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HANSARD Elections Bill (Instruction)On PCC elections, is my hon. Friend as staggered as I am to learn that the Conservative party’s PCC for Cleveland, Steve Turner, who was elected earlier this year, was sacked in…20 Sept 2021HANSARDJobcentre ServicesDisabled people require support to get back into work. Disability is defined in the Equality Act 2010 as “a physical or mental impairment” that “has a substantial and long-term…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsThe Government have overseen a crisis of insecurity and a lack of protections at work, and the proposals announced today will do little to address it. There is no plan to…08 Jun 2021HANSARDFire and Rehire: ACAS ReportWhy is it that fire and rehire has spread like wildfire across our country? Trade unions are shackled to prevent them from defending their members; employers have free rein to…25 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s Speech: Employment LegislationThe Secretary of State says that he does not take lessons from Labour—this is from the man who described the British as “the worst idlers in the world.” The Supreme Court ruling…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingLast Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on Uber was a landmark victory for working people, and testament to the hard work of the GMB union, the App Drivers and Couriers Union and the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court Ruling(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Uber.24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-secure WorkingMr Speaker, “The effects are non-permanent or reversible, non-progressive and disability is temporary”. Those are the words of the Minister for Employment in justifying why…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansThere is a clear and active discussion about working time and the quality of life for working people. Since time immemorial, that discussion has taken place. I have no doubt that…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have had an erosion of protections and rights over many years, and we have to deal with it and review it comprehensively. This also includes…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI agree wholeheartedly with my right hon. Friend in that respect and I will come on to deal with many of those issues later on in my speech. Against this backdrop, it is shocking…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his unequivocal indication that he condemns this practice. If that is so, will he legislate to outlaw it once and for all? We will…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI am more than happy and delighted to confirm that that is utter and complete nonsense. Is it likely? I just ask people: is that really likely? Of course it is not. If the…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI beg to move, That this House believes that all existing employment rights and protections must be maintained, including the 48-hour working week, rest breaks at work and…25 Jan 2021HANSARDEmployers: Dismiss and Re-engage TacticsHeathrow, British Airways and British Gas—all flagship companies—have used abusive fire and rehire tactics to cut the pay and conditions of their loyal work forces. Rolls-Royce in…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyCan we just nail this business about state aid? It was pleaded for in Redcar. We can do that. This is a critically important point: the Tory Government decided that they would sit…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyDoes my hon. Friend agree that it might assist us if the various companies that have fallen under the umbrella of this organisation voluntarily agreed to be subject to the Freedom…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyIt is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) for securing the…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyThat’s because you’re the beneficiary.25 Nov 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyWill the hon. Gentleman indulge me one more time?25 Nov 2020