCovronavirus, Disability and Access to ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. This pandemic has been one of poverty and inequality. Pre-existing health, housing, employment and income…15 Apr 2021HANSARDArms Exports: International Humanitarian LawThe Yemeni community in Liverpool would like to know how the Minister can possibly justify the decision of his Department to increase its sales of bombs and missiles for use in…15 Apr 2021HANSARDGreen Investment and Public TransportLiverpool city region is developing a project to bring 20 hydrogen-powered double-decker buses to the streets, with the potential for further green investment to scale this up and…14 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsContrary to the conclusions of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report, institutional racism still exists. Forty years since the Liverpool 8 uprisings, black…14 Apr 2021HANSARDGreen Investment and Public TransportWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on showing leadership on green investment and boosting funding for public transport in the run-up to COP26.14 Apr 2021HANSARD Liverpool City CouncilI am a very proud Scouser, but listening to the Secretary of State read the contents of this damning report makes me angry, as it will the whole city when the report is made…24 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI start by giving my unreserved support to the NHS for the massively successful roll-out of the vaccine programme, but can the Secretary of State assure the House today that,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Water DayI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) on securing this really important debate for World Water Day. I pay tribute to the incredible Right2Water…18 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe scenes at Clapham common this weekend exposed a disgraceful abuse of power by the Metropolitan police. However, for too many of us, the scenes did not shock; they have become…15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolicing and Prevention of Violence against WomenI would like to add my thoughts and condolences to the families of Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman and all women who have died violently. Does the Home Secretary agree…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsNurses have seen us through this crisis and they have been putting their lives on the line every day, yet the Prime Minister has offered them only a derogatory 1% pay rise but…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationToday, we needed to see a Budget fit for the crises we are facing, one which fundamentally reshapes the foundations of our economy and delivers an ambitious programme to provide…03 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsLiverpool is a welcoming city, with the oldest Chinese community in Europe, but in 1946 the British Government ordered the forced repatriation back to China of thousands of…03 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 March.03 Mar 2021HANSARD Social SecurityI welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate and recognise the thousands of Liverpool constituents affected by asbestos-related diseases. I would like to start by…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyA thousand jobs are at risk if the Ellesmere Port plant closes, and a further 6,000 in the supply chain. Does the Minister agree that the future of the Vauxhall Ellesmere Port…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillIn the run-up to International Women’s Day, this is an opportune moment to welcome the Bill and the long overdue advancement of basic rights that it brings for women in…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI welcome the Bill but, nearly four years after the Grenfell disaster and despite assurances by the Government, hundreds of thousands of people are still living with the fear that…24 Feb 2021