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My weekly update
Dear John,
We are all willing the Government's strategy to work and to save lives,
after all, there has never been so much at stake. But there is an uneasy
disconnect between the Government's promises and what they are delivering.
As Keir made clear in his PMQs debut on Wednesday, the Government has been
too slow on testing, too slow on supporting social care, too slow on
procurement and too slow on PPE.
There is a clear mismatch between statements being put out by Downing
Street and the realities facing health and care staff on the ground. I
receive emails daily from concerned constituents working on the front-line
who tell me that they do not feel safe at work because they lack basic PPE.
Shockingly, over 70% of respondents to my PPE survey have expressed this
sentiment and told me they do not feel safe at work. These are local
nurses, care workers, consultants, pharmacists and ICU doctors - people at
the sharp end of this crisis who are telling me that they are missing
masks, gowns, gloves, eye protection and scrubs - all essential equipment
to carry out their lifesaving work, safely. Sadly, their experiences are
not unique, and it is something we are hearing from health and care staff
in every part of the country. If you are working on the front-line, I want
to hear from you about your experiences. You can let me know by filling in
my PPE survey here [5].
This week I have been heartened by the number of local businesses who have
been in touch to offer PPE donations to those who need it most. Please
continue to email me at
[email protected] if you can donate or
provide any essential items to local health and care teams, and I will pass
your kind offers on.
FREE ACCOMMODATION FOR NHS HEROES
A wonderful initiative from Love Your Postcode and MECS Sales and Lettings
in Harborne who are helping to connect landlords who own vacant apartments,
rooms and homes with NHS heroes and other key workers who may need to
self-isolate from loved ones or be closer to their place of work, all free
of charge.
If you are a landlord who can help, or a key worker looking for a place to
stay, please visit the following sites or use the contact details below to
find out more:
LOVE YOUR POSTCODE
www.loveyourpostcode.com/freenhsapartments [6]
www.facebook.com/groups/2012953175502128/about [7]
[email protected]
0800 862 0870
MECS SALES AND LETTINGS
www.facebook.com/groups/birminghamhouses [8]
[email protected]
07742 051 451
MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
This crisis is putting a financial strain on many of us, but none more so
than low-income families whose living situations have been made all the
more precarious in recent months. This week, Labour's Shadow Work and
Pensions Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, called for major changes to
Universal Credit for low-income families to help them through this crisis.
Scrapping the five-week wait for a first universal credit payment and
abolishing the two-child limit on benefit payments would be welcomed by the
hundreds of individuals and families in my constituency who fear slipping
further into hardship as a result of this crisis. Rest assured, Labour will
keep the pressure on the Goverment to make these necessary changes on
behalf of all the families who desperately need greater support.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS
It's an obvious fact, but one worth reminding ourselves of, that the
coronavirus does not respect borders. This is a global pandemic and so we
need a global response. This week brought news of a rapid rise in
coronavirus cases and deaths across Africa. As I said in my statement this
week, the UK needs to act now and lead the way at an international level to
develop a robust plan to support countries in Africa, before the virus
spreads further and death rates skyrocket.
Each month, coronavirus responses around the world require at least 100
million masks and gloves, 25 million respirators, and 2.5 million
diagnostic tests. No one country can take on this crisis alone, and we must
unite across borders to overcome it.
Just today, countries from around the world joined the UK in pledging to
give everyone equal access to any new coronavirus vaccines and treatments
that are developed - a rare glimmer of hope and a reminder that we can only
come through this, together.
As ever, please do not hesitate to get in touch if there is anything I can
help with, you can find my contact details below. Stay safe and look after
one another.
Best wishes
PREET KAUR GILL
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BIRMINGHAM EDGBASTON
STANDING UP FOR BARTLEY GREEN, EDGBASTON, HARBORNE AND QUINTON
LIGHTWOOD HOUSE, ADKINS LANE, B67 5DP (WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE FRONT
ENTRANCE PRESS THE BUZZER LABELLED 'HOUSE MANAGER'; IF THAT
DOESN'T WORK YOU CAN CALL 0121 429 6722)
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