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HANSARDRoyal MailMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former member of the board of Royal Mail. I understand people’s frustration and anger, but this is a global problem. Every developed country…08 Jun 2026HANSARDILO Convention 190My Lords, an awful lot of these incidents occur because many people, in various kinds of workplace, either think the issue is a non-issue or that it is funny, or they just do not…26 Jan 2026HANSARDEmployment Gap for Blind and Sight-impaired PeopleMy Lords, I have been registered as partially sighted since December 2020. While I absolutely agree with the point of the Question regarding the need for employers to be more…17 Dec 2025HANSARDTelemedical AbortionsMy Lords, can the Minister ensure that, whatever the umbrella of this legislation is, it will cover women in a variety of circumstances? We all know that, unfortunately, many…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to participate in this debate. I thank my noble friend the Minister for her introductory comments. She mentioned the clauses in the Bill that…27 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I will bring the Question back to its original point about equal pay. Under the last Labour Government, we had a very successful co-operative association with employers…05 Mar 2025HANSARDCommunity and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, along with others, I thank my noble friend Lady Morgan of Drefelin for introducing this debate. I have long held a very fond memory of the voluntary sector and the role…31 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Childcare ExpansionMy Lords, I am pleased to hear the Minister speak about the importance of the workforce. Will the Government bear in mind that it is important to include the employment of young…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Duty Costs AllowanceMy Lords, noble Lords should bear in mind that questions and answers should be about the principles being posed. Finger-pointing at individuals, from whichever side of the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Gale for introducing this debate, which is important not just for women but for men and for all of us in the country at large. In May,…14 Jul 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesI did not say that if we levelled up for everyone, it would still be unequal. I said that the Minister who responded to the debate seemed to think that levelling up for women, men…14 Jul 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for introducing this debate. When I first came into this House, in 2004, I, along with many other new noble Lords, was advised to have a…11 May 2022HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionThe Minister will be aware that the vast majority of jobs that will be lost due to the collapse of Arcadia and Debenhams this week are held by women. That is mostly because jobs…03 Dec 2020HANSARDAdult Learning: Union Learning FundMy Lords, I, along with other Members of the House, was extremely pleased to receive the letter from the Prime Minister in September setting out the Government’s plans for…24 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for placing this debate on today’s agenda. I look back to when I came in to the House some 15 or so years ago. At that time,…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEqual Pay LegislationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans, if any, they have to amend the equal pay legislation to include the right to know the pay of a potential comparator.10 Mar 2020HANSARDEqual Pay LegislationI thank the noble Baroness for that reply. During yesterday’s Oral Question on the gender pay gap, a question was asked about a woman’s right to know. The Minister agreed that a…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGender Pay GapMy Lords, if we can stick for a moment with the gender pay gap, the Minister has said that she is concerned about the gap—concerned that things are not moving on—but does anybody…09 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren and Families: Early Years InterventionsMy Lords, I, too, thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester for her splendid introduction to this debate. I did not disagree with a single thing she said. I also…27 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive ProgrammesMy Lords, we on these Benches of course welcome the commitment made in the Queen’s Speech for 12 years of education for girls. We know that malnutrition hits girls and women…13 Jan 2020