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HANSARDCovid-19I am conscious of the local situation in my city. I woke up today to hear that infection rates in Peterborough were the fourth highest in the country. On social media, I was told…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI want to congratulate our NHS and my right hon. Friend on the great British success story that is the vaccination programme. Because the UK is ahead of others on vaccination, we…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend will be aware that autistic people and those with learning disabilities are vulnerable to covid-19, with a death rate 4.1 times higher than the general…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe ministerial team and our NHS have done a phenomenal job of vaccinating our most vulnerable and our frontline health and social care workers, but my right hon. Friend—09 Feb 2021HANSARD Towns FundI beg to move, That this House has considered the Towns Fund. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. The United Kingdom is full of hard-working,…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Towns FundAs I understand it, 101 areas could benefit from that investment. If the Labour party had not ignored those towns and cities, perhaps it would still be representing them. This…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy constituents recognise the need for lockdown but are increasingly concerned about their mental health. Many of them asked me to raise this today. On Monday, more than 20…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningYesterday, I took part in a mental health summit with Peterborough citizens, our local clinical commissioning group and many pupils from Peterborough secondary schools. Despite…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outThe vaccine roll-out in Peterborough is going well. Sites are open at the City Hospital and at a number of GP surgeries and medical centres across the city. I want to place on…21 Jan 2021HANSARD KashmirIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate, Mr Davies, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) for securing it. For the…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19Like my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), I want to focus my remarks on what happens when we have vaccinated the most vulnerable. Before I do so, I want to make…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYesterday, I went to visit the vaccination hub at Peterborough City Hospital. After everything we have been through, and after seeing hope behind the smiles of those waiting for…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI heard the news that Peterborough would enter tier 4 restrictions in a rather peculiar situation. I was dressed as Santa, delivering donated toys and presents to families in my…30 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI fully appreciate that the focus of this review will be on the technological advances in recent years, but I still have major concerns about the number of gaming centres and…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Kenyan Civil Service Pensions: Non-paymentI congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on securing this debate. The non-payment of Kenyan civil service pensions is not a high-profile issue, but…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19One of the issues to emerge with covid is the apparent difference in rates and severity in different ethnic groups. To generalise, if someone is from a black, Asian and minority…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I thank the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe) for her comments, but if she listens further to my speech, she may fully appreciate the points that I am trying to make.…18 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI, too, commend the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for her relentless work on behalf of her constituent. I also commend the Minister for all the work that he…03 Nov 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on securing this important debate. Black History Month is a fantastic…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageIn my speech in the House yesterday I said that something remarkable had happened in my city of Peterborough during the recent lockdown and covid pandemic. We looked after the…14 Oct 2020