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HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. I am delighted that, in my constituency, Barnsley Council will be receiving more than £900,000 and Sheffield will be receiving more…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19I do not envy my Government colleagues who have had to make such difficult decisions over the past few months. Although the first lockdown was drastic, it was justified by our…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireNone of us in South Yorkshire wanted to be in this position and, as hon. Members have already said, this is going to hit families, businesses and communities hard at a time when…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree with me that the very fact that we have reopened schools—99% of state schools are now open—shows just how committed…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsI will do my best, Madam Deputy Speaker. The motion calls on the Government to extend free school meal provision throughout the school holidays until Easter next year. Although on…21 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for Children and Families: Covid-19I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger) on having secured such an important debate about support for families. I could fill much more than my allotted…20 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Entry Targeted SupportI am glad that the scheme is already helping my constituents in Penistone and Stocksbridge, many of whom are now struggling to find work as a result of the pandemic. However,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Entry Targeted SupportWhat steps she is taking to ensure that the job entry targeted support programme supports jobseekers to move into growth sectors of the economy.19 Oct 2020HANSARD Productivity: Rural AreasI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Cornwall (Scott Mann) on securing the debate. Rural productivity is an issue of great importance to my constituents in Penistone…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, while we all want simple solutions to this crisis—whether that is the Opposition suggesting full lockdown or an unlimited extension of…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateParents in my constituency rely on friends and family for informal childcare, and even under the new three-tier restrictions I believe that informal, pre-arranged childcare can…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend, his Department and the many thousands of people who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic to make sure that our NHS has not been overwhelmed,…05 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for ManufacturingSteel manufacture is the heart and soul of towns like Stocksbridge in my constituency. It provides high-skilled, well-paid, productive jobs. Once we have left the EU, we will be…29 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for ManufacturingWhat steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing.29 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business SupportWhat fiscal steps his Department is taking to support businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business SupportThis Government’s support for businesses throughout the pandemic has been wide-ranging and delivered at speed. Without the real-time information held by HMRC, it would have taken…15 Sept 2020HANSARD UK Steel IndustryThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that steel has a future in the UK. I recently visited Stocksbridge steelworks in my constituency, and some of its work is absolutely…14 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesNone of us wants to see mass unemployment at the end of the furlough scheme, but given that none of us knows how long this crisis and the restrictions will last, is it not better…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesThe focus of the Government’s response has been largely on those in the lowest income brackets represented by many of us. In fact, the group of people who have most benefited from…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2020