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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Some 20% of all employees in my Scarborough and Whitby constituency work in the hospitality sector, and obviously a large number will be women. According to the latest Office…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Minister, we have touched on adult social care today. There are 1.6 million workers in the sector. I know that news of the adult social care negotiating body has been warmly…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I cannot resist the temptation of having three professors in a row in front of us. If you could make one change to the Bill, what would it be? Professor Simms: We were warned…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to highlight the richly deserved King’s award for voluntary service that has been given to the 60 volunteers at Newby and Scalby library in Scarborough. The library’s…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI thank the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing this important debate. In my constituency of Scarborough and Whitby, Scarborough has the highest rate…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)I also refer to my declaration of interests and my membership of Unison and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Carly, you have experience in supporting businesses, including SMEs, to transform their processes and culture to become happy workplaces. How do you see the measures in the Bill…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Ms Brearley, I have read that you will be leaving your role in the new year, so may I congratulate you on all you have achieved with your organisation, and on being the…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)I refer to my declaration of interests and my membership of Unison and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a question for you both. In 2023, there were 8,000 people working in the hospitality sector in my Scarborough and Whitby constituency. That is 20% of all employees, which…26 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThe latest crime figures show that shoplifting has shot up to a 20-year high, knife crime has risen yet again and violence against women and girls remains shamefully and…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is an honour to be called to make my maiden speech during this important debate. I would like to pay tribute to the armed forces personnel and…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingOn sustainability, I highlight the work of the Whitby Lobster Hatchery, which has released 25,000 baby lobsters into the ocean. We are Yorkshire, the lobster capital of Europe,…05 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Whitby InterActive has provided inclusive play schemes and holiday activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities for 26 years. It…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Film IndustryI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Does she agree that it is vital that our creative skills pathway reaches coastal communities, so that talented young people in…09 Oct 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: East of EnglandThe report issued last December for SEND provision in Scarborough and Whitby will chime with other Members: a 40% increase in the number of requests for EHCPs compared with the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance OverpaymentsCarers make incredible sacrifices to care for loved ones, but they can be left deep in debt as a result of repaying the allowance after unintentionally breaching the qualifying…07 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance Overpayments15. What steps she is taking to tackle carer’s allowance overpayments.07 Oct 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationScarborough and Whitby are understandably popular destinations for holidays and short breaks, but the impact of short-term holiday lets is forcing people out of the towns. Today…12 Sept 2024HANSARDRape and Sexual Violence: Victim SupportLast week, “Emmerdale” aired an upsetting episode dealing with the domestic abuse suffered by Belle Dingle. The storyline has shown just how difficult it can be for someone to…10 Sept 2024