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HANSARD Transport: Cheshirerose —05 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, which I will come to later in my speech. If employers look after their employees and they are happy, then they are more productive; in the…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesI want to emphasise that the debate is about what happens before people become members of a union. The Minister is explaining exactly what members’ rights are, but we are not…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesI thank all my hon. Friends who have taken part in the debate. Every one of them has made excellent and eloquent points. In the few seconds I have left, I wish to respond to the…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I was a union rep at my workplace before I joined Parliament, and the number of cases in which I represented my colleagues is unbelievable.…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesAbsolutely; that is an excellent point. I could not agree more. Union members from the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union have recounted stories like that of Mohamed’s, a…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesI thank my hon. Friend for that brilliant point. It works for all stages in every sector, regardless of the size of the business. If large organisations practise fairly, it will…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesI beg to move, That this House has considered trade union access to workplaces. Working people in the UK can thank our trade unions for fighting to give us the minimum wage,…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union (Access to Workplaces)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove certain restrictions on trade unions conducting business in workplaces; and for connected purposes. Article 11 of…15 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sIt is great to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Burnley (Julie Cooper), who made an excellent case. By failing to protect the free TV licence for over-75s, the Government are…08 May 2019HANSARD China: UK policyIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aldershot (Leo Docherty), who made an excellent case and covered quite a lot of areas that I would like to cover. I want to…07 May 2019HANSARD Future International Trade OpportunitiesThank you, Mr Rosindell. It is great to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the hon. Member for North Warwickshire (Craig Tracey) for securing this important debate. I will try…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI want to remind Members why we are even here to debate the climate crisis in the first place. We are not here because of an international effort co-ordinated by world leaders,…01 May 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingAs we have heard in the accounts given by many of my hon. Friends today, for many communities in this country local government funding is a matter of life and death—a matter of…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHomes for Social Rent4. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of new homes for social rent since 2010.08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI beg to move, That this House has considered UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. First, I thank every member of the Backbench Business Committee…08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI am pleased that we have had this debate. It is heartening to see Members from both sides of the House joining in recommitting Parliament to the fight against racism. I thank…08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is no need for any sort of racism in any society, especially in sport—it is unbelievable. We need to systematically eradicate all forms…08 Apr 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentBetween 2016 and 2017 a total of 138 two- bedroom properties were let in my Warrington South constituency through the social rent scheme, and about 1,100 families bid for them.…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Local Government FundingLocal councils provide vital services to our constituents, whether on fly-tipping, homelessness, adult social care or children’s services. Any funding cut is a direct attack on…27 Mar 2019