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256 mentions in Parliament since Jul 2020.

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09 Jun 2022 Early Day Motion Commons OCS HM Courts & Tribunals Service security staff
Liz Saville RobertsPlaid Cymru
That this House notes with disappointment the recent below-inflation pay offer by OCS to security staff working on the HM Courts & Tribunals Service estate; believes this offer falls woefully short of what these front-line workers deserve and continues the unacceptable position of poverty pay on the HM Courts & Tribunals Service contract, which has led to widespread problems involving recruitment and retention; expresses concern that OCS is accredited by the Living Wage Foundation despite not...
07 Jun 2022 Early Day Motion Commons No confidence in the Prime Minister
Ed DaveyLiberal Democrat
That this House has no confidence in the Prime Minister because he has broken the covid-19 lockdown laws that his Government introduced, has presided over a culture of serial rule-breaking in Downing Street, has undermined standards in public life, and has failed to take action to support millions of families in the midst of a cost of living emergency.
06 Jun 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Carers Week 2022
Ed DaveyLiberal Democrat
That this House supports Carers Week 2022, which is taking place from 6 to 12 June; recognises this year’s theme of making caring visible, valued and supported; emphasises the invaluable contribution that millions of unpaid carers make across the UK on a daily basis, by providing care to their family and friends who are disabled, ill or older and need support; highlights that unpaid carers save the British taxpayer £400 billion each year; acknowledges that unpaid carers have been under additi...
06 Jun 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Volunteers’ Week, 1st to 7th June 2022
Amy CallaghanScottish National Party
That this House welcomes Volunteers’ Week which is scheduled to take place from 1st to 7th June; understands the campaign, which started in 1984, means to mark its 38th year by formally saying thank you to volunteers across the UK; also thanks the teams involved in each of the four nations for spearheading respective campaigns; notes the tremendous work of Volunteer Scotland and its partners to further develop and promote volunteering campaigns; understands that Scotland’s Volunteering Action...
26 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Recognition for NHS Lanarkshire
Dr Lisa CameronScottish National Party
That this House recognises the outstanding work of the staff of NHS Lanarkshire in overcoming the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic and continue to work tirelessly every day to address the backlog; notes the hard work of the back office staff who supplied PEE, ensured O2 supplies were available and rapidly mobilised remote working technology for GPs and other key health care staff; commends all those staff who responded to the fire at Hairmyres Hospital in the midst of the pandemic; applaud...
26 May 2022 Written Question Commons Covid-19 Inquiry
Rachael MaskellLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the scope of the Covid-19 Inquiry includes an assessment of the potential impact on people bereaved by covid-19 of the findings of the Cabinet Office report entitled Findings
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25 May 2022 Written Question Commons 10 Downing Street
Rachael MaskellLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to require the proposed covid-19 inquiry to collect evidence on the impact of breaches of covid-19 restrictions at 10 Downing Street on people who were bereaved during covid-19.
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24 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons GP Surgery Closures in Yorkshire
Jon TrickettLabour
That this House expresses its gratitude and thanks to the hard-working and dedicated staff that work in our health services, particularly during the trying period of the covid-19 outbreak; notes that there has been a significant increase in pressure on GP surgeries in the last five years, with rising workloads, a lack of funding to meet demand and a difficulty in recruiting and retaining staff, as highlighted by the Kings Fund; expresses the deep concern that in the past year a further 6 GP s...
17 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Face Equality Week
Rosie DuffieldLabour
That this House looks forward to celebrating Face Equality Week which will run from 16th May to 20th May; notes that the covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on those living life with a visible difference or disfigurement, with the charity Changing Faces reporting an increase in people who have experienced hostile behaviour because of their visible difference, from 2019 to 2021, rising from 34 per cent to 43 per cent; joins Changing Faces on calling for the public to better understa...
16 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons The Sporting Aces award at the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2022
Amy CallaghanScottish National Party
That this House celebrates local East Dunbartonshire charity organisation The Sporting Aces on winning the Best Sport Based Community Charity at the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2022; understands The Sporting Aces to be the first and only charity in East Dunbartonshire aimed at promoting inclusion for multi-sport activity; notes the group work with adults, young people and children who have a range of physical, learning and communication difficulties to advance public participation in sport...
16 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons UHI Inverness graduate showcase
Drew HendryScottish National Party
That this House congratulates the students of BA(Hons) Art and Contemporary Practices at UHI Inverness on the opening of their Graduate Showcase on the 13th of May 2020, celebrating the end of their studies; recognises the hardships that Lecturer Frank To, Joint Programme Lead Rachel Fermi and students Isla Jacobs and Jemima Macdonald have faced during the covid-19 Pandemic, and the challenges this has posed to learning and creativity; commends the resilience of artists in the Highlands durin...
