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HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningTeachers have taken on many additional tasks during the pandemic, as well as developing online learning, which is a substantial job in itself. Will the Minister therefore consider…26 Jan 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Regional EffectThe assessment conducted by the Treasury in 2018 concluded that there would be significant regional variation in the impact of any Brexit deal. We are certainly seeing that, with…26 Jan 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Regional EffectWhat assessment the Government have made of the potential economic effect of the UK-EU trade and co-operation agreement on each region of the UK.26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Dental ServicesCan I, too, express my gratitude to my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) for securing this debate? Dentistry often does not get the attention it deserves when we…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsI welcome the Secretary of State’s U-turn on GCSEs and A-levels, late though it was, adding to the pressure on schools and teachers. I am sorry that his approach on BTECs appears…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthLet me start by saying that I will support these measures today, but I simply regret that the Government are acting too late again. Clearly, the measures are necessary, and so is…06 Jan 2021HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsI think we are all waiting to see. Let me ask the Minister about a different part of the negotiations. When I have asked him previously, he has been unable to confirm that we will…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsThis is how the Prime Minister described his oven-ready deal last November: “put it in at Gas Mark 4, 20 minutes and Bob’s your uncle.” The Minister is nodding. Clearly, the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade (Disclosure of Information) BillWe recognise that at present there are limited circumstances in which Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs can disclose information, such as when consent has been given by a taxpayer…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Trade (Disclosure of Information) BillWith the leave of the House, I shall briefly respond to the debate on behalf of the Opposition. I thank hon. Members for their contributions. The hon. Member for North East…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Trade (Disclosure of Information) BillI am pleased to respond to the Bill for the Opposition. The Bill has emerged only within the last couple of days, so I thank the Minister for his efforts to work co-operatively…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State is right that: this critical moment, we must think about the NHS staff we were applauding on the streets so recently, and we clearly must do everything…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Tiers: Performing ArtsThe culture recovery fund, which the Minister mentioned earlier, has of course been welcomed by our award-winning Sheffield theatres, along with others across the sector. However,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Tiers: Performing ArtsWhat assessment he has made of the effect of the tiered system of covid-19 restrictions on the performing arts.10 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportWhat representations he has received from organisations representing people who are ineligible for covid-19 financial support schemes; and if he will make a statement.01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportIn the summer, one of my constituents opened a new bar in a previously thriving area, but she shut it on 23 October as we went into tier 3. She paid her workers for that week, but…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ChildcareThe Prime Minister has urged everybody who can do so to work at home until April, and obviously many people have been doing that for the past eight months, but childcare…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ChildcareWhat steps she is taking to support women returning to work to access childcare during the covid-19 outbreak.25 Nov 2020HANSARDExiting the European Union (European Union)I am sure that the Minister is wrong and that all eyes are on us and not on the Prime Minister’s press conference. I congratulate her on her introduction of this most exciting of…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFrom 1 January, the Secretary of State will be responsible for our trading relationship with other European countries. With or without a deal, the services sector is concerned…19 Nov 2020