All 2 Debates between Esther McVey and Nadhim Zahawi

Tue 25th May 2021
Covid-19
Commons Chamber
(Urgent Question)

Covid-19

Debate between Esther McVey and Nadhim Zahawi
Tuesday 25th May 2021

(3 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi
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I am happy to write to the hon. Lady with the answer to her question. Suffice it to say that this is an important amount of money to those people and I do not think we should be playing politics with it in a sort of “gotcha” moment.

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey (Tatton) (Con)
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The Minister will recall that we were told that the first lockdown was required to give time to build capacity in the NHS. Can he therefore tell us how many more hospital beds are available now than in March last year?

Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi
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I will write to my right hon. Friend with that detail. Suffice it to say that we now have 908 people with covid, as I said in my statement—the lowest number since lockdown.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Esther McVey and Nadhim Zahawi
Monday 5th September 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con)
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6. What the timetable is for the implementation of local retention of business rates.

Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)
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7. What the timetable is for the implementation of local retention of business rates.