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HANSARDBaby Loss and Safe Staffing in Maternity CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Jill Mortimer) for bringing this important debate to Westminster Hall and for…25 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraine: Potential Russian War CrimesI welcome the Attorney General back to his place; he is providing much needed continuity amidst the chaos. Bombings of civilians, conducting executions, torturing war prisoners…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Manchester ProtestThis is a serious diplomatic incident. As others have said, the violent clash between pro-democracy protesters and officials at the Chinese consulate is disturbing and goes…20 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleAre young people not being consistently left behind—whether by the benefits system, the fact that they are not paid equal wages, or the fact that the living wage is not a real…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandAfter 12 years of this Government, it is fair to say that many of the reasons for the cost of living crisis lie squarely at their door. Any Government who fail to understand why…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandMy ten-minute rule Bill is due for Second Reading on 16 September. Does the Minister acknowledge that it is simply unfair that a parent who loses a pregnancy or baby at 23 weeks…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI want to make some progress, but I will come back to the hon. Member. There are more and more people in insecure work, more and more people with insecure wages, and more and more…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandThe hon. Lady makes a number of points. Given her ardent belief in the Union, she would argue that this is the best place in the world for the protection of workers’ rights, yet…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank the hon. Member for that salient point. We can be under no illusion: not only are this Government not interested in protecting workers’ rights, but they are not interested…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandAbsolutely. There was ample opportunity when the Lib Dems were in the coalition to transform employment law, and that did not happen.06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is fair to say that the Labour party, like the Government, has been sleeping on the job when it comes to protecting workers’…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I know that the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) wished to intervene too.06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI thank my hon. Friend for making that point. The Taylor report gave the Government a comprehensive list of items that they could address, but sadly they have been sleeping on the…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of devolving employment law to Scotland. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. The…06 Sept 2022HANSARDMiscarriage LeaveI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for paid leave for people who have experienced miscarriage. The Bill seeks to give three days’ paid leave…06 Jul 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKI beg to move, That this House has considered 50 years of Pride in the UK. It is a huge privilege to lead today’s debate, which commemorates the UK’s first Pride march in London…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKI thank all Members who have contributed to today’s debate. It has been an informative and, as always, passionate debate, but as we heard from Members across the House, we cannot…30 Jun 2022HANSARDUnion’s Impact on ScotlandLast year, the Scottish Tory manifesto stated that a vote for them was a vote to stop an independence referendum, yet they achieved only 22% of the vote. Does the Minister accept…29 Jun 2022HANSARDUnion’s Impact on Scotland3. If he will make an assessment of the impact of the Union on Scotland.29 Jun 2022HANSARDUniversal Basic IncomeI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a universal basic income. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend…15 Jun 2022