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HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I am conscious that I am the only thing stopping people…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Member is spot on. The reality is that this gentleman factored in that he would appear before a Select Committee, that it would be uncomfortable and that he would…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Will the Minister give way?17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Can the Minister tell the Public Bill Committee how many consultations and letters BEIS has issued about fire and rehire? There is cross-party agreement in this House about what…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which gets to both the nub of the issue and a source of real concern for me. He is right to talk about the colander…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I will start by returning to some of the comments I made on Second Reading. The Bill is far too narrow in…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am not sure that is the case, given that Peter Hebblethwaite can continue to act with impunity and had a promotion recently. I will not seek to make this party political; I have…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Lady is talking about the importance of taking action. Other than a pretty toe-curling Select Committee appearance and a couple of bad media interviews, the only action I…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Even if people were not around last night, it will not come as a huge surprise that the Government are not particularly wild about standing up for workers’ rights. We on this side…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?16 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Unfortunately, I was unable to catch the eye of the hon. Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) as he was handing out some crib sheets in…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillHave we not been told so often throughout the course of this Parliament that one reason we do not have an employment Bill is that there is no parliamentary time? Yet when we see…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163). The House proceeded to a Division.16 Jan 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law: Trading StandardsI will go first, and then perhaps my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North can go second. The Minister spoke earlier about things being obsolete. Does he understand the irony…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law: Trading Standardsrose —12 Jan 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law: Trading Standardsrose —12 Jan 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law: Trading StandardsThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I hope to be on my way to Euston station at 5 pm. I am grateful to Mr Speaker for granting this Adjournment debate, which allows me to raise a number…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law: Trading StandardsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) was good enough to send me the briefing from the music industry, which hits on…12 Jan 2023HANSARDRoyal Mail and the Universal Service ObligationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I congratulate the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing the debate, and offer my support to the CWU in the…12 Jan 2023HANSARDVAT: Pet FoodI know that you, Mr Speaker, are a particular fan of pets, and we all know that they are very important to people’s mental health. I recently visited the Dogs Trust rehoming…12 Jan 2023