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HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryPupils in Liverpool, Riverside have suffered disproportionate learning loss. We have heard the rhetoric on how this Government are levelling up, but it is time to move from the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Eagle, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing the debate. Yes, we are…09 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsThank you, Sir Charles. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) on securing this timely and important debate. I welcome the opportunity to speak…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Hospital Parking Charges for NHS StaffDoes my hon. Friend agree that our hard-working NHS staff, who put their lives on the line every day and are currently suffering from anxiety and mental health issues, need to be…01 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaGovernment plans to push ahead with the mass deportation of 50 people to Jamaica this week are both obscene and irresponsible, and they fly in the face of the damning Equality and…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Matthew Leahy had his whole life ahead of him. He was just 20 years old when he was detained in November 2012…30 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundThank you, Mr Hollobone, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I also want to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) for securing this timely and important…16 Nov 2020HANSARDDismiss and Re-engage TacticsWhat steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of dismiss and re-engage tactics by employers.10 Nov 2020HANSARDDismiss and Re-engage TacticsIncreasingly, rogue bosses such as British Airways, Centrica and ESS are using the covid crisis to cut pay and terms and conditions and are exploiting the legal loophole to fire…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillRasoul Iran- Nejad, Shiva Mohammad Panahi, their daughter Anita, eight, their son Armin, six, and their 15-month-old baby, Artin—just the latest people to have lost their lives…04 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) on securing this important urgent question. The postponement of the new trial of Nazanin…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillWhen the Government brought this Bill forward, their aim was to end vexatious claims against former service personnel and the Ministry of Defence, but the evidence does not bear…03 Nov 2020HANSARDVeterans Charities: Covid-19 SupportWhat support his Department is providing to veterans’ charities during the covid-19 outbreak.02 Nov 2020HANSARDVeterans Charities: Covid-19 SupportThe Liverpool Veterans headquarters has seen a significant increase in demand for its services throughout this pandemic and especially for mental health support. This situation is…02 Nov 2020HANSARD External Private Contractors: Government Use and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) on securing this important debate. Civil…21 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on securing this very important debate. I am really pleased to be participating. October is…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBenefit Sanctions and Welfare Conditionality: Covid-19What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of resuming (a) benefits sanctions and (b) welfare conditionality during increased levels of unemployment as a result of the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDBenefit Sanctions and Welfare Conditionality: Covid-19Non-existent jobs. Liverpool has had the second highest unemployment increase in the country since March 2020. Our claimant rate has more than doubled from 12,000 to 32,000, and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am pleased to speak in support of the Lords amendments. I am proud to come from Liverpool, a city built on immigration from all corners of the world, which has contributed to…19 Oct 2020