11 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Mental Health Awareness Week
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party
That this House notes Mental Health Awareness Week running from 9 to 15 May 2022; further notes that the Mental Health Foundation are focussing on awareness of the impact of loneliness on mental health and the practical steps that can be taken to address it; highlights the awful finding that one in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time; takes this opportunity to thank all those voluntary organisations and churches who were at pains to ensure that their members were not completely is...
10 May 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Covid-19 testing and school exams
Munira WilsonLiberal Democrat
That this House recognises the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on pupil and staff absences; believes there is potential for further disruption in the coming weeks; commends the tireless work of school leaders, teachers and support staff to ensure schools are as safe as possible for the exam season; yet notes that schools have been informed by the Department for Education that stocks of lateral flow tests are not to be distributed; calls on the Government to immediately communicate to schools ...
27 Apr 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Bluevale Community Club
Anne McLaughlinScottish National Party
That this House thanks everyone involved in Bluevale Community Club based in the communities of Dennistoun and Haghill in the East End of Glasgow; recognises that the club was formed by two local residents and has developed in a very short period of time from being a boxing club to a fully fledged community organisation; understands that the covid-19 pandemic gave the club the impetus to start providing mental and physical health support along with food programmes for people of all ages leavi...
26 Apr 2022 Written Question Commons Covid-19 Inquiry
Layla MoranLiberal Democrat → Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has instructed his Department to preserve evidence for the inquiry into the Government's handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
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25 Apr 2022 Early Day Motion Commons The Boys' Brigade
Owen ThompsonScottish National Party
That this House commends The Boys’ Brigade on how it has adapted to challenging circumstances over the last two years and has continued to provide much needed opportunities for thousands of children and young people in communities across the UK to learn, grow and discover during the covid-19 pandemic; notes that in March 2020, for the first time in its history, the organisation had to suspend its face-to-face activities, and responded by launching a new weekly digital programme of activities ...
19 Apr 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Soup to Go
Drew HendryScottish National Party
That this House congratulates Soup to Go on celebrating its 1st Birthday since rebranding from Broth and Blather at the Stratcherrick Hall; recognises the incredible work that the team has done to provide free lunches to those in need across the community throughout the covid-19 pandemic and the continuation of the hard work post-pandemic; and commends the fundraising efforts put in place following the end of funding and the commitment from the whole team to continue to give back.
19 Apr 2022 Early Day Motion Commons WaveLength
Dr Lisa CameronScottish National Party
That this House recognises the issue of digital inequality and data poverty in the UK due to the lack of access to basic broadband; acknowledges that this lack of access to broadband perpetuates the level of loneliness in citizens all across the UK; appreciates the work that the organization WaveLength has done over the last 80 years to combat loneliness within the UK through the provision of technology; understands that the efforts of WaveLength are needed now more than ever after the covid-...
30 Mar 2022 Written Question Commons Covid-19 Inquiry: Barristers
Alex CunninghamLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for the selection of counsel for the forthcoming public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic.
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30 Mar 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Going for Growth aerospace strategy
Grahame MorrisLabour
That this House notes the importance to the UK economy of the aerospace sector, which has an annual turnover of £33.9 billion and is the world’s second-largest aerospace industry, employing more than 14,000 people directly in high-skilled, well-paid jobs and four times that number in the supply chain; further notes that the covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on the aerospace and shipbuilding industries, with an estimated 20,000 jobs and thousands of apprenticeships lost since the...
30 Mar 2022 Written Question Commons Public Inquiries: Barristers
Alex CunninghamLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm the process by which counsel to public inquiries are selected.
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30 Mar 2022 Written Question Commons Public Inquiries: Barristers
Alex CunninghamLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has paid in fees to all counsel to public inquiries in each of the last ten years.
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29 Mar 2022 Early Day Motion Commons The Morrison Family and Craigneuk Post Office
Marion FellowsScottish National Party
That this House recognises the work of the Morrison family who have operated Craigneuk Post Office since 1982; commends the outstanding work of Christine Morrison who served as postmistress and who would always go that extra mile for her customers, from 1982 until her death in 2010; further commends the continued outstanding work of her son Scott who took over the Post Office as postmaster in 2010; acknowledges the vital work that Scott has done to operate this community hub particularly over...
28 Mar 2022 Early Day Motion Commons Terumo closure Knowsley
Sir George HowarthLabour
That this house notes with great regret Terumo Europe’s announcement that they intend to transfer their medical technology production facility in Knowsley to Costa Rica, with a loss of 110 jobs; further regrets the company’s failure to agree a redundancy package that, although in excess of the statutory minimum legal requirement, would mean that those on lowest pay would still not receive fair recognition of their contribution, particularly during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and, more...
24 Mar 2022 Written Question Commons Covid-19 Inquiry
Dan CardenLabour → Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the covid-19 inquiry will not hold public evidence hearings until 2023.
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