In Parliament - Tracy Brabin

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Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

It was pressure from this place that changed that law and a subsequent “Panorama” programme that unearthed all these cases of women who were sent straight to prison for non-payment....

Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

I could not agree more, and I will go on to talk about how creativity and the creative industries can be a powerhouse and an engine of regeneration in our communities in the north. Let me speak a...

Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman so much for that intervention—he is absolutely right. As we were saying about the trans character, these things could not be discussed in any other forum than...

Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

That is a great intervention, because wasn’t it groundbreaking? So many families watching that storyline in their living room may not have understood the humanity or the difficulties of...

Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

That was a really excellent intervention, because it highlights the quality of the writing and the pressure that the crew and the actors are under, in this time of covid, to deliver those...

Coronation Street: 60th Anniversary

Commons debates

What an enormous pleasure it is to be able to discuss the much-loved British institution of “Coronation Street”, as it reaches the grand old age of 60 and is still going strong. Our...

Coronavirus Vaccine

Commons debates

I add my thanks to the scientists and to the volunteers who put their own health at risk so that we could beat this pandemic. My constituency has been under enhanced restrictions for many months...

Arts and Publishing: Exports

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the economic recovery of (a) UK publishing industry exports and (b) other creative exports.

Arts and Publishing: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department to taking to support (a) SME publishing businesses and (b) other creative SMEs who were either not...

Schools: Batley and Spen

Department for Education

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £85 million of funding for laptops, tablets and 4G dongles, announced in April 2020, has been spent (a) in total and (b)...

Culture Recovery Fund

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether organisations in receipt of Government grants under the Cultural Recovery Fund grants programme are able to access the...

Coronavirus: Schools

Department of Health and Social Care

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a fast track covid-19 testing system for school (a) teachers and (b) staff.

Culture Recovery Fund

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to allocate the remaining funds in the Culture Recovery Fund.

Platinum Jubilee 2022: Finance

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding he has made available to support Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Coronavirus: Batley and Spen

Department of Health and Social Care

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 testing swabs were provided to testing centres in Batley and Spen constituency on each of the last 14 days.

North of England: Economic Support - [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Thank you for calling me in this important debate, Mr Efford. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on...

Theatre: Tax Allowances

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Theatre Tax Relief to cover (a) digital output and (b) community-based artistic activity.

Police: West Yorkshire

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in West Yorkshire in (a) 2010 and (b) as at 30 October 2020.

Broadband: Kirklees

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to improve internet infrastructure in (a) Batley and Spen constituency and (b) Kirklees local...

Antisocial Behaviour

Tracy Brabin received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent an increase in anti-social behaviour.