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HANSARDNorthern GazaThe aggressors in this situation are the terrorists in Hamas. The ones who took and continue to hold hostages are the terrorists in Hamas. Does the Minister therefore agree that…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will focus my remarks predominantly on new clause 27 and amendment 133, which stand in my name and those of my hon. Friends. New clause 27 would require the Secretary of State…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will focus my remarks on new clause 30, tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friends the Members for West Suffolk, for Bridgwater and for Mid Leicestershire. It is good to see…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I rise to speak to amendment 126 standing in my name and those of my hon. Friends on the Committee. The amendment would require trade unions to notify their members every year of…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and I too wish you and all members of the Committee a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year. If only the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Of course we wish to save taxpayers money, particularly when it comes to the public sector, but likewise we do not see why businesses should bear the cost of trade union…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 166, in clause 59, page 72, line 21, at end insert— “236E Actions short of a strike: exemption (1) The right of a worker not to be subjected to detriment…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will not take much of the Committee’s time on this. The Opposition do not understand why the Government wish to remove perfectly sensible measures from the statute book, other…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful for that, but there is not an increase every year.07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The Opposition stand by our amendment 126. I do not want to repeat all the arguments that I made in my substantive speech. However, I listened very carefully to the Minister’s…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman makes and I appreciate his contribution, through that intervention, to this debate. Where I would gently push back is that there are…07 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Well, there is. The Conservative party held our membership at £25 for far too long, which was why the increase was so big a couple of years ago. I appreciate that most Labour…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementFollowing on from the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) and the Minister’s answer, can I assure him that there are areas of deprivation…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessWinter pressures come around every year for all sorts of reasons. The difference this year was the political choice to take the winter fuel payment away from millions of…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. We have heard a good and powerful debate this morning. I thank the hon. Member for Corby and East Northamptonshire…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As we prepare to begin the 12 days of Christmas, we have the 16 clauses of the adult social care negotiating body. I am not sure which has the better ring to it, but I think only…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Some are definitely more memorable than others. Amendment 168, tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friends on the Conservative Benches, would change the matters that are within…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 123, in schedule 3, page 124, line 39, at end insert— “(2A) Before making or revising arrangements under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the Minister said, amendment 68 extends the definition of school support staff in the Bill to include people who do not work in an academy, but who are employed by the…17 Dec 2024