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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is clearly right to take further steps towards unlocking, but it is not the all-or-nothing choice that the Secretary of State has suggested and vaccines are not the only tool…12 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAfter I was told by a local school student of her experience of sexual harassment working in a restaurant, and of the power imbalance that made it difficult to raise that…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateUntil recently, Ministers were saying that decisions would be based on the link between infection and hospitalisation, but although the link has been weakened, it has not been…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryIt is a pleasure to speak after the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds). I will be making some similar points in relation to a different part of the education…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe Prime Minister promised EU citizens “absolute certainty” of their rights to live and remain in the UK, but the day before applications to the EU settlement scheme close,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme( Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will provide an update on the EU settlement scheme.29 Jun 2021HANSARDImage-based AbuseMy constituent Helen Mort had the appalling experience of finding out that someone unknown to her had taken ordinary images from her social media and superimposed them on violent…29 Jun 2021HANSARDImage-based AbuseWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation in protecting victims from image-based abuse.29 Jun 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank my fellow Sheffield MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), the Chair of the Select Committee, for the excellent way in which he comprehensively…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Home Office recently updated its visa guidance to say that new international students and those returning to the UK must be here by 27 September or lose their post- study work…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersThis Government talk a lot about control of our borders, but their actions on covid-19 tell a different story. We would almost certainly be in a better place, looking forward to…15 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaThe Minister will have seen reports that Vodafone is paying the Ethiopian Government £850 million for a telecoms licence, as the first stage of a deal that Prime Minister Abiy…14 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe International Trade Secretary described her new deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as a “major boost” for our trade, but the Norwegian Government were more realistic.…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020The Government are clearly right to say that this is one of the greatest long-term health challenges that we face, and it starts with our children. One in four enter primary…27 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareMr Deputy Speaker, “we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all, and with a clear plan we have prepared”. I am not the first to quote the Prime Minister’s words as he…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIn their decisions on easing the lockdown, the Government have rightly emphasised the importance of being driven by data, but when Pakistan and Bangladesh were added to the red…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will know that the consultation on Manchester’s rail services is considering the removal of the direct link between Sheffield and Manchester airport. Our…29 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillWe have heard a lot recently about the Prime Minister’s honesty and integrity. It is important to our democracy that people can trust the word of their leaders, but this debate…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI actually think that the Prime Minister framed this debate well, because he told the House on 3 February that “no leaseholder should have to pay for the unaffordable costs of…27 Apr 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) and the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds) for securing the debate, in…27 Apr 2021