In Parliament - Janet Daby for Lewisham East

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Arms Trade: Israel

Department for International Trade

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent amendments her Department has made to export controls in the context of the potential provision of armaments to the Israeli...

Arms Trade: Exports

Department for International Trade

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what armaments the UK exported from January 2018 to January 2021.

Vaccine Roll-out

Commons debates

A constituent of mine, Mr Clive Tombs, recently reached out to me regarding the crisis facing the London ambulance service. He told me that no one he knows in the service has had a vaccine,...

Persecution of Christians: Nigeria

Church Commissioners

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

A recent Open Doors UK event highlighted that Christians are more likely to be tortured and murdered for their faith by Islamic militants in the north of Nigeria than in any other country....

Persecution of Christians: Nigeria

Church Commissioners

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What progress the Church of England has made on its work to help tackle the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

Serious Criminal Cases Backlog

Commons debates

The backlog of cases in the Crown courts is not only causing concern for victims of crime; the mishandling of the crisis has also piled pressure on to hard-working lawyers and barristers, who...

Covid-19: Dental Services

Commons debates

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing the debate. She has been a persistent advocate for dental care during the pandemic....

Long Covid

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for arranging this important debate, which I hope will raise awareness of the issue, and cause the Government to reassess the...

Elections: May 2021

Commons debates

What steps has the Cabinet Office taken to ensure that people who are asymptomatic of covid-19 and instructed to self-isolate are able to cast their vote? Will the Minister consider changing...

Coronavirus: Greater London

Department of Health and Social Care

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase covid-19 testing capacity in London.

Public Health

Commons debates

I am grateful to be able to speak in today’s debate. I start by extending my deepest sympathy to my staff member, Ruzina, who today lost her mother to coronavirus. Words cannot describe the...

Covid-19: Educational Settings

Commons debates

I have been contacted by a distraught young lady from my constituency who works full time and is a private candidate studying for her A-levels. With exams now cancelled, students in standard...

Education: Return in January

Commons debates

Testing for the virus is key to supporting a child to stay in school. When children are not in school, their learning is disrupted. It causes a lot of anxiety in relation to family plans and...

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

Department of Health and Social Care

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to give (a) local authorities and (b) local public health teams the (i) funding and (ii) powers to lead on contract...

Energy White Paper

Commons debates

I welcome the statement by the Secretary of State. We need detailed plans that will show not only how we will reduce our carbon output but how we will protect the jobs and livelihoods of those...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

The Health Secretary is fully aware that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost during the pandemic, which continues to hit our economy. That means a vast number of families and individuals...

Government Policy on Iran - [Mrs Maria Miller in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My constituent, Mr Anoosheh Ashoori, was captured some three years ago while visiting his sick mother in Tehran, and has since been held in prison under really brutal conditions, which have...

Scheduled Mass Deportation: Jamaica

Commons debates

If the Minister listens carefully, he will hear that I am also speaking about victims and rehabilitation. The recommendations made by the Windrush lessons learned review have still not been...

Deaths in Mental Health Care - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Monday 30 November 2020

Janet Daby made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The circumstances of the debate are truly heartbreaking. I begin by extending my condolences to the family of the late Matthew...

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children who were previously receiving free school meals but are now being taught from home as a result of the...