In Parliament - Tracy Brabin

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Reading: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the reading habits of (a)...

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 tests were carried out in Batley and Spen constituency on each of the last 14 days.

Universities: Levelling Up Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of explicitly including universities as potential recipients of...

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

It is a privilege to speak in this debate. Today, I will focus much of my contribution on those who have fallen through the gaps in support—commonly known as the excluded. Nearly a year...

Reading: 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 is taking to encourage reading during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

Culture Recovery Fund: West Yorkshire

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 proportion of the recipients of the Cultural Recovery Fund are located in West Yorkshire; and what proportion of that...

World Book Day

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 steps his Department is taking to support World Book Day 2021.

Universal Credit: West Yorkshire

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the (a) Batley and Spen and (b) West Yorkshire are in receipt of the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit.

Weddings: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has has made of the potential merits of establishing a Government-backed scheme to support consumers and wedding business in the absence...

Covid-19: Road Map

Commons debates

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...

Weddings: Coronavirus

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the wedding sector and its supply chain on sector re-opening timelines during the...

Weddings: Coronavirus

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the financial support required by the wedding industry to support its...

Cabotage

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of cabotage rules on the number of UK based music concert haulage vehicles.

Grooming Gangs

Commons debates

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. That was a very warm and sensitive pause. Thank you for your wisdom. Obviously, this is a sombre debate. I thank all Members who have spoken so well. I look...

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

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 plans he has to continue the contract with Edenred as the provider of Free School Meals vouchers.

Topical Questions

Tracy Brabin made a speech in the House of Commons

Last week the Chancellor received a detailed and costed policy proposal for a targeted income grant scheme, written by Rebecca Seeley Harris and supported by the gaps in support all-party...

Topical Questions

Tracy Brabin made a speech in the House of Commons

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase

Commons debates

I wish to speak in favour of the motion. These have been testing times for local authorities in West Yorkshire. Just today, the “Cities Outlook 2021” report has revealed that the...

Coronavirus: Disease Control

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent civil servants in his Department are working on developing new policy initiatives to support people during the covid-19 outbreak.

UK Musicians: EU Visa Arrangements

Commons debates

I am sure the Minister will agree that this is a double whammy for anyone who cares about levelling up and the creative industries in West Yorkshire and beyond. Recent figures show that the...