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  • Helen Whately – 2021 Comments on Care Home Residents Being Allowed Visitors

    Helen Whately – 2021 Comments on Care Home Residents Being Allowed Visitors

    The comments made by Helen Whately, the Minister for Care, on 20 February 2021.

    One of the hardest things during this pandemic has been seeing families desperate to be reunited with their loved ones kept apart and I absolutely want to bring them back together.

    Throughout this pandemic we have sought clinical guidance on how visits can be conducted safely.

    We had to restrict the majority of visiting when the new variant was discovered but we have done all we can to enable visits to continue in some form. That includes providing funding towards costs of screens and PPE.

    As we begin to open up we will move step by step to increase visits while remembering we are still in the grip of a global pandemic.

  • Dominic Raab – 2021 Statement on Ukraine

    Dominic Raab – 2021 Statement on Ukraine

    The statement made by Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, on 20 February 2021.

    The UK stands with Ukraine against the illegal annexation of Crimea and we will continue supporting those whose lives have been impacted by Russia’s illegitimate aggression.

    Russia is trying to cover up its human rights abuses by preventing access to Crimea for international monitors. But we will work closely with the UN and international partners to ensure Russia is held to account.

  • Dominic Raab – 2021 Statement on Myanmar

    Dominic Raab – 2021 Statement on Myanmar

    The statement made by Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, on 20 February 2021.

    The UK condemns the shooting of peaceful protesters, which only places the military regime further beyond the pale. We will consider further measures, with our international partners, to hold to account those responsible for crushing democracy and choking dissent.

  • Justin Madders – 2021 Comments on the Royal College of Physicians

    Justin Madders – 2021 Comments on the Royal College of Physicians

    The comments made by Justin Madders, the Shadow Health Minister, on 19 February 2021.

    This is the latest confirmation that our NHS workforce have gone above and beyond the call of duty for over a year now and at some point they are going to need to take a proper break.

    The NHS came into the pandemic with a record 100,000 vacancies and a workforce already stretched to the limit.

    It’s time Government listened to these warnings put in place a strategy to protect the people that make the NHS what it is.

  • Ed Miliband – 2021 Comments on the Advances Research and Invention Agency

    Ed Miliband – 2021 Comments on the Advances Research and Invention Agency

    The comments made by Ed Miliband, the Shadow Business Secretary, on 19 February 2021.

    Labour has long called for investment in high ambition, high risk science. From artificial intelligence to quantum technologies and life sciences, the UK has long been at the forefront of cutting-edge research and development. Labour will continue to support and champion the work of our country’s scientists.

    But Government must urgently clarify the mission and mandate of this new organisation, following strong engagement with the UK’s science base – those closest to the work. And it is important ARIA does not have a blanket exemption from FOI laws as has been reported, so taxpayers know how their money is being invested.

    Many researchers have been hit hard during the crisis but have been excluded from government support, and there is still no clarity about what the science budget will be in just six weeks time and where it will be spent, leaving the industry in limbo. Funding for ARIA must therefore be accompanied by a multi-year roadmap for funding across the whole sector.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Children in Care in Unregulated Accommodation

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Children in Care in Unregulated Accommodation

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, on 19 February 2021.

    All children need a safe place to call home, yet some of the most vulnerable are effectively being cast aside because there isn’t enough capacity in the care system.

    After a year of consultation, the Government still hasn’t realised that most looked after children in unregulated accommodation are over 15. Their proposed solution is yet another sticking plaster that won’t address the problem.

    We need a clear plan to rebuild children’s social care after this pandemic and ensure that no child is left behind.

  • Andy McDonald – 2021 Comments on Supreme Court Decision on Uber

    Andy McDonald – 2021 Comments on Supreme Court Decision on Uber

    The comments made by Andy McDonald, the Shadow Employment Rights and Protections Secretary, on 19 February 2021.

    This is a hugely important ruling with significant implications for the gig economy. Uber drivers and all gig economy workers should get basic rights at work, including decent pay, safety and job security.

    The landmark judgement is also testament to the hard work of the ADCU and GMB trade unions and drivers who have brought about this action.

    Increasing numbers of workers are engaged on exploitative zero hours and insecure contracts. The Supreme Court has sent a very clear message that companies should not game the system by undercutting the rights of their employees.

  • Rachel Reeves – 2021 Comments on Hotel Quarantine Contracts

    Rachel Reeves – 2021 Comments on Hotel Quarantine Contracts

    The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on 19 February 2021.

    This Tory government’s obsession with outsourcing and repeated conflict of interests has marred its pandemic response.

    There has got be urgent reassurance that there are no conflicts of interest here – and that the public and those workers trying hard to make the hotel quarantine work don’t pay the price for this government’s last minute, shambolic planning.

  • Matt Hancock – 2021 Comments on Long Covid

    Matt Hancock – 2021 Comments on Long Covid

    The comments made by Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 18 February 2021.

    I am acutely aware of the lasting and debilitating impact long COVID can have on people of all ages, irrespective of the extent of the initial symptoms.

    Fatigue, headaches and breathlessness can affect people for months after their COVID-19 infection regardless of whether they required hospital admission initially.

    In order to effectively help these individuals we need to better understand long COVID and identify therapeutics that can help recovery. This funding will kick-start 4 ambitious projects to do just that.

  • Oliver Dowden – 2021 Comments on Culture Recovery Fund

    Oliver Dowden – 2021 Comments on Culture Recovery Fund

    The comments made by Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in the House of Commons on 19 February 2021.

    From restoring Georgian lidos and Roman baths to saving local screens and synagogues, our Culture Recovery Fund is helping to save the places people can’t wait to get back to, when it is safe to do so.

    All over the country, this funding is protecting the venues that have shaped our history and make us proud of our communities, whilst safeguarding the livelihoods of the people that work in them.