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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is quite wrong to say that the Government are taking no action on tackling violence against women. We will be publishing a new strategy in spring 2021, which will help to…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities will be reporting shortly, but it is disappointing that the hon. Lady seems to forget it is an independent commission. It is not the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDSafer Streets for WomenThe tragic death of Sarah Everard has reminded us that we need to work together to ensure women do not feel at risk of harm on our streets. Since this senseless tragedy, we have…24 Mar 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Decommissioning Relief DeedsAt Budget 2013, the Government announced they would begin signing decommissioning relief deeds. These deeds represented a new contractual approach to provide oil and gas companies…23 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen and EqualitiesI am also aware that waiting times for gender identity services are currently very long. We are taking meaningful actions to address the historical problems that have resulted in…15 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen and EqualitiesI am also aware that waiting times for gender identity services are currently very long. We are taking meaningful actions to address the historical problems that have resulted in…15 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Living WageAs the Chancellor reaffirmed at the Budget, the Government are increasing the national living wage by 2.2% from £8.72 to £8.91, an above-inflation pay rise. The Government remain…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFreeports will be national hubs for international trade, innovation and commerce and they will regenerate communities across the UK. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are committed to improving skills in the economy and levelling up productivity across England. That will be achieved through our lifetime skills guarantee and further reforms,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are supporting these businesses through new restart grants—a one-off cash grant of up to £6,000 per business premises for non-essential retailers in England—and up…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know we are carrying out an alcohol duty review that will look at all these decisions in the round, and I am very happy to speak to him in more detail…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Living WageI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He should know that the Government remain committed to ensuring that work pays and to helping to end low pay. As he knows, investment to…09 Mar 2021HANSARD LGBT Conversion TherapyIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. May I start by thanking those who signed the petition for raising the important issue of conversion therapy, and my…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationNonsense—all nonsense.03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesWhat I can tell the hon. Lady is that, certainly in the Treasury, we look at how different groups are being impacted to make sure that we target help on those who are most…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesI thank the right hon. Lady for her question. I wish that she had actually read my reports, because she would have seen that I addressed that not just in the October report, but…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesI thank my hon. Friend for the question, and for the opportunity to reiterate what I said to the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova). Of course racism exists; no one in…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesMy hon. Friend asks a very important question, and he is absolutely right. We know that the virus targets different groups differently, but we do not necessarily have all the…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that matter. It is important. A lot of what we do is focused on NHS England, but I can assure him that we work with partners across all the…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesOur methodology drew on a wide range of data sources, including long-term data from the DHSC and Public Health England on covid-19 incidence, data on social integration, and…01 Mar 2021