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HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI think all of us can completely agree that that is not the kind of society in which we want to live. We should value people who do the right thing and step forward to enter the…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillWith the leave of the House, I will briefly respond to what has been an extremely useful and constructive debate, at the end of what, according to any metric, has been quite a…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThe right hon. Lady’s point is spot on and she has made it very eloquently. I can see there is consensus. She is right that for a very long time we have grappled with the…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I begin by acknowledging that the House was originally due consider the Bill on Friday 9 September. I was looking over my…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. He is absolutely right that some employers are missing a trick here. As I said, I did not expect to get into a debate about Germany, but…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI am grateful to the right hon. and gallant Gentleman for his intervention. I had not expected us to get into a debate today about what is going on in Germany, but he raises a…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Member for her question. As I said earlier, she was incredibly helpful at the early stages of the Bill, and she is absolutely right to make that…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThe hon. Lady raises a really helpful point, following the one made by the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson). The nature of the Bill, and what we seek to achieve through its…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThat is an excellent point that has attracted support from right across the Chamber. The hon. Lady is absolutely right. We must make sure that women are making decisions about…21 Oct 2022HANSARDOffenders: Employment after Release from PrisonOne in three prisoners are released on a Friday, but many support services are closed over the weekend, which makes the transition and route into employment more complicated. It…18 Oct 2022HANSARDMajor Transport Infrastructure: North of EnglandI welcome the Secretary of State to her post and thank her for her answer. Doncaster Sheffield airport is a strategic asset not just for South Yorkshire but for the wider north…13 Oct 2022HANSARDMajor Transport Infrastructure: North of England2. What recent steps her Department has taken to deliver major transport infrastructure projects in the north of England.13 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldThe hon. Lady is presenting a powerful case; I congratulate her on securing this important debate. Max Johnson is a 14-year-old heart transplant recipient. He was the key figure…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Minister to his new role. Specifically in response to the war in Ukraine, the Prime Minister made a commitment to update the integrated review, and we now know that…11 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaIt is a pleasure to see the Minister at the Dispatch Box, and I congratulate her on her appointment. Previous Chancellors have not delivered the level of transformative resource…11 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda12. What fiscal steps his Department is taking to fund the Government’s levelling-up agenda in the north of England.11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. When someone has cancer, every day is an emergency. Weston Park Cancer Centre in Sheffield does outstanding work, treating patients not…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is a solemn honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and I want to begin by offering my condolences on behalf of my Barnsley constituents and myself to His…09 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI warmly welcome the Leader of the House to her important new role and I wish her well with it. I suspect she has been studiously looking at the commitments the Prime Minister…08 Sept 2022HANSARDJustice for VictimsI welcome the Secretary of State to his place. During the debates on the Bill, Members from both sides of the House paid tribute to and supported the work of Chief Constable Jon…07 Sept 2022