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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Are you aware of the extent of the dispute between, for example, the Labour and Conservative parties over the last boundary change exercise? Do you know what proportion of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q I want to pick up on the point about wards and to explore your answer. Is there any particular reason why you do not think that wards should be split? An ordinary member of the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Okay, that is my last question then. Thank you.18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q But in the event that there was a dispute between them in a seat that the two parties contested—it is a process question—do you know how the Boundary Commission would approach…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q I will ask a follow-up question and if you cannot answer, that is fine. Do you know how the Boundary Commission resolves a dispute of fact between the Labour party and the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)In the 2018 exercise—sorry, I am not familiar with it myself—do you know what proportion there was broad agreement over and what proportion there was not? Tom Adams: Not off the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q To pick up on that, thinking particularly of cities, would that not vary from city to city? There is no real reason why one ward would have a distinct identity compared with the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women in the WorkplaceWhat steps she is taking to ensure that women in the workplace are not disproportionately affected during the covid-19 outbreak.17 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI would like to begin by congratulating my right hon. Friend on the successful roll-out of dexamethasone, but my question is about international comparison. We were one of the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women in the WorkplaceThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that women are 47% more likely to have permanently lost their jobs since the start of the crisis and 15% more likely to have been…17 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI would like to start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on an excellent maiden speech and a lyrical description of his…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysThere is an opportunity, and in fact an imperative, to involve wider civil society in getting kids back into school. While I saw the force in the Minister’s plans, the simple…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. I do not agree that the Government have failed, but I do agree that it is desirable that we provide free school meals, and I hope she…16 Jun 2020HANSARDWeddings Sector: Covid-19What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the wedding sector during the covid-19 outbreak.15 Jun 2020HANSARDWeddings Sector: Covid-19I represent some of Berkshire’s best wedding venues, such as Wasing Park. We welcome the Government’s proposal to set up a taskforce looking at safe weddings, but there are…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMy right hon. Friend has quite properly said that residents should lobby local authorities to raise principled objections to offensive statues, but Bristolians have lamented the…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationSection 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 creates not just a general duty to consult with employees, but a specific duty to consult on avoiding…03 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ13. This Government have taken the lead on tackling domestic abuse, but there is an ugly dimension that remains unresolved, where men who kill their partners in appalling acts of…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI rise to support the Bill knowing that I may well be a turkey voting for Christmas. I am a new MP, but I am reliably informed by my predecessor that when the boundary commission…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the launch of the test, track and trace app, but one of the apparent challenges is that those who could benefit from it the most, namely the elderly, may be those who…05 May 2020