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HANSARDPoverty-focused AidWhat steps he is taking to ensure his Department prioritises poverty-focused aid.19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsI have been contacted by a number of constituents—not just musicians, but actors, dancers, choreographers and puppeteers—about the Government’s failure to secure visa-free work…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Additional Costs to SchoolsWhat financial support his Department is providing to schools to fund additional costs relating to the covid-19 outbreak.18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Additional Costs to SchoolsI am grateful to the Minister for his response. He is aware from our discussions that many Twickenham schools have incurred significant one-off and ongoing costs to become covid…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Disabled PeopleI thank the Minister for her answer. We know that in the last lockdown over half of families with disabled children found that their essential care support was stopped, with a…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Disabled PeopleWhat steps her Department has taken to help tackle the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people with a disability.13 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and the publication of the long-overdue White Paper. As has already been alluded to, the increased level of safeguards and a…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outIt has been reported that Pinnacle, the IT system being used to organise the vaccinations, is already struggling to cope with heavy usage. My local GP vaccination hub, which I…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine Roll-outWhat progress his Department has made in rolling out covid-19 vaccinations.12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-outIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I very much welcome this debate, and I am grateful to my many constituents for signing the petition—I believe…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsI would like to dig a bit deeper into the supply question. I had the privilege of visiting a GP surgery in my constituency on Friday, where I was told by the doctor in charge that…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19We are in a race against time to save lives, save jobs and restore our freedoms. That is why we need a 24/7 vaccination programme that brings vaccination to every high street in…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthSo here we are again: another month, another late lockdown, and all the harm that lockdown brings with it—lost learning, lost livelihoods and loneliness. Yet once again, this…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI, too, welcome the fantastic news about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and congratulate all those involved. I found it frankly shocking that the Secretary of State’s statement…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic HealthMay I, too, add my thanks to all our frontline NHS and care staff, and to all those who have been involved in bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to approval today? The news…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI asked the Secretary of State, via a written question, what estimate his Department had made of the proportion of the population not registered with a GP, to which the answer…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe all know where to go now if we run out of fruit. My children are desperate to see their grandparents this Christmas, as is the case for many families up and down the country,…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Support Schemes: Ineligible PeopleI thank all right hon. and hon. Members who contributed so powerfully to the debate. We have heard so many stories and about so many sectors, many of which, such as the live…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Support Schemes: Ineligible PeopleI beg to move, That this House has considered support for people ineligible for Government covid-19 support schemes. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees.…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Eagle. The NAO report raises serious questions that the Government must address on both competency and cronyism. We have…09 Dec 2020