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HANSARD Labour Market ActivityDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the Labour party has a shambolic record on making work pay in this country, not least because 1.4 million people spent most of the 2000s…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityThis Government rightly recognise that increasing workforce activity is an essential part of growth, as we work hard to halve inflation this year. The labour market has been…28 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI rise to speak in support of this legislation. I warmly welcome the extra cost of living measures that it provides, which will benefit my constituents in Guildford and Cranleigh…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillThe hon. Lady is right to ask that question, but across these many measures, the Government are having to work within quite constrained parameters. I know that the Chancellor and…21 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. That has been the case since 2010. Those of us who stood in 2019 participated in Zoom debates in early 2020, in the middle of covid, to discuss…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank everybody who has been in the Chamber today and participated on Second Reading. There have been important contributions and…03 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon) and to congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on bringing this incredibly…03 Feb 2023HANSARDCaravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) BillMy hon. Friend has talked about councils’ ability to license, particularly on land that they own. In constituencies such as mine, that has been very effective in enabling them to…03 Feb 2023HANSARD Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI rise to support the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) and her amendment to the Equality Act. I agree with the Minister for Women and Equalities that the Equality Act is a…03 Feb 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillIt is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton). I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on her excellent…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This Bill has been years in the making. The principles behind the Bill have incredibly strong and widespread public…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAccessibility of Cultural Attractions8. What steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of cultural attractions.26 Jan 2023HANSARDAccessibility of Cultural AttractionsI am incredibly proud of the Yvonne Arnaud theatre in Guildford and the outreach work that it does in the wards of Stoke and Westborough, which have some of the highest rates of…26 Jan 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare in Overseas TourismI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and on the incredibly powerful speech he is making. I am sure that everybody listening tonight cannot help but be…24 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestI am astonished, though I should not be, at the brass neck of the shadow Leader of the Opposition in suggesting that the Prime Minister did not need to ask his independent adviser…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIndustrial action has impacted on many aspects of people’s lives in Guildford over the past few months. I regret the decisions made by multiple trade unions to strike, leaving no…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionLast week, rail users in Guildford trying to get in and out of the constituency, including key workers, were completely cut off because there were zero trains. At no point have…10 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ2. The A3 connects London to Portsmouth through Guildford, and I was delighted to see the new Solent freeport announced last week, which will increase traffic flows. As the A3…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The people of Guildford tell me they want women and girls to feel safe, and I am delighted to have had some success in getting lights turned back on, including on Yorkie’s…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Missile Incident in PolandI thank my right hon. Friend for the world-leading response by this Government to support the Ukrainian people in the face of Putin’s barbaric assault on their nation. Will he…16 Nov 2022