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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Jan 2021
Elections: May 2021

"There is a history with this Government of treating disabled and vulnerable people as an afterthought, so it is not surprising that today the Minister has not offered any real detail on how they are going to ensure that everybody who is shielding can play a full part in these …..."
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Written Question
National Security Council: Coronavirus
Thursday 17th December 2020

Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Security Council has met to discuss the covid-19 pandemic; and which Cabinet members were in attendance at each such meeting.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ105615 on 22 October.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2020
Public Health

"We are in a never-ending cycle of national and localised lockdowns and restrictions that are not working. The daily death toll remains high, and hundreds continue to die every single day. Infection rates are ever-shifting, and people are seeing their sacrifices and the impact on the liberties and freedoms in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment he has made of the progress of the UK’s negotiations with the EU. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"These negotiations are not going well and time is running out. The best the UK can now hope for is a very basic trade deal with the EU. The Minister knows that in all negotiations there needs to be concessions and some give and take on all sides, so what …..."
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Written Question
Coronavirus: Death
Wednesday 4th November 2020

Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many death certificates has covid-19 been recorded as (a) the primary cause and (b) a contributory factor since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2020
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

"I will speak to the amendments and new clauses tabled by my right hon. and hon. Friends on the Opposition Front Bench, those in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) and those that I have signed tabled by my hon. Friend the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19 Update

"My constituent Elizabeth O’Connor lay in agony for six hours after fracturing her hip and breaking four ribs waiting for an ambulance. Her distressed daughters were unable to comfort her or to see her when she was initially admitted to hospital. Elizabeth suffers from dementia and lives in a care …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Tenth sitting)

"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair again, Mr Stringer. I wonder whether the Minister can help me out, because I am a little confused. The Government’s own memorandum states:

“Clause 12 does not require derogation nor does it make a decision to derogate more or less …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Tenth sitting)

"As we are coming to the end of the Committee, it is appropriate to remind the Minister that on 5 October, at the Joint Committee on Human Rights, in accepting that there were deficiencies in the Bill, the Minister said he wanted to

“work with Committee members and Members across …..."

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