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HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsDoes my hon. Friend not think that part of the problem for the Government of the moment is that, if they try to expedite fire and rehire while we are trying to fire the current…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsI thank the hon. Gentleman—indeed, my hon. Friend in this instance—for giving way. Part of the problem is that at the moment the Government insist on stronger regulation and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and Rehire TacticsThere is a bit of a debate now about whether there will be an employment Bill or an improvement to employment rights. The main question is: when will it be delivered?15 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe Minister very frequently defends the indefensible in this Chamber when many of his colleagues come to the conclusion that they cannot. He talked about a binary choice, but the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeWill the Minister give way?07 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray Report“Wine Time Friday”, karaoke, grown men drinking shots of apple sours—how can anyone on the Government Benches honestly describe these as work events? Misleading the House is a…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Yesterday the head of Ofgem advised MPs that the energy cap is due to increase to £2,800 in the autumn, more than double last year’s cap. I know the Prime Minister has been…25 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesI listened with great interest to the Gracious Speech last week and was left bitterly disappointed. It will go down as a speech of missed opportunities, all through the choice of…17 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. The Prime Minister has been asked about the sodium valproate scandal previously, but Shaun Lintern at The Sunday Times this weekend revealed that campaigners were blacklisted,…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI thank my hon. Friend. The Government have set out the priority offences in schedule 7 to the Bill, but legal harms have clearly not been specified. Given the torrent of racist,…19 Apr 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsThe backlog of court cases means that victims of rape are facing years fighting for justice. Rapists are walking free because victims are dropping court cases due to the trauma…22 Mar 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls10. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle violence against women and girls.22 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsI was a supporter of my hon. Friend’s Bill when he brought it forward, despite being on the Conservative Benches at the time, and I even shared a platform with him at the party…21 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite our deep and historic ties both with Israel and with the Arab world, the UK was entirely absent from the process that led to the Abraham accords in the summer of 2020, and…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsReported cases of antisemitism continue to rise, with the Community Security Trust recording a record 2,255 cases in 2021. The Government have funded the security at Jewish…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaTo reiterate the comments of the SNP spokesperson, who is no longer in his place, yesterday a Russian bomb exploded at Babyn Yar, the largest mass grave from the holocaust, where…02 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineAs a Member of this House with Ukrainian heritage, this issue particularly troubles me. I thank the Prime Minister for the tone of his statement and for not only the resolute and…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineThe question before us today is not whether we support a Palestinian state within the framework of a two-state solution—Governments of both parties have rightly long backed that…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I am one of those fortunate Members who sit on a local pension board. One of the issues that is often feared, particularly by smaller Jewish communities, is that, rather than…22 Feb 2022