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HANSARD Free School MealsI am glad that my hon. Friend’s constituency has organisations like those in mine. Organisations have popped up in response to covid, such as the mutual aid groups, and existing…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeIn 2019, £300 billion of UK exports went to the EU, which was 43% of our entire total, and not even 2% went to Australia. This is the Minister who told us that these would be the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Citizens' Rights (Restrictions of Rights of Entry and Residence) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Citizens' Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I commend the campaign by the hon. Member for South Leicestershire. The Government have provided some £17 million to grant-based organisations to identify those who are more…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsTwo weeks ago, the Prime Minister told me that he would support charities to help them to open covid-safe accommodation for homeless people this winter, but yesterday the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe chief execs of 17,000 hospitality businesses—representing half a million jobs and millions of customers every week, including many in my central London Southwark…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is nine months since the World Health Organisation first warned of the risks covid posed. My constituents in Southwark deserve to know that the Government are trying to keep…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCovid regulations prevent homeless shelters from opening, so will the Government extend the severe weather emergency protocol to cover all areas affected by any lockdown, both to…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsIn January, the Government were still pretending that there were only 5,000 rough sleepers across the whole country. During the lockdown, 15,000 rough sleepers were supported…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumThe Government are reintroducing evictions at the same time as scrapping employment support for millions of people, making it highly likely that we will see a very bleak rise in…23 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020The Minister is being very generous in giving way. The measure states that all payments will be taken into scope. A very practical example is the case of the Birmingham women who…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I appreciate that. If the Chief Secretary believes that the issues are resolved, why has the British Medical Association—the organisation that represents the health workers that…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020rose—21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020indicated dissent.21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020I just want a clarification on the waiver process. Do the Government intend to make it the case that a local authority has to seek permission from a Minister in the Department to…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020rose—21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020The Minister raised the point about fairness, and he says this matter has been in the public domain since 2015. Why, then, has no equality impact assessment been undertaken? How…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020Although I do not think there is disagreement on the need to tackle excessive exit payments, why are the Government choosing to include harassment and discrimination payments in…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic ViolenceAs things stand, the Government are discriminating against people who have “no recourse to public funds” restrictions imposed on them and their British-born children, who are…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic ViolenceWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure that community services working with victims of domestic violence have adequate resources to deal with an increase in demand as a…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMadam Deputy Speaker, may I add my gratitude to you, the Speaker’s team and everyone in this place who is ensuring that we can continue to scrutinise the Government in these…28 Apr 2020