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HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueMy hon. Friend is right, because the challenge is that the loans need to be repaid. The expectation has been that they need to start being repaid next year. Well, we are not…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueMy hon. Friend is exactly right, because nobody could have expected what was going to happen with covid, but we cannot let it do huge long-term damage to such crucial community…02 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 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 2020HANSARDSupport for rugby leagueI rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford calling for support for rugby league clubs during the covid crisis. The petition is…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis weekend, I spoke to pub landlords, café and bar owners and staff across our towns, and they all said that business had plummeted since Wednesday, when we became a tier 2…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe Migration Advisory Committee has effectively recommended a significant increase in the pay of social care staff, which they urgently need—and they have been under immense…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillCan I say to the Government that I am disappointed that they are resisting all of the amendments from the Lords? Clearly, immigration legislation is needed, and new immigration…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI welcome the remarks of the hon. Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland) about the important work that our security and intelligence agencies do. We now have just a few short…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateJust a month ago, the Prime Minister described his moonshot plan, under which millions of tests would be done and returned every day. He said, “if everything comes together, it…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillDoes the Minister agree that sexual assault and rape are clearly prohibited by article 3 of the Human Rights Act? Does he recognise that the importance of the Human Rights Act in…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am very grateful to the Minister, who has been very generous with his time. Clearly, he makes the case that we need to continue with covert intelligence, particularly on…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Billrose—05 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportCas Tigers is at the heart of Castleford. In normal times, the whole town turns out to support the club and the club always supports the whole community. Those are the values of…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesFirst-year students have already had to endure the Government’s chaotic handling of A-level results and now the predictable campus outbreaks, but without sufficient testing or…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join the tributes to Sergeant Matt Ratana. No one should ever underestimate the bravery of police officers and the risks they take to keep us all safe. Last week, the Select…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Some of my constituents have been waiting for four days, five days or even longer to get their test results back. In July, the Government rightly promised that 80% of those having…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA constituent of mine’s husband, who works in the NHS, came home on Friday with covid symptoms. She has been trying to get him a test ever since, getting up at 5 am in the morning…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateShe is doing that.17 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesHaribo in Pontefract has announced that it is consulting on over 200 redundancies and proposing to move some of its production back to Germany. This is devastating for the…09 Sept 2020