Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" I congratulate the Secretary of State on his appointment. Cases of covid rose by 30% last week compared with the previous week, and on 10 July we saw over 35,000 new cases, the highest since 22 January. By mid-August we could see 1,000 people a day being hospitalised, and …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Covid-19: Government Handling and Preparedness
"Five hundred and nineteen residents in my borough of Tower Hamlets have lost their lives to covid—in my own family, we have lost five of our relatives—and their family members are grappling with that loss to this day. The hearings yesterday were incredibly distressing. Mr Cummings has admitted to Government …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in London
"It is a pleasure to join this very important debate, Sir Christopher, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) on securing it.
The speed of the roll-out of the vaccination programme is a great source of hope for all of us. Those of us who …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19
"I start by paying tribute to all those in the NHS across our local communities, including in my constituency, for everything that they have done to support people during the pandemic. My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones. As many will be aware, black and minority …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Feb 2021
Covid-19 Update
"I am grateful to all those working together—the GPs, Queen Mary University of London, the Royal London Hospital, Tower Hamlets Council, the London Muslim Centre and others—in my constituency to make sure that people get vaccinated. As Members have heard, vaccine take-up is lower among minority communities and some other …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Feb 2021
Covid Security at UK Borders
"Time and again during this pandemic the Government’s incompetence has cost lives. They have been too slow to lockdown, too slow to build an effective test-and-trace system, and too slow to secure our borders. Despite the UK tragically passing the covid death toll of over 100,000 people, the highest in …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Dec 2020
Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) on securing this important debate. I want to start by extending my gratitude to all those working with people with disabilities, particularly in the education …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Dec 2020
Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities
"Could the Minister tell us now or in writing about how the actions she is taking to reduce the disproportionate impact of death rates for those with learning disabilities is being addressed with facts, so that we can see the progress that the actions of her Department have led to, …..."Rushanara Ali - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Asked by:
Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Stepney)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on children's mental health and wellbeing of banning youth sport during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
We recognise how critical sport and physical activity is for children and young people’s physical and mental wellbeing and their personal and social development. Schools remain open and children can participate in physical education and sport where it is part of the curriculum or part of the core timetable of the school.
Unfortunately, most organised children’s sport outside school activity has had to cease temporarily during this second period of lockdown, but sport and physical activity is permitted as part of other supervised activities, such as wraparound care or childcare facilities, where it is necessary to enable parents or carers to work, seek work, attend education or training, or for respite care.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th November 2020
Asked by:
Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Stepney)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many healthcare workers have been tested for covid-19 to date.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The National Health Service has made testing available to all symptomatic NHS staff as a priority.
We are also testing those who are asymptomatic in specific circumstances where appropriate. For NHS workers specifically, NHS England has published guidance on when testing of this nature might be appropriate, including where an incident has taken place, an outbreak or where high prevalence has been established.