Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

They are still open, yes. I am grateful to the Minister for his tour of Reading town centre, and I am also a big supporter of many of those businesses. Will he come and visit Reading with me to...

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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

Does the hon. Lady agree that the Government need to get on top of the supply-chain issues, particularly in our ongoing relationship with the European Union, the issues in Northern Ireland and...

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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She has stolen part of my speech, but she has done so very graciously. Branch closures are an issue in suburban areas, as the Minister knows well. Travel...

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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. I welcome the Bill but want to echo the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) by raising a series of...

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Gurkha Pensions - [Dr Rupa Huq in the Chair]

22 Nov 2021

Westminster Hall debates

Thank you, Dr Huq. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, and I am grateful to speak in this very important debate. In the time available to me, I would like to make three points: to add...

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair]

16 Nov 2021

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) makes an important point. I also wish to offer my support to the family—to Richard and Nazanin—at this very difficult...

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Cop26

15 Nov 2021

Commons debates

I pay tribute to the COP President for his work. Will the Prime Minister now indicate how he is going to put pressure on the major coal producers and importers, and indeed how he will use UK...

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Clause 24 - Guidance on the OEP’s Enforcement Policy and Functions

08 Nov 2021

Environment Bill

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Trust is paramount for the communities up and down the great rivers of this country, as the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran)...

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State Pension: Payment Delays

08 Nov 2021

Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

People work hard all their lives and pay in to save for their retirement; they deserve to be paid their state pension on time. Colleagues across the House, as we have heard, are reporting more...

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Guadeloupe: Travel Restrictions

05 Nov 2021

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to review its advice on travel to Guadeloupe.

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

With the leave of the House, I beg to withdraw the motion that the Bill be read a Second time. I wholeheartedly thank the Minister for his genuine commitment to this important issue and the way...

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention; he makes a thoughtful point. He is absolutely right that there is a connection between raising awareness of this vital sector and the...

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

I will go on to make some further suggestions for the type of independent review, and I am grateful for that suggestion on the Children’s Commissioner. The Bill does not propose changing...

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and the review I propose would, indeed, cover such issues.

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

I am grateful for the Minister’s support and I know that he believes passionately in this agenda. Clause 3 seeks to do that by using the power of the Government and of the wider public...

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Childcare Bill

29 Oct 2021

Commons debates

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before I start, may I thank the Clerks and the Whips who have helped me to get to this point today? In particular, I thank the Lord...

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State Retirement Pensions: Females

27 Oct 2021

Department for Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of women affected by the underpayment of the State Pension.

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Judicial Review and Courts Bill

26 Oct 2021

Commons debates

The hon. Lady is making a fascinating speech and some very strong points. Does she agree that there is now an established body of judicial review going back a number of years that seems to...

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State Retirement Pensions: Females

22 Oct 2021

Department for Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women affected by the underpayment of the State Pension have been reimbursed by her Department through the State Pension Correction...

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Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

25 Nov 2021

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for harsher penalties for the assault of retail workers.

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Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

25 Nov 2021

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policing steps her Department is taking to tackle the abuse and assault of retail workers.

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Police: Social Media

25 Nov 2021

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are currently under investigation for (a) being in the possession of or (b) sharing grossly offensive material in...

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Ambulance Services: Staff

24 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the wellbeing of ambulance staff operating at Resource Escalation Action Plan Level...

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Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

24 Nov 2021

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) on securing this important debate and on his tireless...

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New Clause 62 - Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc

23 Nov 2021

Health and Care Bill

Tan Dhesi made a speech in the House of Commons

Many of my constituents find it increasingly difficult to book an appointment with an NHS GP or dentist, forcing them either to go private or to suffer without treatment. Does the shadow Minister...

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Global Health Insurance Card

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are working on processing Global Health Insurance Card applications; and whether the Government has made an assessment of...

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Ambulance Services

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timeframe is for the de-escalation of Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP) Level Four back to normal REAP...

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Ambulance Services

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) challenges and (b) risks to (i) the South Central Ambulance Service and (ii)...

