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HANSARDCovid-19: Welfare SupportWhat steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people with disabilities and health conditions can safely access welfare support during the covid-19 outbreak.25 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Welfare SupportA number of my constituents in Southend West who suffer from mental or physical disabilities do not have access to computers or the internet. Many of them rely on in-person…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outWill my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Anthony McKeever and his team on ensuring that people in Southend are vaccinated? Will he reassure me that Southend will…21 Jan 2021HANSARDAnimal Charities: Covid-19I absolutely do. The wonderful Dogs Trust provided us with two rescued pugs. While I think of those good old days in Basildon, we also have the horse rescue centre there. I am…19 Jan 2021HANSARDAnimal Charities: Covid-19It is no exaggeration to say that since this Adjournment debate was announced, I have been engulfed by all sorts of animal charities wishing me to raise their plight in what is a…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19I think we have reached a stage in the life of these debates when it is difficult to think of anything original to say. Nevertheless, the residents of Southend West want their…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-outIf you have not already done so, colleagues, would you wipe the microphones? I apologise for the ridiculous freezer that this room is. I will complain to the authorities yet…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-outColleagues, there are a number of changes. First, you will have noticed that there is a statement in the House, so the Minister and shadow spokesman are still detained there. I am…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-outThe debate finishes at 7.30 pm. Five colleagues wish to speak, and I want to call all of them, so I suggest that everyone speak for about five minutes. That will give the Minister…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he join me in thanking all education providers in Southend West for their heroic efforts during the coronavirus pandemic? Most…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOn this glorious and momentous Brexit day, I celebrate with others the news that another vaccine has been approved. Will my right hon. Friend join me in thanking all NHS providers…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the relationship between alcohol and homelessness? Shelter has done some work whereby it found out that two thirds of…17 Dec 2020HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow such a moving speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). This has been an absolutely rotten year—the worst that I can ever…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsI congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) on securing this debate. It is not just the coronavirus pandemic that is causing such a tough time for fairs and…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Relations with QatarI am going to bore everyone, with a coarse Essex voice, even though the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) has said everything I wanted to say. I will begin…10 Dec 2020HANSARD The Future of the High StreetWe used to be a nation of small shopkeepers. I no longer think that is the case, but thank goodness for our wonderful Asian community who keep all our little shops going. When I…10 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for debate on British nationals held in custody overseas? I am delighted to say that my constituent Lakhbir Sandhu was recently found not…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Government Policy on IranI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) on securing this debate and agree with everything that he said. I am now, unfortunately, in my fourth decade of…09 Dec 2020HANSARDDepartmental Spending: High-skilled Jobs and UK EconomyWhat steps he is taking to ensure that his Department’s spending supports (a) high-skilled jobs and (b) the wider UK economy.07 Dec 2020HANSARDDepartmental Spending: High-skilled Jobs and UK EconomyWill my right hon. Friend confirm what impact the end of the transition period will have on our ability to amend defence procurement regulations to support UK jobs?07 Dec 2020