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HANSARDCovid-19: Restrictions on Gyms and SportIt is a pleasure to be here with you in the chair, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for securing the debate and…23 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentI echo the shadow Secretary of State’s thanks for the professionalism of the armed services personnel and the help that my constituents have received. We in Liverpool really do…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateDoes the Prime Minister understand that extending the furlough scheme on the very day it was supposed to end, and doing so for just a month, means that in reality many of my…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his kind words about Bill Anderson, the brother of the Mayor of Liverpool, who sadly died of covid. He was my constituent and was a doughty…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am afraid I cannot give way, because I have only four minutes and some points to make. I apologise to the hon. Gentleman. The fact is that many businesses and many thousands of…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI rise very much to support the motion that my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) has moved, particularly the part that says “this House believes the…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsThe coronavirus situation on Merseyside is such that I accept that something serious needs to be done. Yesterday in Aintree University Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI understand and agree with the need to prevent households from mixing to cut covid rates on Merseyside, but this tough local lockdown is going to destroy many businesses and jobs…12 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsUnemployment has already doubled to 8% in my constituency this year, and the end of furlough will lead to thousands more job losses in the next three weeks. The Merseyside local…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthThe Government, when introducing regulations such as this, should avoid overcomplication. Rules and regulations like this, which entire populations are expected to follow in their…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateA significant increase in covid cases has been confirmed in Liverpool over the past week, with widespread community transmission. I have been contacted by constituents with…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19I am happy to give way to the right hon. Gentleman, if he has an opportunity to intervene on me. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on obtaining the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorLiverpool John Lennon airport is in my constituency, so I would particularly like to congratulate the Chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19The right hon. Gentleman is correct. Some organisations would have furloughed if they did not have so much work to do, not that it was necessarily productive work, in the normal…10 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelLiverpool airport in my constituency is already losing 15% of jobs in operations—jobs in air traffic control, ground handling and security, and in the airlines operating from…07 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020Is my hon. Friend content that we are discussing today a set of regulations that have already come into force and that have since been changed? However one describes scrutiny,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020I think many of us have received such representations. Does the exchange we have just heard not illustrate that one of the problems with the regulations and the law is that their…16 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateDoes the Chancellor agree that it makes no sense to withdraw support from businesses that are viable but cannot work at all at present, or cannot work profitably because of the…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI welcome the support that has been announced, but does the Minister accept that this package does not address the plight of technical production companies, such as Adlib, based…07 Jul 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackThe person who has been arrested on suspicion of committing these offences is reported to have been of interest to the security services as a potential terrorist sympathiser and…22 Jun 2020