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HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicThe Leader of the House talks at great length about responsibilities. As Members of this House, we have responsibilities also to those who are employed here and work in this…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI hope the Prime Minister will join me in thanking the civil service, particularly employees in HMRC and the DWP who are processing payments. They deserve a reward, so will the…11 May 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageIs there not also a responsibility on Government contractors? I am thinking of Atos, Adecco and those that have call centres, which are telling at-risk employees to attend their…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic SupportThe Secretary of State will be aware that some companies are operating at the moment that should not be—they are defying the advice from the Prime Minister. Will the Secretary of…25 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will have heard my question to the Secretary of State for Scotland. There are companies defying his advice, which is for public health and to save lives. Can he…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle). He made his points well and with force and clarity, and I agreed with much of what he…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageDoes the shadow Chancellor agree that businesses that refuse to close should be subject to closure orders and heavy fines? That is the only way that we can get some of those…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI thank the shadow Chancellor for giving way again; he has been extremely generous. Coming back to the point about lay-offs, does he agree that we must ensure that opportunistic…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageLet me ask the Minister for, I think, the fifth time today, what action are the Government considering to protect workers and employees who have one of those letters but whose…25 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportYears ago, I read in the newspapers that there was a red Ed in the House of Commons; I did not realise that it was the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). I,…24 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI thank the Secretary of State’s Parliamentary Private Secretaries, who have been enormously helpful. He may be aware that in Australia, British embassy officials are telling…24 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewMy hon. Friend is right; that is very sound advice. Everyone who has spoken so far today has been a credit not just to the House, but to their constituents, because there are far…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewThe Morse review also suggests that the main people responsible were the creators of such schemes, who do not seem to be getting chased up to the same extent as those who appear…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewI entirely agree. The hon. Member’s constituents in Eastleigh and my constituents in Glasgow South West will have the same feelings about this matter and how they are being…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewI am not only very concerned, but angry about some of these actions and what I have heard today about what HMRC is up to. I will speak more about that. When constituents such as…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewLet me first congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on his brilliant introduction to this issue and on standing up for the victims of this…19 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersDoes the hon. Lady agree that as workers have had their shifts cancelled, or have been told that their hours will be reduced—many of them are on zero-hour contracts—they, too,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020I apologise for being slightly late for the Committee, Mr Paisley. I was in the advertised room, where they were discussing Buckinghamshire, but I managed to avoid that—17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020Indeed, Mr Paisley. I have a couple of questions for the Minister. I am looking at the percentages that the Low Pay Commission has recommended. It is welcome that an increase of…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Government effectively discouraged UK citizens from entering sectors of the economy that traditionally offer low-paid and precarious employment. Is it the Chancellor’s…17 Mar 2020