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489 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWhen does the Prime Minister expect pregnant women and others advised to seek an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab to be able to book one without being passed from pillar to post?12 May 2021HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyWhat assessment he has made of the effect on children’s attainment of the (a) suspension of and (b) time taken to deliver speech and language therapy in schools.26 Apr 2021HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyI thank the Minister for her answer, but she will be aware that reports say that 70% of families do not have access to pre-pandemic levels of speech and language therapies. When…26 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Health Services: ConsultationI wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about this issue a month ago. Last December, amid the pandemic, Birmingham and Solihull clinical commissioning group…13 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Health Services: ConsultationWhat steps he is taking to ensure patients are consulted on the provision of their local health services.13 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalI assumed that “whatever it takes” meant making sure that people got the help and the support that they needed, not deploying Treasury officials to try to mangle the rules in…13 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesTo accommodate everyone on the call list, I am imposing a four-and-a-half-minute limit on Back-Bench contributions.25 Mar 2021HANSARDCensus 2021: Covid-19With research suggesting that 40% of those aged 75-plus are digitally excluded, what steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the now largely digital census does not result in…25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI am required to remind hon. Members of some changes to normal practice to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCensus 2021: Covid-19What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the completion of the 2021 census.25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesLast but not least, Mr Alistair Carmichael.25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI was just checking that that was an ending and not a break in the transmission. My apologies. I call the Minister, Kevin Foster.25 Mar 2021HANSARD Research and Development FundingLet me begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing the debate and by welcoming the proposals for ARIA, which I believe is about…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Patients with Heart FailureIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. As chair of the newly formed all-party parliamentary group on heart valve disease, I congratulate the hon. Member for…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Graham. I congratulate the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) on securing the debate. As we have heard, most community…11 Mar 2021HANSARDDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportIt is time to think about how our sports and creative industries can help our post-pandemic recovery. Like other areas, the west midlands has been hammered by the pandemic. Our…10 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am not sure that people will think the Chancellor is being straight about stealth taxes, resulting in the largest tax burden since 1969; that they will applaud pension taxes, as…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateNotwithstanding the threat from Daesh, Iran’s support for terrorist activity across the region and in Europe, as we have learned from the Assadi trial, also poses a real threat.…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021Does the Secretary of State plan to issue specific guidance on how factors such as the number of rooms in a child’s home, the number of siblings sharing that home, and the level…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingI congratulate the Secretary of State but, further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), in Birmingham it has just been announced that…25 Feb 2021