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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenIf the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I want to make sure there is time for the Minister to respond and for the hon. Lady who secured this debate to speak again at the end. I…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenI am sure the hon. Lady is not suggesting that all those other countries have made decisions that are not based on the evidence, because to say so would be insulting to them. I…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I welcome this timely and important debate, which has been secured by the hon. Member for Penistone and…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Support for CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) on securing the debate. His speaking…22 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformI welcome the Secretary of State to his new position. I wondered whether he might be able to clarify something for me. Five days ago, he told the Local Government Association…13 Jul 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease (Research)It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the 110,000 people who signed the petition, including 49 from my own constituency. I also thank the Motor…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Effect on Retirement CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the debate on this important subject, which…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformIt has been 100 weeks since the Prime Minister promised to “fix the crisis in social care” with a plan he had already prepared, to give people the dignity and security they…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Social Care Reform(Urgent Question ) : To ask the Secretary of State to make a statement on the Government’s plans for social care reform.23 Jun 2021HANSARDWinterbourne View Hospital and the Transforming Care ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley) for securing this extremely important…10 Jun 2021HANSARDAdult Social Care ReformSix hundred and eighty-five days ago, the Prime Minister promised to fix the crisis in social care to give every older person the dignity and security they deserve. Since then,…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Dementia Action WeekDementia affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in this country: not only the 850,000 people who currently have the condition, but thousands more of their family and…27 May 2021HANSARD Dementia Action WeekIt has been an honour to take part in this debate. It is all too rare for Members to talk so much about what has happened to them personally and to the people they love. We are…27 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Social CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and very nice to see so many people present in person. One of the things that we have all missed during this pandemic…22 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Pay and ConditionsDespite repeated promises, the truth is that someone would be better off stacking shelves at Morrisons than caring for older or disabled people, and that is simply not good enough…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. As many others have done, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley) on…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformThe hon. Gentleman may know that I have been calling for cross-party work on this issue for the past five years. The principles are clear—we should not leave the costs to…18 Mar 2021HANSARD World Social Work DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds) on securing this important debate on…18 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationToday, I want to talk about the Budget and social care, or rather the lack of anything in the Budget on social care. The case that I want to make is not that the Government should…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccination ProgrammeThe Prime Minister promised that all staff in elderly care homes would be vaccinated by the end of January. Will the Secretary of State confirm that more than 30% of those staff…23 Feb 2021