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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn Friday I visited the vaccination centre at the Harlow Leisurezone to see the extraordinary work it is doing. Will my right hon. Friend thank the remarkable NHS staff and…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentIn 2018, just 12.3% of the most disadvantaged pupils in England were accepted into higher education institutions. The Minister’s passion and mine is to ensure that more people…15 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend set out what progress her Department is making on meeting the 2.3% public sector apprenticeship target and when it will meet it, and also say what she is…15 Apr 2021HANSARDTrade Relationship with the Middle EastWhat steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with the middle east.15 Apr 2021HANSARDTrade Relationship with the Middle EastToday is Yom Ha’atzmaut—Israeli independence day—so I hope that my hon. Friend will wish Israel happy independence day. The normalisation of ties between Israel and the United…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Adult Skills and Lifelong LearningThank you, Ms Rees, and I thank the hon. Members and Friends who have spoken this afternoon. I think the Minister will see that there is significant cross-party unity on this,…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Adult Skills and Lifelong LearningI beg to move, That this House has considered the Third Report of the Education Committee, “A plan for an adult skills and lifelong learning revolution”, HC 278. It is an honour…15 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghAlong with the British public, I felt real sadness at the passing of Prince Philip, and on behalf of my Harlow and village constituents, I send my heartfelt wishes and condolences…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and pay tribute to him for the vaccine programme, along with everyone else in the NHS. Given the £200 million already spent on the move…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSri LankaI declare an interest: in October 2020, the British Tamil Conservatives made a donation to the Harlow Constituency Conservative Association. It is estimated that between 40,000…18 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe late and respected American Senator John McCain said in a 2008 speech: “We have to strengthen our global alliances as the core of a new global compact—a League of…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsI recognise that the Government have had to take urgent decisions when it comes to some of these contracts, especially when securing PPE at the height of the pandemic, but will…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS Staff PayMy hon. Friend will be aware of the heroic efforts made by NHS staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and across Harlow during the pandemic; they put their health and lives at…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have an urgent statement on antisemitism at Bristol university? Jewish students have demonstrated at the Bristol university campus about the alleged actions of Professor…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI welcome this Budget. It has five core purposes: to balance the books; to help people through covid; to cut the cost of living; to champion education, skills and apprenticeships;…03 Mar 2021HANSARDKurdistanWhat recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Kurdistan region.02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Learning Catch-upWhen the Department for Education previously delivered a programme of summer schools for disadvantaged students in 2013, it identified that only 50% of disadvantaged pupils who…01 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Schools Minister has said that pupils wearing masks on the school estate is a matter of advisory guidance. If a pupil, or a parent acting on their behalf, objects to complying…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021I thank my right hon. Friend for the £1.7 billion for catch-up. It is a remarkable achievement that I hope will make a difference to our children. On exams, the decision to adopt…25 Feb 2021HANSARDEducation Route Map: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered the proposal for a national education route map for schools and colleges in response to the covid-19 outbreak. I thank the Backbench…25 Feb 2021