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HANSARD Public ServicesI want to press the Minister further on what he said to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) about deaths in care homes. He said that “every life is precious”.…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI echo what my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones) said about those working in the health service and those who have suffered from the virus. We…22 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the Opposition was right to praise cleaners. My 90-year-old mother, Beryl, is a former cleaner, and when I took her to Cardiff city hall when I was first elected and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Liaison Committee has still not been set up because there were objections to the Leader of the House’s proposal to create a new piece of prime…25 Mar 2020HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Wages IncreaseMany low-paid workers are self-employed. When I raised this matter with the Leader of the House yesterday, he said: “The Government are inevitably conscious that when we close…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportI know that the Minister has been sent out with a new three-word slogan from the Government’s three-word slogan unit, namely, “Help is coming”, but may I remind him that the…24 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI also have constituents stranded in Vietnam, Australia, Bolivia and Costa Rica, but I want to ask about the travel advice the right hon. Gentleman issued yesterday. Where UK…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMany hon. Members are not here because they are being responsible and allowing some of us to represent them, so that we can observe proper social distancing. My hon. Friend the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsA couple of times in the context of the self-employed, the Chancellor has mentioned wealthy people whose incomes are increasing. That is not who we are talking about. We are…24 Mar 2020HANSARD A&E Departments: StaffingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this Adjournment debate on a very important subject. Does he agree that the staff in A&E departments and across our NHS really should…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI add my voice to those of the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) and my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) about the self-employed and…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillIt would be remiss of me not to thank my hon. Friend and the Secretary of State for the way in which they are both responding to this crisis—even though they are on opposite sides…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillLike many hon. Members, I have had a huge number of issues raised with me by NHS workers regarding the availability of personal protective equipment to frontline staff and…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. In business questions, the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee mentioned a motion that the Leader of the House brought forward this week…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportThe Minister is a decent man, but there is a feeling across the Chamber that Treasury Ministers, and the Chancellor in particular, find it difficult to empathise with the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLike other hon. Members, I have constituents stranded overseas. David and Anne Clements, who run a small business in my constituency, are stranded in Quito in Ecuador. They were…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsOn the matter of “whatever it takes”, it takes more than three-word slogans, and in this case it takes a bit of war socialism. We need to get money into the pockets of the…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Chancellor needs to be more than a desiccated calculating machine. When he answers questions, we need to hear talk about people, not just packages. Will he look at early-day…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Quite rightly, hon. Members have mentioned the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran, but may I ask the Foreign Office not to lose sight of people such as Luke Symons, my…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?17 Mar 2020