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HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. May I associate myself with all the comments that have been made? I commend in particular my hon. Friend the Member…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospitality Venues and High StreetsThe Secretary of State’s Department is bringing forward further permitted development rights that will allow gyms, crèches and offices, as well as shops, banks and restaurants, to…19 Apr 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseWith the advent of the online world, our experiences have changed and our networks have transformed. Although we have revolutionised our lives by connecting with people across the…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillWe recognise that in the circumstances of a global pandemic the Government need to be able to act swiftly and decisively, and that financial control provisions may need to be…11 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayThe world is not the same place as it was at the time of the last International Women’s Day. The challenges we face globally and locally have been unprecedented and have required…11 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe covid-19 pandemic was unprecedented and it is true that none of us could have predicted what was going to happen, but the reality is that some areas of the country were merely…09 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaI congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing the debate. It is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), who…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI welcome the road map that has been put before the House this afternoon, because Bradford has had extra restrictions since July. The Prime Minister outlined plans for opening the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDPlanning ReformCumbria County Council has been hemmed in by the planning system over the application for the west Cumbria coalmine, which it will likely be forced to pass to avoid the threat of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Border: Covid ProtectionsOn this tragic day, when, according to the Office for National Statistics, the number of UK covid-related deaths is about to surpass 100,000—many from poorer and working-class…26 Jan 2021HANSARD KashmirThank you, Mr Davies, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) on securing this debate. In…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Early Years Settings: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again today, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this timely and…12 Jan 2021HANSARDIndia: Persecution of Minority GroupsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this debate. “It’s time the Modi…12 Jan 2021HANSARDIndia: Persecution of Minority GroupsWill the Minister give way?12 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has taken the extraordinary decision not to challenge the opening of a new deep coal mine in Cumbria. In the year the UK is hosting COP26, we need to show…11 Jan 2021HANSARD The Future of the High StreetAs we have heard, this debate is not just about the economics of business. Our high streets are about more than just pounds and pence and GDP. As we have heard from many hon.…10 Dec 2020HANSARD The Future of the High StreetDue to time limits I will not give way—I will make progress. Some 5,500 pubs and bars have closed in the past 10 years, since this Government have been in office. Because of the…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outFirst, may I add my thanks to everybody who has put in the effort to ensure that we get the vaccine? That is lovely news, but unfortunately once again this Government are failing…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Public Health’Twas the night before Eid, 116 days ago. That evening, the majority of people in my constituency were preparing for the next day and kids had gone to bed thinking they would wake…01 Dec 2020HANSARD North Staffordshire Potteries Towns: Levelling UpIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) for initiating this important debate. Only last week I…01 Dec 2020