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HANSARDInternational Covid-19 Response: Innovation and Access to TreatmentI thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this important and timely debate. I pay tribute to the many organisations that have campaigned so…05 Nov 2020HANSARDLoneliness: Winter 2020-21What steps he is taking to tackle loneliness in winter 2020-21.05 Nov 2020HANSARDAccess to JusticeWhat steps he is taking to help ensure access to justice.03 Nov 2020HANSARDAccess to JusticeCourt users deserve the fullest protection from covid while they access justice, as do the staff who serve them, yet there have been an alarming number of outbreaks at courts and…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I draw Members’ attention to my membership of trade unions and to donations from Unite the Union, as outlined in my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I…22 Oct 2020HANSARDRail Network: Accessibility for Disabled PeopleCurrently, nearly 40% of stations in Britain do not have step-free access. Some upgrades are planned for Davenport and Heaton Chapel stations in my constituency of Stockport, but…22 Oct 2020HANSARDRail Network: Accessibility for Disabled PeopleWhat steps he is taking to improve accessibility for disabled people using the rail network.22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateAlan Gent runs the Petersgate Tap in my constituency. He employs five members of staff and the impact of the pandemic was already choking his business. He is not currently paying…22 Oct 2020HANSARD External Private Contractors: Government Use and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker)—my former employer, no less—for securing…21 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank my good friend the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) for securing this really important debate. We have heard many powerful speeches today from…20 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingWe are at a crossroads in this crisis and the Government, rather than knowing which way to turn, are instead caught in the headlights. This Government have had seven months to get…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI understand the points the hon. Lady is making, but I think contact tracing in Greater Manchester and places with very high rates of infection has not worked as well as it should…14 Oct 2020HANSARDFurther Education: Public Transport and Covid-19Does the Minister accept that the Government have a responsibility to ensure that local authorities have the funds available to operate low-cost travel schemes, such as the System…12 Oct 2020HANSARDFurther Education: Public Transport and Covid-19What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the availability of public transport for young people in further education during the covid-19 outbreak.12 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsThe Communication Workers Union has been campaigning on this issue for a long time. I join others in paying tribute to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) for…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsI know that the Prime Minister refused to recognise my figures last week, but my local housing provider, Stockport Homes, has a waiting list of more than 7,000 households. With…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Last week I received a letter from a Health Minister informing me that a new covid testing centre would be available for my Stockport constituents some 240 miles away at the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusYesterday, I was contacted by an NHS nurse who had spent the weekend unsuccessfully trying to get a test for her symptomatic seven-year-old. On Friday, I visited the new…15 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and congratulate him on securing this important debate. I know that he and my good and hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAir QualityLocal modelling has revealed that 21 locations across Stockport will have nitrogen oxide levels above the legal limit in 2021. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and…10 Sept 2020