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HANSARD Support for SMEs: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing this important debate. As we all…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Government Response to Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Mr Drax) for securing this important debate. All of us here today are…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituents in the more rural parts of Coventry North West often have to contend with bus services that are late and routes that are routinely missed out, made worse by the…22 Oct 2020HANSARDPersecution of Christians and Freedom of Religion or BeliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham (Rehman Chishti), the special envoy for religious freedom for…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsI completely agree with everything that my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah) has just said. I am saddened that we are talking about free school meals as if they…21 Oct 2020HANSARDSelf-employed People: Covid-19What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the extension of the self-employment income support scheme.20 Oct 2020HANSARDSelf-employed People: Covid-19My constituent Rebecca launched a new business, Purdy’s Pet Shop, in Coventry North West just before the lockdown. Rebecca was told that she was ineligible for the self-employment…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) for securing this long-overdue debate. It is my honour to speak in this debate as the first black…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateDuring our coronavirus briefing for Members on Monday, the deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, said of the pandemic that it was very easy to lose control and very much…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am pleased to be speaking in the debate today. Yesterday, my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) raised a pertinent question with the Chancellor regarding…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Women’s Rugby: Government SupportDoes the hon. Member agree that it is high time that women’s rugby teams, such as Coventry Welsh Ladies in my constituency, enjoyed equality of esteem with that afforded to men’s…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Will my hon. Friend join me in asking the Minister why the UK Government have called for the global community to increase protection of world oceans by up to 30% by 2030 when they…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsJust yesterday the Prime Minister and the Government unleashed a new package of restrictions and tiers in order to tackle the transmission of the coronavirus. Yesterday afternoon,…13 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, the Prime Minister said that it would be easy to build new homes “without destroying” our green spaces. Many constituents in my part of Coventry are concerned that the…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Cultural Attractions: Contribution to Local EconomyIt is a pleasure, once again, to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I thank the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for securing this…06 Oct 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am pleased to be able to contribute to the debate. This House and all our constituents were promised an oven-ready deal. Now it seems as though the Government are not only…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillIt is right that we protect our armed services personnel and veterans. These men and women have served us and our country, and it is only right that we serve their needs. It is…23 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I rise to speak against the Government’s ambition to remove the clause. Like many clauses that the Government have…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing down or stopping in the immediate future. We know that the disease will, regrettably, live among us and our communities for some…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)New clause 21 seeks to support UK fishing businesses and the UK fishing industry as a whole by allowing consumers to make informed decisions about buying sustainably sourced fish.…15 Sept 2020