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HANSARDHigher Education Institutions: Covid-19In addition to maintaining current commitments to widen participation and extend bursaries for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, will the Minister make sure that the…22 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsThe covid crisis has revealed what should have been obvious: that key workers, including postmasters, are essential workers and should have been treated with respect, not…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseOne of my constituents has written to me as a worried grandmother and the mother of a teacher. When scientists are divided over the coronavirus risk for children and how they…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessThe future of many small businesses in my constituency of Bedford and Kempston hangs in the balance because owners have been unable to access the Government grants as their…12 May 2020HANSARDCensusI am delighted to speak in this debate because I have long waited for an opportunity to raise an issue that is very important to many of my Sikh constituents in Bedford and…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local and Regional News OrganisationsThe Government have agreed an advertising deal with the News Media Association, which has been presented to the wealthiest publishers, but have so far overlooked independents.…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local and Regional News OrganisationsWhat support the Government are providing to local and regional news organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.27 Apr 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsLast week’s Budget will double Government borrowing, and it is proof that the Government’s austerity agenda, which brought unnecessary pain and suffering to millions, was a…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I live with my 80-year-old mother, my wife who has a heart condition, my daughter and sons, who attend educational settings, and my three-year-old grandson. What advice can the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportAs the Secretary of State knows, the World Health Organisation has declared covid-19 to be a pandemic. Will he clarify what new measures will be taken to keep passengers and…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Transport4. What steps he has taken to help avoid the spread of covid-19 on public transport.12 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There are nursing shortages in every part of the country, and nurses are struggling to provide good care. I will come to that point in a…03 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandI thank all hon. Members who have taken part in this important debate, and thank the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), and…03 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandThe Government must listen to nurses and the Royal College of Nursing. They are pleading for the Government to act now. Getting nursing bursaries back in action might help, but…03 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandMy hon. Friend is right. Cuts to bursaries have impacted hugely on the recruitment of new staff. The Welsh Government did the right thing in a difficult situation. If we do not…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaAs the BBC recently reported, the latest outbreak of violence in Delhi is very worrying, as there is evidence that the police are complicit in and, indeed, encouraging violence…03 Mar 2020HANSARDNursing Workforce Shortage: EnglandI beg to move, That this House has considered the nursing workforce shortage in England. It is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I start by…03 Mar 2020HANSARDViolence in Prisons12. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in prisons.25 Feb 2020HANSARDViolence in PrisonsWhen the Minister visits HMP Bedford tomorrow, can she look the governor in the eye and say that she is doing all she can to ensure the health, safety and welfare of his staff…25 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ8. For many years, Bedford has been promised a new in-patient mental health facility, especially since provision at Weller Wing was closed in 2017, yet patients are still…05 Feb 2020