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HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillI am glad that the Government and the EU have agreed a deal. As the transition ends tomorrow night, our country should start the process of building new relationships and a future…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryNew College Pontefract is currently having to organise twice-weekly mass testing for 2,500 sixth-formers, but it has had no allocation of funding and no contact from the military.…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationThe Government are about to end the only agreement that they have in a place for safe returns by ending the Dublin agreement, which will make it harder, not easier, for the…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationThe Select Committee on Home Affairs has spent many years being deeply frustrated by the weak responses of social media companies to our urging them to take action against hateful…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Windrush announcement; we look forward to seeing the detail. Last week, the National Audit Office report said that the Home Office plans to remove all SIS II—second…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodThe National Police Chiefs’ Council has said that losing access to criminal information if there is no negotiated agreement would have a “major impact” on counter-terrorism and…07 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaThe Minister will understand that there is a backdrop of distrust among the communities affected by the Windrush scandal that he should be trying to address in order to build…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Health Secretary will know the pressure that Pinderfields Hospital, especially, has been under. The staff there have been doing an incredible job. It is welcome that the…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastWe know that families are really struggling right now. The Bank of England has said that the inflation forecast next year is 2%. Can the Chancellor guarantee that the 2.1 million…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportI thank the Sports Minister for meeting me to discuss Castleford Tigers, and for listening to us and the thousands of rugby league supporters who have signed petitions and called…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust now has over 280 covid patients. That is more than 70% higher than in April, and it has fewer staff in place to cope. It cannot use the Harrogate…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Business SupportPubs and high street shops are particularly hard hit by the loss of pre-Christmas takings. The Minister will know that it is the hospitality and retail sectors that are most at…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Business SupportWhat recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing additional support to businesses affected by covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the run up to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have been told that the Government want to use Interpol databases as an alternative to the SIS II database after 1 January. Will the Home Secretary tell the House how many EU27…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelI thank the Minister for his statement. I also thank the police, and security and intelligence agencies, for the work that they continue to do to defend our values and keep us…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateOnly a week ago, the Government told West Yorkshire to go into tier 3, with pub and bar staff in my constituency told that their jobs were being completely stopped—it was to be…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThis Lords amendment should not be a point of party political disagreement. I agree with every word that the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) said. He is…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueMy hon. Friend is exactly right, and I know that she is a strong supporter of the role that her local club is playing and the importance of having the world cup in Warrington. It…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueI agree, and in the end that was the purpose of calling for this debate. We welcome the loans that the Government provided earlier in the year, the work that was done between the…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueMr Speaker, I think you and I first talked about the Castleford-Warrington matches 20 years ago. My hon. Friend is exactly right. I know that both she and my hon. Friend the…02 Nov 2020