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HANSARD International Travel RulesIt is worrying that the Minister fails even to allow for the prospect that it is entirely possible that much of the world may follow Bulgaria and place travel from the UK on a red…19 Jul 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaIf each local authority in the UK submits only one bid for the maximum of £20 million of levelling-up funding, that will amount to £7.4 billion, which far exceeds the current…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State lobby the Chancellor to ensure that any legislation introduced after the current consultation on access to cash will include a statutory obligation on…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Voter IDI will not give way, because we need to move on. What we do have evidence for, from countries around the world where voter ID operates, is that it creates the barrier that we have…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Voter IDThe electoral integrity Bill, which is now called the Elections Bill, is a bit of a con. Putting the word “integrity” in the title—it is now in the long title—of the Bill cannot…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Voter IDThe Bill was called the electoral integrity Bill, and the long title still refers to “integrity”, so I am sure that any advantage or perceived advantage to the Tory party will be…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI want to press the Secretary of State a little further on wearing masks. He said that he has been perfectly clear, but the opposite is the case. His Government were dithering on…12 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI confess that I was quite surprised by the response that the Secretary of State gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) on the issue of travel insurance,…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Household DebtLike so many, I begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) for securing this important debate. We can all agree that with many households having…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government SupportI echo the thanks and appreciation to my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for securing this debate and for the comprehensive way in which he set out the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryThat’s shocking.07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government SupportWill the Minister give way?07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryFor someone who does not believe that this debate should be taking place, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) trundled on for 10 minutes, although…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateSome experts are warning that easing covid restrictions too quickly could contribute to the emergence of new, more dangerous variants, which may well be resistant to the vaccine.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDBereavement (Leave and Pay)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about leave and pay for employees of whom a close family member has died. This Bill is designed to address…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe Secretary of State said in his statement that “this is a complicated policy that requires time to work through”, but today he has pointedly and repeatedly failed to commit to…29 Jun 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyIn the interests of transparency, I declare that my husband owns a flat that may potentially be affected by this issue. This has been a very interesting estimates day debate on…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesWe can all agree that of all the sectors affected by the pandemic, aviation, travel and tourism have been hit particularly hard. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has indicated…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthI begin by echoing the thanks to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this debate and for her excellent exposition of the challenges that we face.…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsVirtually no rationale or assessment has been put forward for the UK Government cuts to international aid that have been confirmed so far. The lack of responsibility taken for the…16 Jun 2021