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HANSARDYemenOn the morning of 9 August 2018 in Dahyan, Yemen, a group of schoolchildren were on a day trip. On their way, the bus driver stopped at a market to pick up water for the children.…24 Sept 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesWill the Minister give way?24 Sept 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesIn August, the Labour party announced that should annexation take place, we would call for a boycott of goods sourced in the occupied territories. Does the Minister agree that…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19The Prime Minister calls it NHS Test and Trace, but would it not be more accurate to call it Serco Test and Trace, as it has been outsourced, like other health contracts, often to…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is estimated that around 320,000 private renters have fallen into rent arrears during the pandemic. Many have lost work, fallen through gaps in support or struggled on reduced…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeIn March, the Chancellor promised to do whatever it takes to get us through this crisis, but six months on, we now have one of the deepest recessions in the OECD. We have already…17 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google have seen their profits soar during the pandemic. Using accounting tricks, these companies avoid paying their fair share of tax, which is…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThere are three testing centres in Coventry, but constituents have told me of their distress and despair that they cannot access a test. Some cannot book a test anywhere, while…15 Sept 2020HANSARDNHS Parking ChargesI rise to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Coventry South regarding hospital parking charges, alongside an online petition on the same topic, which has been signed…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangOver the summer, a coalition of human rights organisations reported that many of the world’s biggest fashion brands are complicit in human rights violations perpetrated against…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis month, more than 1 million students are moving to university for the new academic year. I welcome the thousands who will be joining Coventry University and the University of…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseManufacturing industries in Coventry and across the west midlands have been hit particularly badly by the coronavirus pandemic. If the Government continue with their reckless,…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewThe “Windrush Lessons Learned Review” recommends that the Home Office implements a comprehensive programme to educate staff about Britain’s colonial history, but the Prime…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI rise to speak about issues relating to amendments 37, 38, 40 and 46. I was seven years old on 11 September 2011, and that awful day passed a long shadow over my childhood. As a…21 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperThe Secretary of State talked about the economic recovery after coronavirus, about which my constituents and I have immediate concerns. In the past week alone, more than 8,000…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThis afternoon, the Government’s chief scientific adviser revealed that the SAGE committee urged the Government to impose a lockdown on 16 March, a week before they did. The…16 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration Health Surcharge ExemptionKey workers kept our country running through the crisis, from doctors and nurses to supermarket assistants and delivery drivers. That is why we clap for them. They all pay their…13 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration Health Surcharge ExemptionWhat progress she has made on implementing the immigration health surcharge exemption for NHS and social care workers.13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenThe Secretary of State has announced that new arms sale to Saudi will commence, claiming that international humanitarian law had only been violated in “isolated incidents”. The…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Creative Industries and FreelancersWhat steps he has taken to support the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak.09 Jul 2020