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HANSARDTopical QuestionsRecently, I visited the Royal Mail delivery office in Huyton. Posties spoke to me about serious problems with low-level letterboxes, including bad back and joint issues and an…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Live Events Ticketing: Resale and Pricing PracticesI am made up at today’s statement, especially as someone with a music industry background and as a big fan. Dynamic pricing made headlines last summer when Oasis’s fans were hit…13 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of the GMB and…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. About a year ago, one of my constituents in Knowsley was told that she needed IVF. She went to her employer to let…10 Dec 2024HANSARDSixth-form Education: ReformIn my constituency there is no A-level provision. Some students have told me that they have to travel for hours just to study, and others consider this a barrier to continuing at…09 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I refer Members to my declaration of interests. I am also a member of Unite and the GMB. It was said in an evidence session last week that in hospitality—a sector that we are very…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)Can I clarify whether the shadow Minister believes that workers should shoulder all the burden, and that businesses should bear no responsibility?03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I am sorry for referring to the shadow Minister as “you” earlier, Mr Stringer; I was not suggesting that you needed to clarify whether you thought workers should shoulder all of…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Third sitting)Q In our evidence sessions earlier this week we heard concerns about changes to collective redundancy, and particularly the changes to the “one establishment” rules. What are your…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Minister, you spoke earlier about some of the engagement you have had on the Bill, and some of the witnesses earlier today spoke about tripartite meetings that they had been at…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to follow on from the last question. A previous witness today said, “I think, if you introduce lots of rights like paternity rights and flexible working rights from day…28 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Before I ask this question, I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am also a member of the GMB. I want to ask about balloting. What are…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing this important debate, and for her bravery. Domestic violence is a massive issue in…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)Q My question is for Mr Hale. Can you confirm if the FSB has an HR service that it sells to its members, and if so, does that provide an incentive for you to talk up the impact of…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)I also refer to my declaration of interests. I am member of Unite and GMB.26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)I refer to my declaration of interests and my membership of Unite and the GMB.26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I refer once again to the most high-profile case that we have seen in recent times, when P&O unlawfully sacked 800 workers, many of whom were your members and were impacted by…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Cathryn, earlier you identified that the CMI said that a lot of good employers and good businesses have already adopted a lot of the measures in this Bill, and other panellists…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Specialist domestic abuse services, such as The First Step in Knowsley, are facing an increase in demand but are having to turn people away due to a lack of funding. What more…25 Nov 2024HANSARDRailway Ticketing7. What steps she is taking to simplify railway ticketing.21 Nov 2024