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HANSARDCruise IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate my neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith) on the brilliant work…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. As we heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington, some of the leading banks already do such reporting, but we wish…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapIt is interesting to note that Zurich commented that 87% of its workforce had identified which ethnicity they were from, so why is BEIS doing so much worse than a private sector…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on having opened today’s…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 September.15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayIt will not surprise Members to hear that I am going to call the Front-Bench spokesmen from 10.28 am. Many of you are standing and I do not wish to impose a formal time limit, but…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayBefore we begin, I encourage Members to wear masks when they are not speaking, in line with current Government and House of Commons Commission guidance. Please also give each…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayI still intend to call the Front-Benchers from 10.28 am. Danny Kruger is next.15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI would like to pass on my condolences to the Prime Minister on the sad loss of his mother. Raising children is very expensive—more so when they are disabled. The children…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekI put on record my appreciation to the hon. Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for having led the debate today and for her incredible work on this important and sensitive…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekOn that point, will my hon. Friend reassure me and all Members that the Government will keep pushing the crucial message that the vaccine does not affect fertility or pregnancy,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMany constituents have understandably been in touch, desperately worried about family members in Afghanistan. They want to find out whether the Afghan citizens’ resettlement…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanMay I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests for the support that I get from the RAMP—Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy—project?…18 Aug 2021HANSARD Awarding Qualifications in 2021 and 2022I welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement that students will be examined only on what they have actually been taught, in recognition of the acute impact that this year has had…22 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend will understand my disappointment that there is no current commitment to outlaw public sexual harassment. My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, writing in The…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the support that I have received—a research capacity in my office, relating to my work…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThere is some real concern among my constituents that they might in some way have the wrong batch of AstraZeneca vaccine. My hon. Friend provided a useful update on Friday, but…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaIt is popular to blame mutant algorithms for many things, but social media giants could use them quickly and effectively to shut down accounts that are spouting racist bile. Will…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe River Test is one of the finest chalk streams in the world, but since May, diesel has been spilling into the river. What matters most is that the flow is stopped and that…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationTragically, maternity discrimination does not just happen in the labour market—it also happens in labour wards. What work is the Minister doing across government to make sure that…07 Jul 2021