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350 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCovid-19: Creative Industries and FreelancersMy constituency is home to excellent theatres, live music venues, and museums and galleries. I would like to put on record that I was pleased to join the trustee board of the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyShortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit, I visited the home of one my constituents. She had issues with her flat. When it rained heavily, water came flooding through her roof.…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillThe need to rebuild from this crisis, and to rebuild better and greener, could hardly be more important for my constituency. Early analysis shows that unless bold further action…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesWill my hon. Friend give way?25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI begin by thanking every single health and care worker in my constituency of Coventry South. They have gone over and beyond to keep us safe and healthy. I know that I speak on…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Exports of Arms and EquipmentArms export criteria state that licences should not be granted if “there is a clear risk that the items might be used for internal repression”. In the light of the police in…18 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Exports of Arms and EquipmentWhat steps she is taking to ensure that arms and equipment licensed for export from the UK comply with the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) on securing this very important debate. I would like to begin by marking two anniversaries that speak to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe Government’s handling of coronavirus has been marked by complacency. Complacency led to NHS cuts and PPE stockpile shortages; complacency led to a delayed lockdown, the…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Rolls-Royce (Redundancies)I thank the hon. Member for being generous with his time and congratulate him on securing this important debate. Coventry is home to the Rolls-Royce Ansty plant, whose skilled…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Rolls-Royce (Redundancies)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderEdward Colston made his fortune by violently transporting 84,000 Africans to the Caribbean. At least 19,000 died en route. Statues of racist murderers like Colston can be found in…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesThe coronavirus does not discriminate, but the system in which it is spreading does. Higher rates of poverty, overcrowded housing, precarious work and jobs on the frontline mean…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationConstituents of mine have told me that BA’s plan means that they face redundancy, significantly reduced wages and worse working conditions. The company should step back from the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageIt is estimated that the economic impact of the pandemic will hit the west midlands the hardest. It was announced this week that a manufacturer and supplier to Jaguar Land Rover…12 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsWhile working people are having to make huge sacrifices during this crisis, state support is available to big businesses that dodge taxes and pay millions to super-rich executives…29 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageBefore I begin, and since it is the last time they will speak from the Opposition Front Bench as Leader of the Opposition and shadow Chancellor, I would like to pay tribute to my…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageAbsolutely. I wholeheartedly agree. Ten years ago, in response to a crisis, the then Prime Minister said that we were all in it together. A decade of public service cuts tells a…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThis is an unprecedented crisis. How this House, the Government and the Prime Minister respond will determine the fate of millions. We are making life-and-death decisions—choices…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateToday the Government have announced a mortgage holiday for homeowners, and that is welcome, but they have made the political choice not to give a rent suspension to millions of…17 Mar 2020