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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan). As a proud trade unionist, I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the Minister give way?30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillA lot of the remarks made this evening have focused on safety, but section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides workers with the means to contest the adequacy of safety…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy right hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. There are workers who are going to be denied that fundamental right to withdraw their labour, and that is a step that should be…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI hear the Minister chuntering from a sedentary position about the Bill not covering buses, but that is not what it says. It covers “transport services” and its jurisdiction is…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI will help the hon. Lady. Is she aware that the ILO is saying that unions should participate in defining minimum service levels, and that any disputes should be dealt with not by…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. This is about targeting people. People will be selected for treatment under these work notices, and trade unionists will be singularly picked…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy right hon. Friend is right. People’s response has not been to lie down and accept the Government’s bidding; they have no choice but to stand up for themselves. Labour will have…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Crustacean Mortality in North-east England: Independent Expert AssessmentThe Minister said that the report concluded that “a harmful algal bloom present in the area coincident with the event was identified as of significance.” We were in the area at…26 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestI am hearing from constituents that they are heartily sick and tired of incessantly reading stories about tax irregularities, cheating and fraud, and the self-serving elite. Faith…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyMay I share in the warm words of tribute to Professor Bonner from the right hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour? Like me, he is very much aware of the superb, world-class…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It was always going to come to this, where the ideological and deliberate attack on workers, along with the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI do not know whether my hon. Friend is as horrified as I am by the juvenile and facile comments from the Conservative Benches, or whether he heard today on Radio 4 about the…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionThe Secretary of State has said that he supports the right to strike—by banning workers from striking. Does he not see the ridiculous position he has got himself into? The whole…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Draft Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The Minister is explaining to us that this is putting the UK and Switzerland in the same position as now, making a temporary arrangement permanent. On a point of clarification, is…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case. At the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the number of people still in hospital who could be discharged into social care…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the mood in her constituency, as in mine, apposite these dealings is one of faith being completely shaken in the good governance and process…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My constituent, Brandon, was medically discharged from the armed forces in 2020 after serving six years. He sustained a number of physical injuries and mental health…05 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Internal Market Information System Regulation (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021On SOLVIT, the dispute about the tracing of goods has been one of the major issues around the Northern Ireland protocol. When we speak to people in Brussels, they tell us not only…01 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Internal Market Information System Regulation (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021I am very grateful to the Minister for giving a very detailed account on this important issue.01 Dec 2022