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HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUWhen does the Minister hope to be able to offer some reassurance to the west midlands motor industry that the negotiations will protect the industry and will not result in the…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningNurseries and early years centres in my constituency tell me they are facing losses of up to £50,000 this term alone. If the Government do not act soon, there will not be many…09 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Office says that 9,000 looked-after children and care leavers are eligible for EU settled status. To date, 11% of these children have had such status. Why does the Home…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Strengthening the Four-nation ApproachWhat recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on strengthening the four-nation approach to the covid-19 outbreak.20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Strengthening the Four-nation ApproachWhen the Prime Minister ditched “Stay at Home” for “Stay Alert”, he did not appear to have been too alert to the fact that the other three nations were not with him. Is it not…20 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsWill the Minister give a guarantee that he will succeed in protecting vital supply chains, such as those relied on by Cadbury in my constituency and by Jaguar Land Rover, not…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Israeli and Palestinian Authority Co-operationWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Israeli-Palestinian co-operation in tackling covid-19.11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Israeli and Palestinian Authority Co-operationI thank the Minister for his comments. Will he join me in welcoming the news that Israel has approved a $230 million advance payment to the Palestinian Authority, alongside…11 May 2020HANSARDEarly Years SectorNurseries and childcare providers have struggled to stay open during this crisis. The Minister will know that the confusion over the Department for Education statements on free…05 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIs the Secretary of State content that the advice and guidance given to pregnant women working on the front- line of health and social care, on both safety and income, are…05 May 2020HANSARDEarly Years SectorWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to childcare providers and nurseries during the covid-19 outbreak.05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResearchWhat steps she is taking to ensure that a vaccine developed for covid-19 will be available globally on an equitable and affordable basis.29 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResearchWe have all witnessed the battle for access to the drug Orkambi for children in this country. What consideration have the Government given to requests for a patent-free vaccine,…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesDoes the Minister accept that one of the lessons of this crisis is that the Government should collect much more data on a routine basis so that they have a much more informed…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of supermarkets in tackling childhood obesity. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Even as we…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityI certainly agree. There is quite a lot of research to show that children, almost irrespective of their age, are influenced by that, and that the placement of products influences…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityI do, because we have to educate people who could avoid this condition about to how to do so, not least because, as the Obesity Health Alliance points out, the annual cost of…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Supermarkets’ Role in Tackling Childhood ObesityI have no desire to bludgeon supermarkets, and I understand the Government’s desire to work with them but, given the Minister’s point about long-term health conditions, I was…18 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIs the Secretary of State not prepared to concede that, within a year of that emergency Budget, George Osborne actually had to reverse many of the capital cuts he had made,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI want to begin by acknowledging the Chancellor’s response to the international crisis we now face. I welcome his measures to support business in these difficult times. It is the…12 Mar 2020