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HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI am sure the Minister will be well aware of the research by the Financial Conduct Authority showing that while one in three of our fellow citizens has seen an income cut because…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI have to ask the Secretary of State, as another Member of Parliament who, in his words, is “up there”: does he understand that people in Greater Manchester fear that an…15 Oct 2020HANSARDFCO/DFID MergerWhat the Government's policy is on promoting human rights, democracy building and the rule of law internationally, following the merger of his Department and the Department for…13 Oct 2020HANSARDFCO/DFID MergerI welcome the Minister’s words, but may I refer him and his words to the situation in Colombia where, since the signing of the peace deal in 2016, we have seen hundreds of human…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Prime Minister knows that the control mechanisms introduced in Greater Manchester can work only if we have an efficient test, track and trace system. He told the House earlier…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: FundingThe Minister will know that Rochdale council has lost some £200 million in Government cuts over the last years, and this year it is likely to be £20 million short of money, even…05 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: FundingWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State will accept that a near-one-week turnaround for tests for people working in our care homes is not looking after our elderly. Can he be precise: when will we…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperThere is much in the Lord Chancellor’s statement that I strongly welcome, as a former police and crime commissioner. I want to raise an issue that I know he is well aware of. In…16 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsEnvironmental protections do work in bilateral trade agreements, but they work best when the process is genuinely internationalised. Will Ministers tell the House and the country…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.01 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you very much for that welcome, Mr Speaker. I am one of those who most certainly owes an awful lot to the care and dedication of NHS staff. May I ask the Secretary of State…01 Sept 2020HANSARDBudget 2020The link between health and the economy is now automatic because of the coronavirus situation. If I had been asking the Secretary of State a question about health in Northern…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI know the Minister will agree that underlying the strength of Northern Ireland are commitments to the Good Friday and Stormont House agreements. This morning the Secretary of…18 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget 2020The Secretary of State has to do better than this. The amount of money that has been made available for coronavirus and health generally is not enough for the needs of the people…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Neither I nor the Minister anticipate any dissent, but I have a number of technical questions about the draft order.…02 Mar 2020HANSARDRenewable EnergyI will tell the Secretary of State how many jobs were created: 1,000—in Indonesia. Is the GMB union right in saying that the transportation of those wind turbines from Indonesia…12 Feb 2020HANSARDChild PovertyThe Minister has got to reflect on his answer. Yes, of course he is right about the growth of employment, but the majority of children in poverty in Scotland—230,000 of them—are…12 Feb 2020HANSARDRenewable EnergyThe Secretary of State will recall that, when EDF was given a licence to develop the wind farm at Neart na Gaoithe, 10 miles off the Fife coast, there was a commitment that 1,000…12 Feb 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic and Social EffectThe Minister was very careful not to answer my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) as to whether there will be checks on goods travelling between Great Britain…05 Feb 2020