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HANSARDCovid-19: Economic EffectWhat discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) women, (b) disabled people and (c) Black, Asian and…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Football GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Ms Fovargue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham (Clive Efford) for securing this debate. Although I was born and…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Funding for Local AuthoritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) for securing this important debate. I…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Learning: IT ProvisionWhat steps he is taking to ensure that all pupils have laptops and internet access when required to learn from home.23 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanLast week, the Health Secretary told “Good Morning Britain”, “We don’t have parking charges in English hospitals” for NHS staff “and we’re not going to for the course of this…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Learning: IT ProvisionTeachers in Coventry South have stressed to me the importance of pupils having access to computers at home, but many children from working-class communities do not have that. One…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) for securing this honourable and…18 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThroughout this pandemic, staff at Coventry City Council have stepped up to the challenge, doing amazing work to support residents in need, but a decade of vicious Conservative…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersIn the spring, the Everyone In programme showed that where there is the political will, it is possible to take action to provide shelter for people who need it, but that should…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportWhile this week the Government have extended the mortgage holiday for homeowners, they have refused to help tenants, pay their rent or stop them facing evictions, even if they…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Free School MealsThere are 3,829 children in Coventry South who receive free school meals. Talking to their parents, I know how valuable that provision is—how they depend on it, and how their kids…21 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Support SchemeSince March, unemployment has doubled in Coventry South. The Government are replacing furlough with the utterly inadequate job support scheme. Research from the Institute for…20 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Support SchemeWhat proportion of jobs his Department estimates will be supported through the Government’s Job Support Scheme.20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn March, the Government were advised by SAGE to lock down. The Government delayed that by a week, and senior scientists estimate that the delay cost tens of thousands of lives. I…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateKey to stopping the spread of the virus is giving people the financial support they need to self-isolate when they need to, but millions of working people still do not have that.…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingThere is an elite dining club called the Leader’s Group. It is a club exclusively for the super-rich, and to join, a member must donate £50,000 to the Conservative party. The…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillAs I am making the final Back-Bench speech, I will not be taking any interventions—apologies. On 12 February 1989, Pat Finucane, an Irish lawyer in Belfast, sat at his kitchen…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI must make progress. This Bill marks the latest step in a frightening descent into authoritarianism by this Government. In the past two weeks, they have proposed the effective…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewPublic health must be our first priority, but restrictions on pubs, bars and restaurants need to be accompanied by new economic support for workers and businesses; otherwise,…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesStudents are asking why they have been sent to university halls only to be locked in their rooms and—rightly—receive online teaching. The University and College Union and the…29 Sept 2020