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HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 599841, relating to requirements for employees to be vaccinated against covid-19. It is a pleasure to serve under your…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedThe right hon. Member has read my mind. She makes a well-put point, which I was just about to come on to. I have a slightly different figure, but the principle is the same: it…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedThank you very much, Mr Paisley. It has been a great pleasure to take part in today’s debate. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, I thank everyone who came along to take part.…24 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS Capacity and Resilience: Covid-19The workforce are absolutely central to growing NHS capacity. The advice in a Migration Advisory Committee report was to amend migration policies, make “Care Workers and Home…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will not globally defeat covid if large proportions of the global population do not have access to vaccinations. The UK is one of a small number of countries blocking the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsMembers of this House have said on the record that the Prime Minister personally told them that the Northern Ireland protocol was being agreed with the specific intention to…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and indeed for advance sight of it, albeit fairly briefly. Given the time when the press call went out this afternoon, I think…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI am grateful to the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden) for securing this important debate, for the manner in which he opened it and for the work of the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Negotiations5. What progress the Government have made on negotiating revisions to the Northern Ireland protocol.08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateSeveral of my constituents have met difficulties in booking hotel quarantine for their return from South Africa due to problems with Corporate Travel Management being unable to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDInternational Students and Researchers: Immigration RulesSince Brexit, the number of EU students studying in UK universities has fallen by 56% in Scotland, 54% in Wales, 42% in Northern Ireland and 36% in England. There has also been a…06 Dec 2021HANSARDInternational Students and Researchers: Immigration Rules4. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on immigration rules for (a) international students and (b) researchers participating in education in the UK.06 Dec 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseEU documents that define the best available techniques under the industrial emissions directive published since the beginning of this year no longer have direct legal effect. Can…25 Nov 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentThis is a devastating tragedy and our thoughts are with those who have lost their lives, together with their friends and families. I am grateful for advance sight of the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol HarmI am grateful to the hon. Members for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) and for St Ives (Derek Thomas) for securing this debate through the Backbench Business Committee. I would like…25 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Health and Care ServicesWhile the Scottish Government are taking action to establish a national care service in Scotland, the UK Government’s plans allocate the bulk of the money raised over the first…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccination: 12 to 15-year-oldsWales has now joined Scotland in having vaccinated more than half of all 12 to 15-year-olds, Scotland’s figure being 57.7% in comparison with England’s 36.3% of eligible pupils.…23 Nov 2021HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Channel Crossings3. Whether she has had discussions with the Home Secretary on proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill to intercept small boats and return asylum seekers to France.18 Nov 2021HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Channel CrossingsThere is a duty on ships to rescue persons who are in danger at sea, in both customary international law and in binding international conventions such as the 1974 international…18 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeThank you, Sir Charles, for calling me to speak. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) for securing today’s debate and for opening it…16 Nov 2021