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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have had five years of horrific humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and over that period the Government have traded and made profit from £6.5 billion-worth of licensed arms. At the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDNHS Test and TraceWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.06 Oct 2020HANSARDNHS Test and TraceIn the light of the fact that infection levels in York have risen from 63.1 cases per 100,000 to 143.9 cases per 100,000 in just the past seven days, the local public health team…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in such an important debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the 337 people from my constituency of York Central who signed the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveWill the Minister give way?05 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI seek assurances from the Leader of the House, as the representative of Parliament in Cabinet, that he will raise my significant concerns about our lack of opportunity as…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Flooding Preparedness: YorkshireMy hon. Friend is making a chilling speech. It is a reminder of Storms Desmond and Eva, in which my constituency experienced significant flooding, as it did in February this year.…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Flooding Preparedness: YorkshireI appreciate the Minister’s giving way, but the Secretary of State was in my constituency when he made the announcement that the event would be for Yorkshire. He certainly made a…30 Sept 2020HANSARDNestlé’s relationship with FairtradeI rise to present this petition concerning Nestlé’s relationship with Fairtrade. The nation’s favourite chocolate snack, the KitKat, is manufactured in the chocolate city and fair…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Fracking: Rother ValleyI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing this really important debate to the House. Fracking itself holds no benefits for places of beauty such as North Yorkshire. I…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate. I completely agree with the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price): Parliament must be empowered not only to…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Is this not why we need evidence-based interventions? The Secretary of State will have seen clips of what happened in my constituency on Saturday night at 10 o’clock, as the…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCharitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020We have important regulations to debate and I thank the Minister for his opening remarks, particularly for his comments on the Pension Protection Fund, which is so important to…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumYork has one of the highest levels of private rent in the country. So many people are falling into rent arrears, and we do not have any capacity in our social housing provision.…23 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersWill the hon. Lady give way?17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeThe Labour party will do everything within its power to convince the Government that they need to find an urgent solution to the pending jobs crisis of withdrawing the job…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAxial SpondyloarthritisI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this debate. Before coming to this House, I was a physiotherapist. I ran an AS group for swimming and exercise and really…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIncreasingly, we have a Health Secretary who is out of control of a virus that is out of control. Next weekend, 40,000 students will come to York. We were promised a testing…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersWhen I raised this very issue with the Treasury Minister, I highlighted the fact that the records are held in Companies House and all HMRC has to do is marry up the records. The…17 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister holds the power to save jobs or sacrifice the livelihoods of my constituents. Currently, 17,700 people living in my constituency are furloughed; their future…16 Sept 2020