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HANSARDCompanies: Parental Leave PracticesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to issue their consultation on requiring transparency in publishing parental leave practices for companies with over 250 employees.10 Jul 2019HANSARDSharia Law: MarriagesMy Lords, the Council of Europe, referred to in the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, is very clear that where human rights are concerned there is no room for cultural…04 Jul 2019HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019Before the Minister sits down, paragraph 13.1 of the Explanatory Memorandum states: “This instrument does not directly apply to activities that are undertaken by small…25 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of how the investigatory powers of consumer law enforcers will be consolidated and simplified through this statutory instrument.…25 Jun 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not as a rule speak on DCMS matters, but when I learned that there was to be a Second Reading of the Commonwealth Games Bill and the Games were being held in the…25 Jun 2019HANSARDVictims of Domestic Violence and AbuseI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, for securing the debate today and greatly welcome the draft domestic abuse Bill. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, I have been…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsMy Lords, I am a little disappointed by that Answer. This is supposed to be implemented from the beginning of September, which is what the Chancellor promised. The hundreds of…21 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Free Sanitary ProductsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 13 March (HC Deb, col 352), what steps they are taking to ensure that free sanitary…21 May 2019HANSARDFamily Courts: Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, perhaps I may ask about the Minister’s announcement of the setting up of an expert panel. Children are often victims too, whether the damage inflicted is physical or…21 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy Lords, I add my welcome to this Statement and declare my interest as a patron of a refuge in Birmingham. Local authorities will now have a legal duty to provide secure homes…14 May 2019HANSARDStalkingMy Lords, stalking has been described as murder in slow motion. While the number of reported incidents has increased fourfold in recent years, charge rates have halved. We do not…14 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityMy Lords, unless we get rid of the traditional recruitment methods of CVs and formal, structured interviews, we will never be able to recognise the talent lying on our own…09 May 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsMy Lords, the Royal Statistical Society has found that the government system used to report pay gaps is flawed in some important respects, open to gaming and very difficult for…08 May 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for the tremendous work he and his colleagues on the sub-committee have done in producing these two reports. I am glad we are…29 Apr 2019HANSARDFemale EntrepreneurshipMy Lords, if we want, “to strengthen the UK’s position as one of the best places in the world for women to start and grow a business”, as the report says, then no one can be left…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for outlining the main provisions in this suite of SIs. I have to say, it is a great pleasure not to be talking about Brexit, and to be…28 Mar 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions HolidayTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to implement their commitment in the 2017 Conservative Manifesto to give a one-year National Insurance contributions holiday to…27 Mar 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions HolidayI am grateful for that Answer and delighted to hear that the noble Lord is “committed” to this. Small businesses very often bear the brunt of changes in our economy, so they know…27 Mar 2019HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation VictimsMy Lords, this case is about three women who were sexually exploited as girls, forced into prostitution and therefore have convictions for soliciting. For years, the injustice…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, food hygiene ratings exist to help raise food safety standards in business, and consumers welcome the “scores on the doors”. However, in England—the only nation in the…19 Mar 2019