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Responding to the Business Statement on Thursday 14 January 2021, I asked for a debate on new watered-down measures to prevent evictions during the pandemic and called on the Government
On Wednesday 13 January 2021, I responded on behalf of HM Opposition to two motions which suspended sittings in Westminster Hall and debates on Private Members Bills owing to the
I support the campaign by Cllr Maria Alexandrou, Cllr Dinah Barry and Vicki Pite to tackle the stigma around cervical cancer smear tests.
Over 3000 women in the UK each year
On Wednesday 6 January 2021 Parliament debated a Business of the House motion which facilitated the debate of Coronavirus lockdown regulations later that day. I asked the Leader of the
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its guidance on the 30 December 2020 to confirm that adult carers who are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, or those
Responding to the Business Statement on the day Parliament was recalled, I paid tribute to all the NHS staff fighting against Covid-19 and asked for an urgent statement on the
On behalf of HM Opposition, I spoke to a business motion which set out the timetable for MP's to debate the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill. The Government allocated a single
At 9.36am I responded to a motion on virtual participation which extended the ability of MPs to participate in debates remotely. I first called on the Government to introduce these
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