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HANSARDPublic HealthI think most people understood that vaccination was the route back to normality. Despite the fact that 95% of adults in the UK now have antibodies—I accept that there may be some…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThis morning, the think-tank Bright Blue published polling showing that 11% of those working from home during the pandemic experienced domestic abuse, compared to just 1% of those…08 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Across the country, many local directors of public health are going far beyond the Department’s covid guidance in their recommendations to schools, and the recent…06 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am absolutely delighted with the half a billion pounds Start4Life funding that was announced in the Budget. My right hon. Friend knows from personal experience how important…24 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI completely agree with the hon. Lady. Maternity benefits are certainly something we should look at. As well as that, we have a taxation system that penalises families—to the tune…09 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), and I congratulate the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) and my right…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) and I thank the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this important…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Government were elected on a mandate to unite and level up, and for my constituents in Penistone and Stocksbridge this Budget will begin to close the gap. I am delighted that…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne) on securing such an important debate. I start by welcoming the announcements made yesterday in…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillOne of the industries that I hope will benefit from the Bill is the steel industry. As my right hon. Friend will know from frequent and very welcome engagements with me on the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI absolutely agree. In my speech on national insurance contributions a couple of weeks ago, I made the point that the auto-enrolment scheme was a fantastic invention and that we…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenI beg to move, That this House has considered the vaccination of children against covid-19. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I thank the Backbench…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenI agree with my hon. Friend: there are some very difficult issues around parental consent and the vaccine, and whether any child can know enough about the potential benefits and…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. It is widely known that access to GPs is challenging at the moment, and that presents challenges in this situation. It is widely understood that if a…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. He makes a very good point about trust in vaccinations, because we have an outstanding system of child vaccinations in this country,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenThe hon. Lady is absolutely right; I am not saying that other countries are not basing decisions on their own evidence. I am saying that the success of our programme was based on…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenI thank the hon. Member for the important points that she is making. Does she believe that it is important to follow what other countries are doing, and to roll out the vaccine…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination of ChildrenMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and I am sure we can all empathise with those who have put on some lockdown pounds. A study, I think last week, showed that countries where over…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Lady has made it clear that Labour wants to keep the temporary uplift. However, given that Labour does not support increasing national insurance, which is a very…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy right hon. Friend refers to the furlough scheme, which has of course been a phenomenally successful scheme. It has been credited with preventing mass unemployment and saving…21 Sept 2021