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HANSARDExams: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on securing this important debate. We have…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingPeople in Wirral West care passionately about the environment and the green belt and green spaces that make Wirral West such a beautiful place. They care, too, about nurturing…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthWe all owe a huge debt of gratitude to all those people who have been working so hard during the pandemic to keep us safe. We are all very aware of the many sacrifices that people…07 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale for his work on the Bill, and I congratulate…16 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersThis has been a really important debate, and at its heart is the question of public confidence in the Government’s handling of GCSEs, A-levels and NVQs this year. Clearly,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDSchool Finances: Covid-19The Minister’s response to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) is disappointing. It is extraordinary that back in July the Schools Minister…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateWirral Council has led the way in recognising the importance of the work that care workers do by making funding available for providers to pay them the real living wage for this…14 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingRecently, coastal communities such as West Kirby and Caldy in my constituency have seen huge numbers of visitors in search of relaxation and exercise. This has placed additional…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingWhat steps she is taking to allocate adequate funding to police forces.13 Jul 2020HANSARDDefenceThe Minister said that the veterans’ gateway app will put veterans’ care in the palm of every veteran in the country. Will he tell us what estimate his Department has made of the…13 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThis week saw the first meeting of the ExcludedUK all-party parliamentary group, an APPG for the excluded, the estimated 3 million people who have missed out on Government support…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageOne of my constituents owns a company that supplies video, lighting, sound systems and technicians to performance venues on a rental basis, but his business will not benefit from…07 Jul 2020HANSARDVeterans: Covid-19 SupportWhat support his Department is providing for veterans during the covid-19 outbreak.06 Jul 2020HANSARDVeterans: Covid-19 SupportThe Minister said that the veterans’ gateway app will put veterans’ care in the palm of every veteran in the country. Will he tell us what estimate his Department has made of the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryWhat assessment he has made of the prospects for the recovery of the Scottish economy as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.01 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryUnemployment very often causes misery and can lead to a downward spiral of opportunity. With the unemployment rate in Scotland the highest in the UK, what steps will the Secretary…01 Jul 2020HANSARDYemenWhat recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on securing a permanent ceasefire in Yemen.30 Jun 2020HANSARDYemenYemen is facing a humanitarian disaster. According to UNICEF, there are 1.7 million internally displaced children and 2 million children who are acutely malnourished, so what…30 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentMany people on low incomes have suffered real hardship as a result of the Government’s failure to address this fundamental flaw in universal credit. I pay tribute to the women who…25 Jun 2020HANSARDMental Health Support: Covid-19The first weeks in school are really important for helping four-year-old children settle in and form positive relationships. University College London’s study of the Government’s…22 Jun 2020