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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this amendment. It makes a lot of sense to make sure that we avoid…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for touting out my services as a legal adviser, but I have committed to not taking any second jobs, and certainly none that involves legal…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)Apologies, Mr Stringer, if I inadvertently used “you” in my previous intervention. That was a mistake; I apologise. I am grateful to the Minister for tabling these amendments.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)The Committee received a submission from Lewis Silkin, a leading legal expert in the field of employment law. It says that some of the Government’s proposals will lead to a…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I want to drill down on an important point of principle that we should be considering. I do not want this to become a tale of woe from my previous career in hospitality, but I…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Third sitting)Q My questions are for Claire. I should declare that I am a Co-op member and a member of the Co-operative party. You mention having a positive relationship with your unions. I was…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q One of our previous witnesses, Luke Johnson, said that one thing that he thought was bad for business in the Bill was increasing access to paternity leave. Mr Johnson publicly…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing this important debate. On Monday, we…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q We have heard a lot today from other witnesses about the benefits of the flexibility of zero-hours contracts to businesses. Could you tell us a little bit about the impact on…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)I am a member of the GMB and Community unions, and until the general election was a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)Q I used to work on a zero-hours contract in the hospitality industry, as many do. Everyone who worked in that small business was on a zero-hours contract, which led to a…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)I refer to my membership of the GMB and Community unions, and my previous membership of the Employment Lawyers Association.26 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksWill the shadow Minister acknowledge that the OBR actually said that 90% of households will be better off under this Budget, and it is only the wealthiest 10% of households that…19 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing this important debate.…19 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I extend my congratulations to the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) on securing this important…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesFar too many families in my constituency have come to me in tears, not just at the lack of support for their children with SEND but at a system that seems set up to stop them…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseNext week, members of the European Pride Organisers Association will vote on the hosts of EuroPride 2027. I am proud to back the only UK bid to host that festival, Pride in…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (Shaun Davies) on securing the debate. I will try to explain my experience in one minute. A year ago this week, I had my two…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI must declare that I am a proud member of the Community and GMB unions, and—this may be of interest to the Opposition— in my previous role I was an employment lawyer to…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareMay I congratulate hon. Members on their wonderful maiden speeches? The challenges facing primary care services in our country were set out in damning detail in Lord Darzi’s…16 Oct 2024