Extract from Commons debate on Covid-19 - Sep 28
Tuesday, 29 September 2020 08:07
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):...The House has not lost a
single day of sitting, and although I do not like the fact that our
proceedings are curtailed at the moment or that we do not have
Westminster Hall debates, the staff here have ensured that we can
continue to exercise some sort of parliamentary scrutiny. As I am
sure colleagues will agree, our constituency offices have also
played a blinder in supporting our constituents with the
information that they need. What our constituents...Request free trial
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(Con):...The House has not lost a single day of sitting, and
although I do not like the fact that our proceedings are curtailed
at the moment or that we do not have Westminster Hall debates, the
staff here have ensured that we can continue to exercise some sort
of parliamentary scrutiny. As I am sure colleagues will agree, our
constituency offices have also played a blinder in supporting our
constituents with the information that they need. What our
constituents want now, however, is that we not only suppress the
virus but enable them to have confidence that their families will
have a financially safeguarded future. That is the challenge that
the Government face, and that is why I am heartened that the
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is often at the
Dispatch Box outlining the work that he is doing and the relentless
work that his team is doing. The idea that this is being done
behind closed doors does not bear much scrutiny, because so many
statements are being made here. I also want to mention the work of
the Chancellor in putting in place some groundbreaking schemes
right from the beginning, including the furloughing and the
Kickstart scheme to try to get people back into
employment...
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