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HANSARDCoronavirus BillWhile we understand that the circumstances are exceptional, there is understandably grave concern about lowering social care standards. We are talking about some of the most…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThe right hon. Gentleman may have seen reports today that some care providers are refusing to take patients being discharged from hospitals because those hospitals are unable to…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have four constituents stuck in Vietnam after discovering that they were on flights with somebody who had coronavirus. Two of my constituents are young women who are stuck in an…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will the Secretary of State clarify some details of his answer to the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) regarding testing of our frontline healthcare workers and, just as…16 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI welcome the Secretary of State’s focus on social care. Will he clarify how much of the additional spending in today’s Budget will go into social care? Will PHE issue protective…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are numerous reports of people with symptoms of coronavirus being refused a test by 111 because they cannot name an individual who has been diagnosed with the virus.…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesDoes the hon. Lady agree that children living in poverty are more likely to suffer mental health issues? They face a double whammy, as the Children’s Commissioner recently found,…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillI must start by declaring an interest: before arriving in this place, I spent some nine years working in the pharmaceutical industry for two European companies, and I continue to…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Medicines and Medical Devices BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that all Members, on both sides of the House, still have a big job of work to do with the public to inspire confidence in how their data is used in…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Airport ExpansionAs a result of the judgment by the Court of Appeal, we now know that a third runway at Heathrow flies in the face of the Government’s climate change commitments. We know that a…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThe Secretary of State has fielded various questions on the timescales for a vaccine. If I may be so bold, the chief medical officer told MPs last week that nothing less than a…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureKey to cutting carbon emissions and tackling climate change is cutting domestic flights and moving people on to our railways. That is why the HS2 announcement is to be welcomed…11 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI thank the Labour Front-Bench team for moving this motion, and I welcome the unanimity across the Chamber, and the growing sense of urgency among the public, on taking tougher…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportSo we should destroy our planet?05 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI agree with the hon. Lady’s point about measuring outputs as well as inputs, but does she agree that one of the big challenges with CAMHS is the real dearth of data? There are…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI wish to speak to new clause 2, which is tabled in my name and those of my Liberal Democrat colleagues. As you know, Dame Rosie, I intended to push the new clause to a vote, but…04 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusThe Secretary of State will recall that during his last statement to the House on the Wuhan coronavirus I raised the importance of vaccination. At the time, he said that “it is…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered special educational needs and disability funding. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am delighted to…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingAbsolutely. The hon. Lady makes an excellent point, which feeds into all the wider workforce debates that we are having in relation to both health and social care and the…29 Jan 2020