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HANSARD Covid-19: Funding for Local AuthoritiesI thank the Minister for his response and the shadow Minister for her contribution. I want to reiterate my gratitude to local council leaders and officials up and down the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19I am grateful to my hon. Friends and hon. Members across the House for their powerful speeches and to the shadow Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19The hon. Lady is absolutely right that many conflicts have been caused by failures of the international community, so we bear a responsibility, whether it is Iraq, Libya or Syria.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House is deeply concerned by the ongoing humanitarian crisis facing refugees across the globe; has considered the secondary effects of the covid-19…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Syria: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) on her powerful speech, and I…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCourt Delays: Covid-19I hope the Minister will meet with me as well to discuss this matter. The delays, as my colleagues have already said, have meant that victims of serious violent crime, such as…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCourt Delays: Covid-19If he will bring forward a strategy to support victims affected by court delays as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19People up and down the country made enormous sacrifices during the first lockdown, and they were promised a world-beating contact, test and trace system. Some £12 billion has been…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people up and down the country with an uncertain future, struggling to make ends meet. This health crisis has robbed us of people we…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Does my hon. Friend agree that not only do those in care need additional protection, but the black and minority ethnic death rates in the first lockdown were unprecedented? The…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19rose—02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Our Government could have learned from many other countries and got a grip on contact tracing and testing. Instead, what we have seen…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTower Hamlets faced one of the highest death rates in the country in the first wave of the pandemic, including for those in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. For…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCanada and the Netherlands have formally joined the International Court of Justice case, led by Gambia, on the genocide against the Rohingya people by the Myanmar Government. Can…13 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19Will the Minister explain the contingency plans in the event that testing and tracing is not as effective as it needs to be and exams are disrupted? What is plan B?12 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationThe Minister mentions genocide. A clear-cut International Court of Justice case is currently ongoing, but the UK Government refuse to back it. What test has to be passed before…12 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on securing this debate. This issue has…12 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationI am pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) on securing the debate. The fight to prevent genocide…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesThe Secretary of State presided over the GCSE and A-level fiasco over the summer. That was a dog’s breakfast, and now he is not able to guarantee students testing when they need…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that this breaking of the law not only affects our relationships with the European Union, but jeopardises our chances of securing a deal with the United…29 Sept 2020