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Ambulance Services

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of the long-term operation at Resource Escalation Action Plan Level Four...

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NHS: Coronavirus

23 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential effect of pressures caused by the covid-19 outbreak on NHS staff retention in...

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Channel Tunnel Railway Line

23 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending High Speed 1.

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Railways: Electrification

23 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 Oct 2021 to Question 58484, whether his Department has plans to release a Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline annual...

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Railways: Bicycles

23 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, whether the Government plans to roll out cycle carriages throughout the rail network.

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Railways: Public Expenditure

23 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timeframe is for the spending of the £500 million committed to the restoration of Beeching Cut rail lines, as set out in...

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Human Trafficking: English Channel

22 Nov 2021

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on tackling human trafficking gangs that operate across the English Channel.

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Asylum: Applications

22 Nov 2021

Home Office

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is between the submission of an application seeking asylum and her Department's initial decision.

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Global Health Insurance Card

22 Nov 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Global Health Insurance Card applications (a) are in progress, (b) are awaiting processing and (c) have been received in each...

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Railways: Electrification

22 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the priority given by his Department to rail electrification has changed as a result of the Autumn 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review.

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Railways: Finance

22 Nov 2021

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department's release timeline has changed for the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.

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International Men’s Day - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair]

25 Nov 2021

Westminster Hall debates

It is a real pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. Let me of course congratulate the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on opening the debate, and all the right hon. and hon....

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Points of Order

24 Nov 2021

Commons debates

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope my point of order will be moderate and speedy. I believe it relates to a critical issue for the House. A week ago, this House agreed: “That...

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Topical Questions

24 Nov 2021

Women and Equalities

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

I regret that the Minister does not appear to have seen the figures from this morning. If she had, she would know that her Government’s measures are not working. I thought she would mention...

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Topical Questions

24 Nov 2021

Women and Equalities

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

This morning, we learned that domestic abuse-related crimes have doubled in the last five years, but the number of prosecutions has fallen every year in the same period. A few minutes ago, the...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

Of course, the way to guarantee that the scope will have the breadth that is required would be to have the binding vote in the House of Commons for which Labour is calling right now. As the...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

I shall be happy if the Minister can clarify that.

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

I hoped that the Minister might say at this stage, “Yes, absolutely—we will follow what Labour has called for. We will make sure that those documents are published; we will make sure...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Earlier in the debate, he detailed that sorry tale in devastating manner, as did my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister is obviously doing her very best, but yet again, I am afraid that this is not an edifying spectacle. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the recommendation led to companies...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the concrete impact of these failures and that procurement system. I will come to those matters, which he detailed very ably in the important speech...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

Many thanks to my hon. Friend; she is absolutely right that we have seen failure upon failure upon failure to meet the targets that were set, as she knows very well from her experience in this...

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Randox Covid Contracts

17 Nov 2021

Opposition Day

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

This is a vital moment for everyone who cares about democracy, transparency, stemming the waste and abuse of public money and improving the way that our country responds to future crises. I find...

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Child Rearing

08 Nov 2021

Ministry of Justice

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays in family courts on cases of parental alienation.

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Secure Accommodation: Young People

04 Nov 2021

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of (a) demand for and (b) supply of secure accommodation for young...

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Secure Accommodation: Young People

04 Nov 2021

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of local authority provided secure accommodation for young people as...

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Secure Accommodation: Young People

04 Nov 2021

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to help enable local authorities directly provide secure accommodation for young...

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Schools: Admissions

04 Nov 2021

Department for Education

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many successful requests there have been from local authorities for powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out of school.

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Schools: Admissions

04 Nov 2021

Department for Education

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average response time from his Department is to local authorities that have requested powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out...

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Schools: Admissions

04 Nov 2021

Department for Education

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times he has been received representations from local authorities requesting powers to compel schools to take on pupils who are out of school.

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Female Genital Mutilation: Clinics

20 Oct 2021

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many specialist FGM clinics (a) have closed over the last ten years or (b) are in the process of closing.

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