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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. It is for others to judge whether any Member of this House has been generous or otherwise. What I can say, as…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twenty First sitting)I reiterate that we think the clause could have been improved by our amendments, but, for the time being, that is not to be the case. Question put and agreed to. Clause 115…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twenty First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for taking us through those standard clauses at the end of the Bill. The only thing worthy of comment, which has come up during our debates on many…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateLast week, the UK Health Security Agency warned of elderly people suffering from heart attacks, strokes and chest infections as a result of the recent severe cold weather. Is the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that response. I do not fully share his view of the world but, as he rightly says and similarly to the previous new clauses that we have…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Amendment 154, which is consequential on new clause 31, would require the Government to publish an impact assessment on the impact of clauses 1 to 6 on the hospitality, retail and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)This is quite a meaty grouping of proposals so, once more, I will get through my comments as quickly as I can. Amendment 128 paired with new clause 24 would require the Secretary…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I heard what the Minister said. The cost is important because it is ultimately both cost to the taxpayer and cost to our businesses which create all the wealth in the first place,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Just so that I can formally get it on the record, I can assure the Minister that I have never been a member of a trade union.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but the points he makes could equally be applied to employers needing, in those special circumstances, to make contact…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I had not sat down, so I will be generous.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)It is a shame that the Minister has taken that attitude towards proper consultation before commencement of part 4. We still think it should happen, but we will, in good faith,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I would be delighted to give way. The Government Back Benchers have been so quiet today. It would be wonderful to hear from the hon. Gentleman.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)I preface my comments by saying that I welcome anything that supports kinship carers. I had an inspirational meeting with a constituent who is a kinship carer over the summer,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)The new clause would create new rates of statutory maternity pay, paternity pay, adoption pay, shared parental pay and parental bereavement pay. That all sounds very good, and I…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)Government Members have been quiet all day, Ms Vaz, and the hon. Gentleman has got that off his chest. On the timeframe, if he wants the consultation to take longer, we are open…14 Jan 2025