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Written Question
Industrial Health and Safety: Immunosuppression
Monday 25th April 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to encourage employers to carry out covid-19-specific health and safety risk assessments in the workplace to help support severely immunocompromised employees.

Answered by Chloe Smith

COVID-19 remains a public health issue. There is no longer a requirement for every business to consider COVID-19 in their risk assessment or have COVID-19 control measures in place. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency has published guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace.

For people in England who are immunosuppressed (including employees), the Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance entitled: ‘COVID-19: guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk’.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 19th April 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she intends to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 25 January 2022, reference ZA58736 in relation to overpaid carers allowance.

Answered by Guy Opperman

A reply was sent to the hon. Member by the Area Director for Universal Credit, on behalf of the Secretary of State, on 29 March 2022.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 19th April 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she intends to respond to a letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 28 January 2022, reference ZA58773 in relation to a state pension claim.

Answered by Guy Opperman

A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 7 April 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

This is a momentous day for the deaf community. Exactly 19 years ago to the day, British Sign Language was first recognised in a ministerial statement. Sadly for the deaf community, not a lot has changed, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for those comments. BSL is such a rich, vibrant, brilliant language, which relies not only on signing but on body language and facial expression. It is great fun. When I was Lord Mayor of Liverpool I got the children to finger-spell 26 letters of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments. My dad would be really pleased with himself today—not necessarily with me, but with himself...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"Absolutely; I will come on to my mum very soon. As with all those things that happened in the ’60s and ’70s, my dad took pole position; my mum took care of home affairs. As Members will see, she played just as much of a role in me being here …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That runs right through the Bill and through my comments. Given an equal opportunity, deaf people can achieve so much. This will make my hon. Friend’s case: I was told about a deaf student whose class was visited by a specialist interpreter. At the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"I just want to endorse the comments of my friend, the right hon. Gentleman, by making a very quick point. My father, who is profoundly deaf—born deaf and with no hearing whatsoever—was in hospital and was seen by a senior registrar, who said, “Mr Cooper.” The lady who was visiting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
British Sign Language Bill

"With the leave of the House, I should like to make a few very short remarks.

A Bill similar to mine failed in 2014. Deaf people have waited for this for so long. We are on the point of delivering a huge difference for each and every one of them. …..."
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