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Written Question
Prime Minister: West Yorkshire
Tuesday 20th April 2021

Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, how many West Yorkshire based organisations he has met in the last 12 months.

Answered by Boris Johnson

As Prime Minister I meet individuals and organisations from across the United Kingdom. Details of my meetings are published on gov.uk. I most recently visited West Yorkshire in February when I went to the vaccination centre in the Al Hikmah centre in Batley where I was personally able to thank all the members of staff for their vital role in rolling out the coronavirus vaccination programme.

Written Question
Cabinet Office: West Yorkshire
Tuesday 20th April 2021

Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many West Yorkshire based organisations he has met in the last 12 months.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

I refer the hon. Member to the relevant transparency publications on GOV.UK for Cabinet Office Ministers’ meetings with external organisations.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Apr 2021
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

"It is an honour to send my tribute to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on behalf of my constituents in Batley and Spen.

The Duke had a close connection to Yorkshire. His first official visit, deputising for an ailing George VI, was to Hull in 1948. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"This could have been a transformational Budget to help us recover from the Government’s chaotic response to the pandemic—a Budget that understood that, for the country as a whole to flourish, regions such as West Yorkshire, which have paid a disproportionate price under extended restrictions for longer than other places, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19: Road Map

"The Prime Minister will appreciate that parts of my constituency and others in West Yorkshire have been in heightened restrictions and higher tiers since last summer when others had many more freedoms. Our people and businesses have paid a disproportionately high price in the national effort to tackle covid, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2021
Covid-19

"The Prime Minister will have heard the concern across the House for the 3 million British taxpayers who have been excluded from support since March last year. They have had a terrible Christmas and new year, and are looking at another three months with no support at all. It is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Dec 2020
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill

"Thank you for calling me to speak in this important debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. When the Division is called later, I will be supporting this legislation. With only one day until the end of the transition period, voting to implement this treaty is the only way to avoid no deal. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update

"Just to follow up on the question from my fellow Kirklees MP, the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Jason McCartney), can the Prime Minister clarify: if the numbers are right and they are going in the right direction, it is possible for local authorities, or areas within local authorities, to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" I refer the Prime Minister to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah). Due to a covid outbreak in Kirklees, we are now an area needing enhanced support. The council is being brilliant. It is testing workforces and closing operations, but there …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jun 2020
Covid-19 Update

"Last week in my constituency, in Cleckheaton, we had a covid-19 outbreak in a meat processing factory. Kirklees Council acted swiftly and efficiently. My concern is with the Government’s easing of lockdown. We will see these localised outbreaks. With the Health and Safety Executive having its budget cut by 50% …..."
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