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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Defence, four in 10 of our service personnel have actively searched for a job outside the service in the past 12…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Kenyan Civil Service Pensions: Non-paymentI thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene. During all those exchanges with the Government of Kenya, and given that this is a moral and ethical issue, did our Government…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Kenyan Civil Service Pensions: Non-paymentI thank and congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this late-night, niche, but important debate on the non-payment of Kenyan civil service pensions. In addition to the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 ResponseWhat support the armed forces are providing during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.07 Dec 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 ResponseI commend our world-renowned armed forces on their much valued efforts in the fight against the pandemic, especially when they recently helped to deliver successful whole-area…07 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021Some regions of our country, including my constituency, have been especially hard hit by the pandemic. Slough schools have faced several outbreaks and huge disruption as a result.…03 Dec 2020HANSARDRail Connections: North of EnglandThe east coast main line has upgrades scheduled over Christmas to help improve connectivity to the north, but many of those long-planned works now clash with the Government’s new…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryIn 2016, the Conservatives pledged 10,000 extra prison places by 2020. They have managed only 200. Unsurprisingly, they recycled that old pledge last year by promising another…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Homelessness and Temporary AccommodationThe Government’s current policy on homelessness and temporary accommodation is strangely perverse. In spring, Ministers marshalled all the resources at their disposal to all but…02 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionArcadia entering administration and Debenhams going into liquidation is devastating news, with thousands facing the risk of losing their jobs, but this is also an issue of greed,…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate, which will have a huge impact on my Slough constituents and all those across the country who face the prospect of…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI thank the Leader of the Opposition. Does he agree that the support for businesses, especially in tier 3, that are struggling—in the hospitality and the arts sectors…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI thank the Prime Minister for giving way. After the inconsistencies and controversies of the previous tiering system, what was required this time round was more fairness, clarity…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentIn 2012, Sir Desmond de Silva QC’s review found that “a series of positive actions by employees of the State actively furthered and facilitated his murder”, yet even that review…30 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWe are all aware, sadly, that the Prime Minister has a litany of racist, sexist and homophobic remarks, but to the detriment of our national interest, it seems that some of his…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWhat assessment she has made of the potential effect on UK trade policy of the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionIt is, Mr Speaker.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionIt seems that the Prime Minister’s foul-mouthedness has now caught up with him. In particular, his derogatory description of President Obama being part-Kenyan with an ancestral…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionIt definitely is, Mr Speaker.19 Nov 2020