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HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way on regulatory alignment?01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI thank the Minister for the confirmation that she has given today and, in particular, I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) and my hon. Friend the Member…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I am very sorry to disappoint the right hon. Gentleman, but I and a number of my colleagues have already presented the Ceramics (Country of Origin Marking) Bill. He is more than…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I do not think anybody would disagree with the right hon. Gentleman’s assessment that if there is no enforcement of regulation, there is no benefit, but we are not saying in the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman is correct that there are existing protections for some of the things I have mentioned that, if enforced properly, could take those products off the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Good regulation is basically the immune system of our nation, and it is often unseen. When regulation is working well and having the desired effect, we rarely see it happening…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]It is on the point the hon. Lady is moving away from.01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Persistence sometimes pays off, Madam Deputy Speaker. I genuinely want to pick up the point the hon. Lady is making about competition in relation to alignment. In the ceramics…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?01 Apr 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]If I may, I will start by joining my colleagues on the Government Benches in my opposition to new clause 1, new clause 4 and amendment 6. Well-meaning they may be, but I am…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]If I have heard the Minister right, the first report that will come out will include aspects of the implications for higher-degree apprenticeships, but the funding decisions will…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I was concerned by what I think I heard the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin) say about the rate at which…25 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI congratulate the hon. Gentleman. I will be clear that St Patrick was not born in Stoke-on-Trent—of that, I think we can all be certain. In genuine sincerity, the fact that we…18 Mar 2025HANSARDUnemployment: Stoke-on-Trent14. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of unemployment in Stoke-on-Trent.17 Mar 2025HANSARDUnemployment: Stoke-on-TrentIt is clear that the Government are making a serious attempt to remove the barriers preventing people with mental health conditions from entering work. May I issue an invitation…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI guess that the hon. Gentleman has never been a member of a trade union or participated in an industrial ballot. Members choose to go on strike once the ballot has finished; no…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Community TheatreI thank the hon. Lady for securing this debate. The Forum theatre in her constituency sounds like a venue that I should put on my to-visit list, because she is making such a great…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Community TheatreThe other point that the Minister is making is that community theatres tend to solve the problems that drive the demand in those acute and expensive services in the first place,…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Mar 2025