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HANSARDFire and RehireThe very fact that only last week P&O Cruises felt able to say it would impose new contractual terms on workers through fire and rehire tactics shows that some employers still…30 Nov 2023HANSARDFire and Rehire3. What steps she is taking to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices.30 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryMay I just finish the quote from my constituent? She went on to say: “I have been a patient with the NHS for my gender affirming care since 2017-18. The soonest I will be offered…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryThank you. I would like to leave the Minister some time. I say to the Minister that if the Government have the will, it is not too late for them to act. The Minister, a fellow…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryAs the hon. and learned Member would acknowledge, there is already provision in the Equality Act for specific spaces for biological women, where that was deemed appropriate. She…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryThe point is that we know perfectly well that there are one or two extremely far-reaching and far-thinking women’s refuges that have a very inclusive policy, but the vast majority…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryThank you, Mr Sharma, for coming to our rescue and saving our debate this afternoon—we very much appreciate that. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr…29 Nov 2023HANSARD UkraineThe renewed attacks on Kyiv at the weekend and the threats to power plants remind us how widespread the impact of the war is on Ukraine. Could the Minister update us on what…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOrganised CrimeGiven that, shockingly, the average time it takes for a crime to be charged has trebled since 2016, will the Secretary of State embrace the Police Federation’s “Simplify DG6”…27 Nov 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI welcome the Minister to his new role. He will know that time is of the essence, with a victim of this scandal dying every four days. He also knows that there is nothing to stop…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillI am sure the Minister will acknowledge the immense importance of public sector broadcasting to the Welsh language. How will she ensure that the Bill reflects the significant…21 Nov 2023HANSARDFloating Offshore WindI congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on not only securing the debate, but all her work on raising the issue of offshore wind and floating offshore wind.…16 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAs the Minister acknowledged, we were all shocked by the images of babies being huddled together in the hope of keeping them warm enough to stay alive. What more will the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDBritish SteelThe feedstock for the Trostre tinplate works in Llanelli is steel of a quality that can currently only be produced in the blast furnace process. Following the devastating news…08 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressEven if we were not expecting a great deal, the King’s Speech is even more disappointing than we could have imagined. It is weak, empty and full of platitudes. To make matters…07 Nov 2023HANSARDHonesty in PoliticsI thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for leading this debate on a subject—honesty in politics and how MPs can be made more accountable for what…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I apologise that I will not be able to stay until the end. We have heard from others how the current climate has been…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Ann ClwydI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and on her excellent speech. Does she agree that, in addition to her many political achievements, Ann was a true friend to us…19 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, we need increased electric arc capacity to reprocess more scrap steel in the UK, but Trostre tinplate packaging works in my constituency needs a grade of steel that can be…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe future viability of Tata’s tinplate works at Trostre in Llanelli depends both on the proximity of Port Talbot and on the production there of the grade of steel that can…18 Sept 2023