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Response to Opposition Day Motions on Universal Credit & Free Schools Meals

Monday, 18 January, 2021

This afternoon the Opposition has two motions before the House, one on Universal Credit & Working Tax Credit and one on Access to remote education & the quality of free school meals. Below I will set out my current view on both of these issues. What are ‘Opposition Day’ debates? Firstly, what exactly are ‘Opposition day’ debates? Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons for the...

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

18th January 2021

Vaccine arrives in Teignbridge!

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

11th January 2021

The government has taken a twin track approach to Covid - finding the medicines and cures as fast as possible and reducing infection spread while this work goes...

Westminster News

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

4th January 2021

It’s a free trade deal! Is this now - finally - Brexit - and a trade deal? Just to be clear, we left the EU at the beginning of 2020, but subject to a...

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

21st December 2020

Weekly update & Merry Christmas!

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

7th December 2020

My weekly update

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

30th November 2020

Last Wednesday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, set out the 2020 Spending Review. Given that we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, it is...

Tier System: General Response

27th November 2020

Anne Marie's response to the latest tier system

Thoughts on Covid-19 Winter Plan

24th November 2020

Yesterday’s statement by the Prime Minister at last ends lockdown, I sincerely hope forever! We return on Wednesday 2nd December to a 3-tier system. But that...

Anne Marie's Weekly Column

23rd November 2020

Last week saw two significant announcements from the Prime Minister; one on the Green Industrial Revolution and another on the integrated review of defence...