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HANSARD Coronavirus and Care Homes(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on coronavirus and care homes.19 May 2020HANSARD Coronavirus and Care HomesOver 23,000 more people have died in care homes in the first four months of this year compared with last year. This virus is the biggest health challenge of our lives, but…19 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentThank you, Mr Speaker. I have listened carefully to the Minister’s answers, but on the ground there are still serious problems. Maria, who is a careworker in the north-east, told…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19Can the Health Secretary give the public some reassurance about his plans for social care, which many vulnerable elderly and disabled people rely on? In particular, what plans…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ15. The Prime Minister promised on the steps of Downing Street to fix the crisis in social care. We need an extra 580,000 care workers, not to improve services, but just to fill…04 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsWill the Prime Minister meet me to discuss a special migration route into social care, to stop the current crisis getting even worse?04 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWhat assessment have the Government made of the potential economic consequences of the spread of the coronavirus, globally as well as in Europe and in the UK? The Secretary of…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareIn the spirit of being constructive, let me mention, as I did during my speech, the huge and rising pressures on social care. There are 120,000 vacancies here and now. We need…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareThe Secretary of State talks about transforming care and services so that we focus more on prevention, early intervention and help in the community and at home. That is what we…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareWe need three things to make our social care system fit for the future: access to good quality care for every older and disabled person who needs it; more support for families to…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social Carerose —25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareUnpaid family carers need family-friendly working arrangements so that they can balance their work and caring responsibilities; they need an NHS that recognises that their own…25 Feb 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMany Members on both sides of the House understand the risks that this deal poses to the economy and their constituents’ jobs and livelihoods. They understand the risks that it…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs it not the case that to secure a deal with the EU, the Prime Minister had to make a choice over Northern Ireland? The choice that he made was to sign up to EU trading rules to…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe decision that we make today will shape the future of our country for years to come. In making that decision, three issues weight most heavily on my mind. The first is the…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Child Poverty: LeicesterI beg to move, That this House has considered child poverty in Leicester. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. It is a disgrace that in the 21st century,…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerCan the Minister confirm that according to the Government the food sector, which employs around 12,000 people across Leicester and Leicestershire, will be hardest hit by no deal,…25 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitCan the Prime Minister completely set the record straight on this? If Parliament passes legislation requiring him to request an extension of article 50 beyond 31 October, will he…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentIf optimism was all it took to get things done, I am sure that thousands of people would be spending this blisteringly hot and sunny day waltzing across the Prime Minister’s…25 Jul 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetThe UK is making good progress on clean electricity thanks to policies introduced by successive Governments, but we are not yet making the progress we desperately need to reduce…12 Jun 2019