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HANSARDCovid-19: Isolation SupportWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of isolation support for people who have tested positive for covid-19.23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Isolation SupportI thank the Minister for providing that information, but the lack of financial support to those self-isolating has resulted in an extremely low adherence rate. Seventy per cent.…23 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI think Conservative Members must be living in some kind of alternative universe, because this Government have presided over the highest death toll in Europe and the worst…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I want to start by thanking the incredible workers in the NHS who have delivered our brilliant vaccine roll-out, which has enabled us to start lifting some of the lockdown…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI pay tribute to all organisations in Liverpool working on the frontline to manage this pandemic. Does the Secretary of State believe that the Government are following their own…09 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the light of the arrest of freelance photographer and National Union of Journalists member Andy Aitchison following his reporting on a demonstration at Napier barracks in Kent,…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsWill the Minister explain the Government’s strategy for the G7 in Cornwall? The UK has the opportunity to work with its democratic allies to send a very strong message that…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Security at UK BordersI welcome the news today that the vaccine roll-out to care homes has allegedly been completed. It is a shining light in an otherwise bleak landscape of failures by this Government…01 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021I pay tribute to Liverpool’s long-established Jewish community, and to two former residents: Maurice Eschwege and his daughter Vera Goltschmitt. As a young child, Maurice moved…28 Jan 2021HANSARD UN International Day of EducationI too welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate today. Covid-19 is steadily turning the global learning crisis into a catastrophe, both at home and abroad.…28 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningI send my thanks and solidarity to all the teachers and support staff in my constituency of Liverpool, Riverside who are working through these very challenging times. The pandemic…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI would like to start by thanking my constituents who have contributed to this debate by sending me emails. We are in a climate and ecological emergency. Considering the scale and…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEquitable LifeA scandal like the collapse of Equitable Life has unimaginable repercussions for the lives of the victims, many of whom live in my constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. Ten years…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Child Maintenance ServiceI congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing this very important debate. Given the immense pressure our welfare system has been under as a…21 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI start by congratulating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and by wishing for a violence-free inauguration today. Good riddance to the outgoing President. We will not miss his hate…20 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillI welcome the opportunity to speak in this most important debate. I will support the Collins and Alton amendments on human rights. Members from all parts of the House will have…19 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformI welcome the changes being proposed today because as the Mental Health Act currently stands, black people are four times more likely to be detained, and more than 10 times more…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourLike others, I have been horrified by the reports of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including mass detentions, forced sterilisations, efforts to restrict cultural and religious…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI have to disagree with the Secretary of State: this is not global Britain in action. Plans by the Government to cut UK aid commitments from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThere have been more than 2 million confirmed covid cases in the UK, 71,000 people have tragically died, and a staggering one in 50 are now diagnosed with covid—another record…06 Jan 2021